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The process of planning and constructing a facility that transforms seawater into a usable supply is complicated and expensive.
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An average gallon of regular gas reached $5.82 on Tuesday — a full 31 cents higher than the state average.
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California officials are urging residents to speak up about the future of who manages the state’s coastline. The push comes as a new federal review could reshape who has a say over offshore development.
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The company behind the controversial restart of an oil pipeline on the Gaviota Coast is now asking the Trump Administration to help secure land to continue operations.
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A bill involving payments from PG&E to local governments and agencies has been amended to draw from a new funding source.
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The Trump Administration is taking another step toward restarting oil and gas development on federal lands in California, including portions of the Central Coast.
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San Luis Obispo is changing the way it elects city council members. A whitepaper out of UCSB argues PG&E is overcharging ratepayers. We wrap up with winemakers from Turley Cellars and Radial Estate.
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California Democrats are demanding answers from an oil company that overstepped state law to restart offshore oil production near Santa Barbara.
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“The fire hasn't moved out of this footprint in well over 48 hours, which is a really good sign,” said Mike Theune, a spokesperson for the National Park Service.
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At an offshore wind summit this week in Southern California, State leaders said the industry is still moving forward with development off the Central and Northern Coast despite political and legal pushback at the federal level.
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A spokesperson didn’t say how many trees have burned, but the forest stand appears “intact.”
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The fire was first spotted on Friday, according to incident commanders. It’s located in a remote, southeastern part of Santa Rosa Island, and was totally uncontained as of Monday afternoon.