In a phone interview with KCBX, Carlos Escobedo said he thinks people may make assumptions about the timing of his resignation.

Audience members also chanted “shame” after the Santa Maria City Council voted against creating an ad hoc committee on immigration issues.

San Luis Obispo County voters may soon decide whether to raise the local sales tax to pay for transportation improvements.

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the license for a music festival scheduled for the same weekend as Deltopia.

On Saturday afternoon, a San Luis Obispo police officer shot and killed a man holding a replica handgun near the intersection of Poinsettia Street and Bluebell Way. Bonta said his office will review the shooting.

A Santa Barbara Police Department press release says that a man was arrested for vandalism after an ICE agent’s tire was slashed on Carrillo Street in Santa Barbara, near the parking lot where the arrest took place.

The California Fair Political Practices Commission declined to take any action against Adam Verdin, a candidate for the District Four Supervisor seat.

A Central Coast congressman began a three-day regional tour focused on the rising cost of living.

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding has filed a campaign finance complaint against his opponent Adam Verdin in an upcoming District Four race.

Citing environmental harm and risk to marine life, the City of Santa Barbara updated its regulations on certain types of single-use plastics. The city council approved the ordinance revising municipal code on Tuesday.