A conversation on how Santa Barbara can respond to the presence of federal immigration agents in the city led to a heated argument at Tuesday’s council meeting.

Assistant City Manager Chuen Wu says they’ll be accepting applications until March 26. But, there’s no guarantee that the city council will pick someone from that application pool.

An independent oversight team has found improvements in the quality of care provided to people incarcerated in Santa Barbara County jails, and also identified areas that still need work.

A press release from the department identified 69-year-old Willie Felton Foster Jr. as the man who was shot and killed by an officer on February 28, near French Park in San Luis Obispo.

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.