California will now mark part of Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County as James Dean Memorial Highway. The late actor and Hollywood icon died in an accident there 71 years ago.

Currently, the walking and biking trail starts in Avila Beach at Ontario Road and stretches down to the coast. The county’s plan is to build out the path, so it will extend from San Luis Obispo to the ocean.

Santa Maria residents learned about housing rights, eviction procedures and new state housing laws during a virtual workshop Wednesday. The city partnered with the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County for the event.

California says San Luis Obispo County must plan to build more than 14,000 homes over the next decade. But, in Grover Beach, a push to limit building heights has raised questions about where those homes should go.

The City of San Luis Obispo is moving forward with a round of protections for mobile home owners. The City Council unanimously agreed on new restrictions that would cap rent on parking spaces when mobile homes are sold to a new owner.

The “Build Better Buildings” pilot program would allow developers to earn points that they can trade for incentives, like permission to build taller buildings.

“It's just a better way, an enhanced way, for us to provide the services we do for families that are unhoused in our community,” said Wendy Lewis, ECHO’s CEO.

The Grover Beach Planning Commission has unanimously approved a four story mixed use development project on West Grand Avenue. The project will replace the aging Beach Front Plaza shopping center between second and third streets.

After a month of public feedback, Santa Barbara city leaders are revising its proposed rent stabilization ordinance.

California housing officials warned the city of Grover Beach that a proposed ballot measure limiting building heights could conflict with state law.