In order to respond to California’s housing crisis, policy makers have pushed to make ADUs, a type of in-fill housing, easier and easier to build.

San Luis Obispo County’s Homeless Services Division will present the final 2026 Point-in-Time Count results during Tuesday’s SLO City Council meeting. The count provides a one-night snapshot of how unhoused people experience homelessness across the county.

Santa Barbara County Supervisors have approved the county’s annual homelessness update.

A proposed housing development west of Lompoc is taking another step forward as Santa Barbara County begins studying its potential impacts.

If the overlay zone is enacted, a mobile home park would need approval from the city to change its senior-living status.

A regional study is exploring whether ocean desalination could help protect Central Coast communities from future droughts. Cambria officials received an update this week on potential project sites across San Luis Obispo County.

Santa Barbara city leaders are moving forward with a proposal that would create the city’s first rent stabilization program. The city council this week reviewed a draft ordinance and voted to release it for a 30-day public comment period.

A citizen-led initiative aimed at limiting building heights in Grover Beach is headed to voters in November.

The San Luis Obispo City Council held a special meeting this week on code enforcement, housing safety and fraternities that have racked up repeated noise violations.

The city council has approved an update to the city’s General Plan, which has been in development for almost a decade.