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Listen every weekday for KCBX News reports about Central Coast issues, people and happenings during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Local newscasts are at the top and bottom of each hour from 6:04 a.m. to 8:31 a.m. and from 4:32 p.m. to 6:04 p.m. You can also hear longer feature stories at 6:45 a.m., 8:45 a.m., and 5:45 p.m. on some weekdays.
Top Local Stories
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Beth Thornton/In the final story of our 5-part series, we look at ways to support the next generation of civic leaders in Santa Barbara County. -
San Luis Obispo County/A government shutdown is expected to impact millions of Americans, including residents here on the Central Coast. That’s unless Congress passes all of its funding by this Saturday.
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Gabriela Fernandez/Gas prices continue to go up and up, including on the Central Coast. And, hot dry weather along with high winds are prompting fire officials to issue a red flag watch for the central and south coast.
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Lorena Cassady/Flickr.comA Santa Maria farm labor company has been fined over $1 million for violating farmworkers’ rights.
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Karina Johnston/Sand dunes and native plants on beaches can create a natural buffer against the impacts of sea level rise – when they’re allowed to thrive.
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Beth Thornton/Food insecurity has grown on the Central Coast following the expiration of emergency CalFresh benefits in March.
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Allan Hancock College/In today’s episode of Polling the People, we hear from local college students about some voter outreach efforts taking place on two campuses in Santa Barbara County.
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Photo by Amanda Wernik./Wednesday the Northern Chumash Tribal Council and other indigenous tribes gathered at Morro Rock for a rally. They were there to push for changes in a federal government plan that would exclude Morro Bay from the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary.
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Gabriela Fernandez/A SLO County family is reopening its native plant nursery after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a temporary closure.
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SBPD/Santa Barbara County District Attorney John Savrnoch and Congressman Salud Carbajal are looking to educate Central Coast residents about the use of “red flag” gun laws.
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A Santa Barbara non-profit is working on ways to help the region prepare for extreme climate events, and one idea is to create neighborhood resilience hubs. -
Take a walk around the downtowns of San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara, and you may notice how much electric vehicles have gone mainstream. The state is now shifting its rebate programs to make these vehicles more affordable for lower-income Californians.
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Some people vote in hopes of making their voices heard. Others are ineligible to vote, because of age, citizenship and other reasons. But there are ways non-voters can participate in the political process, from activism to protesting to community organizing.
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Pismo Beach was dubbed the “Clam Capital of the World” in the 1940s, but the clams were nearly fished to extinction.Now, they're making a return, and a Cal Poly Biology professor is trying to figure out why.
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The tuition increases were forecast earlier this year, when a Cal State task force concluded the system needs at least $1.5 billion annually in new revenue to afford student services and bolster its academic offerings.
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Tomorrow, a new community event called the Mariposa Festival is honoring the migration of the Western Monarch Butterfly to the Central Coast. The festival is a collaboration between the Central Coast State Parks Association and the Latino Outreach Council to honor the Latino culture’s connection to the declining species.
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The FDA and CDC have now both given the green light to updated Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines.
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SLO County officials are considering a new sales tax that could raise about $35 million a year for transportation projects like highway improvements, bike lanes and more. They’re gathering public input until early October.
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Narcan, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses, is now available at local pharmacies.
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A Grammy-nominated Latina singer will perform at three locations around Santa Barbara County this weekend; it’s part of a series of free events celebrating Latino heritage.
