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Gabriela Fernandez/KCBX NewsThe tribe has applied to place the 365-acre San Carlos property into a federal trust, allowing the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to govern the area. -
Gabriela Fernandez/KCBX NewsHASLO is asking tenants to respond to a survey about their monthly housing costs, with the goal of creating a more-accurate estimate of rent prices in San Luis Obispo County. -
Bunker King/KCBX NewsVoters only had the option to select one candidate to serve on the San Luis Obispo City Council this election cycle, even though there were two available seats. -
Bunker King/KCBX NewsOn election night, the race for California’s next governor was called shortly after polls closed. But here on the Central Coast, several local races still seem to be neck-and-neck. -
District Attorney Dan Dow announced the charges at a press conference in Los Angeles, along with representatives from the Trump administration’s Department of Justice and Homeland Security. -
Gabriela Fernandez/KCBX NewsMeasure C would implement a new sales tax that could bring in approximately $13 million to support the city’s struggling budget. -
Since 2024, the city has outlawed the keeping of all poultry, including turkey, ducks and geese. But on Monday, the Grover Beach City Council discussed reversing the ban, with some caveats.
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President Donald Trump’s Justice Department sent similar lists to local election officials across California last week.
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With Halloween just around the corner, the SLO Tenants Union threw an event last week for renters to share horror stories about poor living conditions and unresponsive landlords. -
An independent safety committee reviewed new data that shows the plant’s Unit 1 still meets federal safety standards at a meeting in Avila Beach this week. -
“A city asset of whatever size on the west side is a non-renewable resource,” said Council Member Kris Beal at an August meeting. “Once it's gone, it is gone.” -
Eye witnesses say that ICE agents detained three workers at an Arroyo Grande carwash on Thursday, amidst reports of a statewide surge in federal immigration enforcement. -
The planned purification facility will take water already processed at a wastewater treatment plant, clean it further, and then inject it back into the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin. -
First-year student Mayrin didn’t share her last name to protect her family’s safety, but says her dad was driving her to class when he was pulled over by ICE agents. -
The San Luis Obispo City Council will soon vote on whether to support a rail extension that would further connect the region to the Bay Area. -
“We found that sometimes parking is just a smokescreen,” said study co-author Adam Millard-Ball. “It’s a cover for people to hide their prejudice against Muslims.” -
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. -
Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano says her team was able to complete preparations ahead of schedule.
