In a new study, UC Santa Barbara researchers test safer, more efficient alternatives to traditional lithium-ion batteries.

The City of Salinas is facing a looming shortfall in its sewer system budget and has advanced a proposal to more than triple its rates.

A Santa Barbara County judge will step down and face punishment after being accused of misconduct.

Santa Barbara’s city council has advanced new tenant protections that limit rent increases to 10% after renovations, and that prevent landlords from evicting tenants during those upgrades.

People who experience sensory overload in San Luis Obispo are being offered a place to find some relief.

The City of Morro Bay is getting on board with San Luis Obispo County by changing its animal services laws.

The City of Paso Robles is suing current sitting Councilmember Chris Bausch to get him to turn over public records.

A grassroots campaign to protect Californians’ rights to public beach access is stopping in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara this week. It comes as the Trump administration considers defunding the California Coastal Commission.

The animals appearing on Central Coast shores are called velella velella, and they are related to jellyfish.

On Thursday, the board unanimously voted to refer Sable Offshore Corp. to the California Attorney General for allegedly violating state water laws by polluting waterways.