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Photo by Kaizer Rangwala.New results from Santa Barbara County's point-in-time homeless count show an increase since last year.
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A new housing project in South Santa Barbara County opened earlier this month, and the 80-unit building is for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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A Santa Maria activist is banding together local youth to inform fieldworkers and their children about their rights. As the son of farmworkers himself, he says it's personal.
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An environmental group filed a lawsuit last week against the federal government over safety concerns at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. It came after the Biden Administration allocated more than a billion dollars to Pacific Gas & Electric, which helped prolong the plant’s operation for another five years.
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To prepare for an unsanctioned annual party near UC Santa Barbara, volunteers distributed Narcan, a nasal spray that can prevent overdose deaths. The party called Deltopia is expected to happen in Isla Vista this weekend.
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An evacuation warning was issued to people in the Big Sur area, ahead of the forecasted heavy rain and thunderstorms. The warning stretches from north of Dolan Slide to Rocky Creek Slip.
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The new report by CAUSE and MICOP suggests farmworker income often falls below the living wage in Santa Barbara County.
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Weekend rains in the Big Sur area caused emergency officials to issue another closure along Highway 1. Meanwhile, California State Parks issued closures for its parks in the Big Sur area until the Highway is deemed safe by crews.
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Extra restrictions on Dungeness Crab fishing are coming to the central coast. The state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s to protect whales during their migration period.
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San Luis Obispo County health officials are urging people aged 65 and older to get an additional Covid-19 booster shot.
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Research published from UC Santa Barbara shows the coast of southern California was used as a dumping ground for industrial waste in the mid-1900s. Decades later, toxic chemicals and radioactive waste still exist on the ocean floor.
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The rule started on Monday after weekend rains caused unsafe burning conditions.