As the Gifford Fire enters its second week, the American Red Cross has opened a 24-hour evacuation shelter at New Life Student Center in Pismo Beach for residents displaced by the fire.

San Luis Obispo County supervisors unanimously voted to approve a resolution that aims to bring more state and federal resources to the victims of the Gifford Fire. It’s called the Proclamation of Local Emergency and it allows the county to request funding within 60 days of the resolution’s passage.

Fire officials describe the fire as unpredictable because the topography in mountainous areas causes wind gusts to move erratically.

As smoke from the Gifford Fire moves across the region, southern San Luis Obispo County may see an impact to air quality this week, according to San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District.

The Santa Barbara City Council voted to give $500,000 to local immigrant organizations in response to recent ICE enforcement activities.Local advocates packed a Special Council Meeting urging lawmakers to support families impacted by raids and educate the immigrant communities on their rights.

The Tsunami Advisory for most coastal regions in California - including the Central Coast - has been lifted. The advisory came Tuesday after an 8.8 earthquake struck near the coast of Russia.

Central Coast Congressman Salud Cabajal has re-introduced a bill that allows DACA recipients to enroll in the military.DACA is a program that allows undocumented children who were brought to the U.S. at a young age to temporarily stay and work here.

This week, the city held a ceremony to celebrate a key step in constructing a new multimodal train station– placing the final steel beam for the building’s frame.

This week, multiple residents reported getting phone calls from someone claiming to be a police officer or lieutenant.

In a post on X, Assemblymember Dawn Addis encouraged people to call Rapid Response hotlines if they find themselves facing immigration enforcement.