California housing officials warned the city of Grover Beach that a proposed ballot measure limiting building heights could conflict with state law.

Organizer Susan Mackey said the signs were a way to represent each person without divulging their names or identities.

“It was a serious violation of the city's ethics policies, but it was made as an occasional error in judgment,” said Personnel Board Chair Calvin Stevens.

Santa Barbara’s rent stabilization draft ordinance is moving into its next phase after several months of debate.

The process of planning and constructing a facility that transforms seawater into a usable supply is complicated and expensive.

In order to respond to California’s housing crisis, policy makers have pushed to make ADUs, a type of in-fill housing, easier and easier to build.

Healthcare advocates are calling for stronger state oversight over rising hospital costs in Santa Barbara County.

An average gallon of regular gas reached $5.82 on Tuesday — a full 31 cents higher than the state average.

San Luis Obispo County’s Homeless Services Division will present the final 2026 Point-in-Time Count results during Tuesday’s SLO City Council meeting. The count provides a one-night snapshot of how unhoused people experience homelessness across the county.

The Department of Interior agreed to pay an energy company more than $111 million to abandon plans to build offshore wind near Morro Bay.