CA Attorney General Rob Bonta

Platforms Hondo, Harmony, and Heritage off the Gaviota coast.

California sues Trump administration over order to restart Central Coast oil pipelines

Gabriela Fernandez

A legal battle over Central Coast oil pipelines is escalating, as California's attorney general now accuses the federal government of helping an oil company sidestep state law.

A screenshot from the video documenting the shooting released by the San Luis Obispo Police Department.

Central Coast News

SLO PD releases video of fatal police shooting

Kendra Hanna

A press release from the department identified 69-year-old Willie Felton Foster Jr. as the man who was shot and killed by an officer on February 28, near French Park in San Luis Obispo.

Government and Politics

AG Rob Bonta says his office will investigate fatal shooting by SLO police

Kendra Hanna

On Saturday afternoon, a San Luis Obispo police officer shot and killed a man holding a replica handgun near the intersection of Poinsettia Street and Bluebell Way. Bonta said his office will review the shooting.

Texture, a San Luis Obispo–based hair salon that also serves as a community space amplifying Black voices on the Central Coast, is closing after $27,000 in donations became inaccessible following the bankruptcy of fundraising company Flipcause.

Central Coast News

Flipcause bankruptcy leaves Central Coast nonprofits without access to donations

Gabriela Fernandez

A Central Coast nonprofit says thousands of dollars in community donations are tied to the bankruptcy of an online fundraising platform called Flipcause.