California Coastal Commission

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.

A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge Thursday denied a request to stop Sable Offshore Corp. from working on a pipeline tied to the Refugio oil spill.

Sable Offshore could face a nearly $15 million fine for unauthorized pipeline work along the Gaviota Coast– including repairs on the pipeline that caused the 2015 Refugio oil spill.

A Southern California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would void a coastal commission decision limiting how many rocket launches by Elon Musk’s SpaceX are permitted at Vandenberg Space Force Base per year. That number is currently limited to 36. In October, the California Coastal Commission rejected a bid to increase the number to 50 launches.

The California Coastal Commission is accusing the company that owns the Refugio Oil spill pipeline of doing unpermitted construction. The Coastal Commission first sent a violation letter in September, asking Sable Offshore Corp. to stop all work on the pipeline until it secured the proper coastal permits.

High tide is expected to be unusually high Thursday, and the California Coastal Commission is asking people to capture the event with a photo. It’s to help scientists visualize and study sea level rise around the world.

The recent winter storms harmed local beaver populations. The nonprofit SLO Beaver Brigade says the animals will need to rebuild their dams in local ponds, streams and creeks.

Residents in Nipomo and Oceano are consistently exposed to some of the worst air quality in San Luis Obispo County, in part due to particulates from the nearby Oceano Dunes.

Residents in Nipomo and Oceano are consistently exposed to some of the worst air quality in San Luis Obispo County, in part due to particulates from the nearby Oceano Dunes.

The Central Coast community is invited to weigh in on a plan for opening access to 8.5 miles of shoreline located on privately-owned Hollister Ranch in…