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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge announced $115 million in federal disaster relief funds for California, and addressed the state’s critical housing concerns. She visited Santa Barbara last week.
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Climate change is intensifying disasters like wildfires, storms and extreme drought all over the world — including here on the Central Coast. There’s a growing call to stop using the term “natural disaster” for these types of events, as some argue they’re influenced by human factors like climate change, lack of infrastructure and political instability.
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A Santa Barbara-based nonprofit called ShelterBox is distributing humanitarian aid in Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
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The San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, or SBP, is conducting an emergency drill Wednesday, May 19.If you see smoke and emergency vehicles between 1…