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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.

Santa Barbara County is seeking a prohousing designation from the state– a move that could unlock more funding for local housing and infrastructure projects.

A new federal task force will look into how homelessness funds have been spent across seven counties in California.

Three Central Coast-based health centers are expecting to receive more than $11 million in federal funding this month.The money will be distributed from…

Cities and community services districts around the Central Coast are facing serious financial repercussions from the pandemic.The city of Santa Maria…

Plans are moving forward to put a San Luis Obispo County-wide, half-cent sales tax measure on the November 2016 ballot. The San Luis Obispo Council of…

A Santa Barbara County Grand Jury report published Tuesday highlights budget concerns over the future operations of the proposed North County Jail.The…