Gaviota

The California Coastal Commission voted Thursday to impose fines up to $18.2 million dollars on Sable Offshore Corporation. The penalty is for unauthorized work along the Gaviota Coast, including repairs on the pipeline that spilled more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil near Santa Barbara.

Plans to designate the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary off the Central Coast have been released. It's the final step to protect more than 100 miles of California coastline, from Gaviota to Pismo Beach.

More than 24,000 acres of the Gaviota Coast are now permanently protected– a new conservation easement bans development in the area.

State agencies working on the Hollister Ranch public access plan announced they will not meet the deadline due to concerns about potential environmental impacts.

State park personnel and firefighters evacuated two dozen people trapped by a flash flood that destroyed cabins and vehicles Friday in El Capitan Canyon.…

Central Coast legislators are investigating last month's oil spill on the Santa Barbara County Coast. State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and Assemblymember…

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office identified the victim Wednesday morning who was fatally injured by an Amtrak train this past Saturday while…

The popular Cal Trans rest area on the Gaviota coast will shut down Monday, May 5 so work crews can give both the northbound and southbound Highway 101…