Los Osos

US Representative Salud Carbajal toured a Los Osos coffee roaster on Friday to hear how federal tariffs are affecting small businesses on the Central Coast. The visit comes as Carbajal pushes legislation aimed at limiting the president’s authority to impose tariffs without congressional approval.

The Los Osos Groundwater Basin—the sole source of water for the community—has been under pressure for decades, challenged by overuse, seawater intrusion, and California’s persistent droughts. This week, local officials took stock of the situation as the District released its annual water report.

A Central Coast school district is taking steps to sell two elementary school campuses–Sunnyside Elementary and Morro Elementary. Both schools have been closed for nearly two decades, although the buildings house other non-profit and government entities.

A Central Coast school district is seeking to sell two of its campuses. The sites were shut down in 2002 due to budget reductions and declining enrollment.

A building moratorium implemented back in the 1980s is close to being lifted. Meaning, more homes could soon be coming to Los Osos.

Garbage bills in many Central Coast communities could soon be going up. The rate increases proposed by local trash collection agencies and waste districts are attributed to rising costs for labor, fuel, and landfill use.

For the first time in decades, Los Osos might see new construction — that’s if a building ban issued by the state is lifted.

The Morro Coast Audubon Society says an extra acre of land next to the existing preserve will offer crucial wildlife conservation benefits.

As SLO County COVID-19 cases rise and the demand for testing is increasing, three more county libraries are closing because librarians and other staff are…

On this episode of Issues & Ideas, we revisit how the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II affected the Central Coast, in a conversation…