SLO County

A nearly nine million dollar budget deficit at a Central Coast school district nearly caused it to cut its transitional kindergarten (TK) program. After significant community feedback, the district will modify the program rather than shut it down.

Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to reduce homelessness by getting people with severe mental illness off the streets has arrived in San Luis Obispo County. Newsom signed the Care Courts act into law two years ago, and since then it’s been gradually rolled out around the state.

Election results have been certified in San Luis Obispo County. In most local races candidates won their seats by wide margins, but some contests went down to the wire.

A divided San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is moving forward with a plan that would bring marijuana shops to unincorporated areas of the county.

A trio of school bond proposals have proven to be the closest races on the ballot in San Luis Obispo County. With some votes still to be counted, two bond measures are leading and the other is trailing - all by the thinnest of margins.

In the next fiscal year the SLO County Superior Court will have to cut its budget by $1 million. To avoid layoffs and mandatory furloughs, the court will reduce its public phone and counter hours.

San Luis Obispo County is denying wrongdoing in the death of a woman in a specialized psychiatric unit earlier this year. Elina Branco’s mother has filed a federal lawsuit. She is seeking monetary damages and asked the court to shut the unit down.

A controversial housing project that's expected to bring 1400 homes and apartments to the unincorporated area of Nipomo has cleared its final hurdle. The San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) agreed to annex The Dana Reserve Project.

In a local effort to address the opioid crisis, San Luis Obispo County Health officials have placed more than 20 kits across the region that could save a person’s life during overdose.

The final ballots in San Luis Obispo County are being counted. As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, 100% of precincts have reported results. With most ballots counted, here's a look at a few local races.