Trump Adminstration

On the Central Coast, protests were held in Santa Barbara, Atascadero, Santa Maria, and more. The downtown San Luis Obispo rally was organized by local chapters of the activist groups Indivisible and 50501.

A nationwide day of “No Kings” protests is returning this weekend, with multiple demonstrations planned across the Central Coast.

A judge decided Tuesday morning to maintain restrictions on restarting a controversial oil pipeline along California’s Central Coast. The decision comes after environmental groups say the operator ignored a court order.

California officials are pushing back after the Trump Administration ordered the restart of a controversial oil pipeline system off the Santa Barbara coast. State regulators say they’re preparing for possible legal action over the company restarting the pipeline, without required state approvals, and over a federal order allowing the company to bypass California law.

Over the last few months, the Trump administration has made moves to open up more of California’s coastline to offshore drilling — including here on the Central Coast.

Santa Barbara County might soon have to change the way it runs its public health clinics. The move could potentially affect local immigrant families that rely on them.

The Trump Administration is offering some unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries—a move that’s sparked concerns with Central Coast immigration experts.

A new executive order from President Donald Trump aims at changing how the federal government plans to address homelessness, addiction and mental illness. The order says “endemic vagrancy” and hundreds of thousands of people living on U.S. streets are a threat to public safety.

Rep. Jimmy Panetta toured the privately run Adelanto facility days after ICE blocked other members of Congress from making surprise inspection visits.

About 100 people gathered outside the San Luis Obispo Veterans Memorial Building Monday morning, holding picket signs and waving American flags in the air. Protesters rallied against a proposal that would slash over 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veterans affairs in the upcoming fiscal year.