Trump Adminstration

The Department of Interior agreed to pay an energy company more than $111 million to abandon plans to build offshore wind near Morro Bay.

California officials are urging residents to speak up about the future of who manages the state’s coastline. The push comes as a new federal review could reshape who has a say over offshore development.

The company behind the controversial restart of an oil pipeline on the Gaviota Coast is now asking the Trump Administration to help secure land to continue operations.

At an offshore wind summit this week in Southern California, State leaders said the industry is still moving forward with development off the Central and Northern Coast despite political and legal pushback at the federal level.

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.