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The cities of Santa Maria and Guadalupe have the highest percentage of Latino residents in Santa Barbara County. They also have the lowest voter turnout numbers in the county. KCBX's Gabriela Fernandez looks into the factors keeping many North County residents from engaging with the political process, and some possible solutions.
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Santa Barbara County is sometimes called a “land of extremes.” That’s especially true of the divide between the majority-Latino agricultural communities of North County and the majority-white, highly educated areas of South County.
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The City of Lompoc is leasing farmland to grow produce for homeless shelters across Santa Barbara County. It's part of a three-phase project to address homelessness.
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Santa Barbara County now has a mobile resource center for farmworkers known as Proyecto Campesino. It’s an office on wheels that provides support to farmworkers and their employers by bringing resources to the agricultural community.
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A study published by CSULB's Shark Lab found that beachgoers on California’s Southern and Central Coast are sharing waters with more sharks than ever before.
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Mosquito season has kicked off, and the Santa Barbara County Mosquito and Vector Management District is on high alert for asian tiger and yellow fever mosquitoes.
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The mother of a 19-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Santa Maria police officer earlier this year is opening up about her son’s death for the first time.
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The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission has denied plans proposed by ExxonMobil-affiliate Pacific Pipeline Corporation, to upgrade an oil pipeline that caused the 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill.
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The County of Santa Barbara has released its first ever Active Transportation Plan aiming to develop a more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly infrastructure in Santa Barbara County.
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The plan is designed to help the county reduce its carbon emissions by 50 percent by the year 2030. It covers a range of initiatives to make Santa Barbara County’s transportation, buildings and water infrastructure more energy efficient.