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The students oppose the housing project in Nipomo because it would require cutting down nearly 3,000 oak trees.
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Photo by Kaizer Rangwala.New results from Santa Barbara County's point-in-time homeless count show an increase since last year.
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An evacuation warning was issued to people in the Big Sur area, ahead of the forecasted heavy rain and thunderstorms. The warning stretches from north of Dolan Slide to Rocky Creek Slip.
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Weekend rains in the Big Sur area caused emergency officials to issue another closure along Highway 1. Meanwhile, California State Parks issued closures for its parks in the Big Sur area until the Highway is deemed safe by crews.
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UC Santa Barbara has agreed to expand student housing and pay more than 2 million dollars to the City of Goleta. It's to settle a 2021 lawsuit the city filed alleging university housing is not keeping up with the growing student population.
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A new interim housing community for individuals experiencing homelessness in the Santa Maria Valley is opening next week. The goal is to transition people into permanent housing.
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The last sixteen people who live in their cars in a safe parking lot in San Luis Obispo County can stay a little longer. The county planned to close the lot this week, in the midst of a legal battle with the residents. But, a federal judge has said the safe parking site should stay open at least until the end of the month.
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The County of Santa Barbara received one million dollars to develop programs that will make the rural community more resilient in extreme weather events.
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The closure of Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast has been extended further north as crews work to repair the road following two rockslides last week.
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San Luis Obispo County has released $5.5 million in grant funding to help with homeless services.
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Cleanup crews were busy on West Grand Avenue and 9th Street on Thursday, clearing debris left in the tornado's wake.
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The last safe parking site in San Luis Obispo County is set to close in March, according to county officials. A local homeless union protested the closure in Downtown SLO yesterday.