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Bree Zender / KCBXSan Luis Coastal Unified School District students say they generally feel safe and supported at school, but survey data shows mixed feelings about the pressures they face in the classroom. -
Courtesy of City of Arroyo GrandeA letter from the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors in support of the power plant also asks the California State Legislature to restore a unitary tax on PG&E. -
Ashley Spratt/USFWThe migratory western monarch populations travel to Ellwood Mesa in the fall and leave by spring. Their population has declined 95% since the 1980s, according to the city of Goleta. -
Amanda WernikSan Luis Obispo is preparing to change how city council elections are run, following a voting rights settlement approved in 2024. -
Kendra Hanna/KCBX NewsAcross the Central Coast, people took to the streets and held vigils last weekend in reaction to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on January 7. -
santabarbaraca.gov/The City of Santa BarbaraThe Santa Barbara City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to temporarily freeze rent increases. The proposal includes two ordinances. -
Greta Mart/KCBX NewsAccording to the press release, the proposed ordinance would “bar federal immigration agents from entering non-public areas of SLO County property without a judicial warrant..." -
Gabriela FernandezA vigil was held in San Luis Obispo Thursday night to honor Renee Nicole Good who was shot and killed Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis. Dozens gathered downtown to mourn her death and to voice fear and anger over immigration enforcement nationwide.
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The members of Congress representing California’s Central Coast were briefed on President Trump’s military actions in Venezuela on Wednesday. -
On the fifth anniversary of the January 6 attack, protestors stood on the sidewalk looking over Highway 101, holding signs that read “No blood for oil” and “Hands off Venezuela.” -
California’s new laws requiring immigration officers to show identification and limit the use of masks are meant to increase transparency during the enforcement process. But questions remain about how those laws will be enforced. -
Elephant seal birthing and mating season is underway along the Central Coast. Wildlife officials say beaches near San Simeon are already busy. -
Recent storms in our region delayed travel both on the ground and in the air, especially in Santa Barbara County. -
Central Coast leaders and immigration advocates gathered outside the Santa Maria ICE facility Friday calling attention to what they describe as a sharp surge in immigration enforcement during the holiday week. -
Hundreds of New Year’s Day revelers splashed into the Pacific Ocean at Avila Beach on Thursday afternoon for the 14th annual Avila Beach Polar Bear Plunge. -
The team from the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona campuses won the Sweepstakes Award, given to the most beautiful float in the parade. -
California State Parks held a public workshop this week on the Gaviota Creek Estuary Restoration Project. A mitigation proposal was required under a court-approved settlement agreement. -
The stretch of road from the Cholame Y interchange to Highway 33 has reopened with one lane in each direction.
