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Joe MabelA status report published last week found that San Luis Obispo County’s syringe exchange program collected 168 thousand used syringes, 37 thousand more than the amount of sterile syringes distributed. -
Photo by Wikimedia user ECTran71.Grover Beach is taking a closer look at its water future. The city launched an in depth Water Supply Study to evaluate its long-term needs, and officials say drought and community growth are driving their efforts. -
Gabriela FernandezSan Luis Obispo County’s District Attorney is raising concerns about a local political group’s campaign filings, just weeks before the June election. -
Victory MissionThe Salinas City Council is taking steps towards revitalizing its downtown area. This week, it approved a plan to potentially buy a local homeless shelter site with more than $1 million in federal housing funds. -
Mike L. BairdThe California Supreme Court has ruled that the state Coastal Commission doesn’t have the right to block the construction of a small housing development in Los Osos. -
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday on a package of policies related to immigration enforcement and elections.
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Greta Mart/KCBX NewsSan Luis Obispo County has agreed to participate in a statewide study on how to provide better healthcare in county jails. -
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement/U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementSupervisors Laura Capps and Roy Lee want to revise the county’s policies related to federal immigration enforcement with a three-part proposal.
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The council voted 3-1 to appoint Richardo Batalla to fill the District One seat, which had been empty since Councilmember Carlos Escobedo announced his surprise resignation. -
A recently proposed train service could connect San Luis Obispo to the SF Bay Area, in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. -
A local cannabis retailer asked the Guadalupe City Council to lower the fees it pays to operate, saying it’s struggling to stay afloat. Now the city may put a cannabis sales tax measure before voters. -
In an effort to protect long-term housing, Santa Barbara is moving closer to cracking down on short-term rentals. -
The new voting system is designed to keep majority groups from deciding more than one city council election at a time. -
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission voted to approve a plan last week that would eventually phase out onshore oil and gas production. The first phase of the plan would only prohibit drilling for new wells. -
This year’s Climate Action Plan Progress Report found that San Luis Obispo isn’t on track to meet the goal of carbon neutrality by 2035. Despite that, the SLO City Council chose to keep the goal in place. -
A CSU Channel Islands lecturer accused of assaulting a federal officer following an immigration raid in Camarillo has been found not guilty. -
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted to develop a clear policy on ICE agents’ access to county-owned property. Critics called the move unnecessary. -
Cal Poly students at the school's CubeSat Laboratory launched a miniature satellite called SAL-E from the Vandenberg Space Force Base last week.
