Santa Barbara County wants to develop a more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly infrastructure throughout the county.
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“The notices were served in English and a number of folks who live there did not have access to translation services until community volunteers stepped up."
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CalFresh COVID benefits ended in March, and thousands of households in Santa Barbara County are affected by the change. Recent storms have added to the challenges for agricultural workers.
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Monterey County Superior Court Jennifer O'Keefe called Flores a "cancer to society" during today's hearing, and ordered him to pay $10,000 in restitution, register as a sex offender and serve time in state prison. kcbx.org/central-coast-news/…
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Paul Flores has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after a jury convicted him last October of murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart in 1996.
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UC Santa Barbara researchers have received a second round of funding to develop biodegradable plastic for use by ocean industries.
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The barrage of winter weather on the Central Coast is affecting local beaver populations, who will have to rebuild their dams when the heavy rain stops.
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Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) is sending specialists out to talk with local farm owners about electrifying their operations.
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After years of drought and other threats, a Central Coast beekeeper says honeybees should have a productive spring following the winter rains.
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A new study from UC Merced surveyed over 1,200 farmworkers in six languages about the conditions they face in the fields. It reveals poor living and working conditions for farmworkers across California, including the Central Coast.
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An informational listening session about the extension of Diablo Canyon's operation until 2030 is going on right now until 3:30p.m.
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Santa Barbara-based ShelterBox has been working in Syria and Turkey for years, distributing packaged aid to people in crisis. Now, they’re ramping up that presence after deadly earthquakes in the region yesterday.
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"My mom loved Bach. And when she sang some of the pieces of Bach, she said, that's the closest she felt to being in heaven. And I feel the same way."
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“There’s such a beautiful dance between the classical music world and the natural world."
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Testing sites in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Grover Beach will close for good after a loss of state funding.
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"As we watch the evolution of climate change we have to expect extreme events, and with that expectation comes a responsibility to plan for them."
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Santa Barbara County has lifted evacuation orders in Montecito and the Cave Fire burn scar area. Shelter-in-place orders are now lifted in the Alisal Fire burn scar area west of Goleta.
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The City of San Luis Obispo has declared a local emergency. The city's emergency preparedness website is slocity.org/prepare, and the county's is readyslo.org.
Santa Barbara County is cleaning up an oil spill from a well built more than a century ago.
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PG&E's outage map shows more than 6,000 customers without power in and around Los Osos. There is no estimated reopening time.
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