'805' symbolizes the Central Coast - soon, so will '820'
In late May the California Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved an “area code overlay,” meaning phone companies will start issuing numbers with a new area code on the Central Coast - and beyond -...
View ArticleSalinas Valley workers and residents rally against chlorpyrifos
Salinas Valley farmworkers and advocacy groups made a trip to Sacramento this week to rally for a ban on a pesticide called chlorpyrifos.
View ArticleJudge denies PG&E plan for ratepayers to fund Diablo Canyon community support...
A judge’s decision issued Wednesday paves the way for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant to close in 2025, if that decision is ratified by the full California’s Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Seven...
View ArticleNew legislation aims to compel insurance coverage for fire-caused mudslides
Besides having to rebuild their homes and community, survivors of the January 9 Montecito debris flows are now wrangling with their insurance companies.
View ArticleComing rainstorm prompts Santa Barbara County officials to issue warning
Santa Barbara County officials sent out a warning Tuesday evening of a coming storm that could bring more debris flows to areas scarred by recent fires. But late Wednesday afternoon, the county said it...
View ArticleCentral Coast students take part in national school walkouts calling for gun...
Central Coast high school students joined their cohorts around the nation Wednesday in organizing walkouts to support gun control and protest gun violence.
View ArticleIssues & Ideas: An anti-fracking initiative in San Luis Obispo County
In November of 2016, Monterey County voters passed Measure Z. That's a citizen's initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing and limit new oil drilling within the county's borders. Seven other California...
View ArticleIssues and Ideas: Celebrating Juneteenth in San Luis Obispo
June 19 is Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day. It's a holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas and signified the...
View ArticleCompton keeps her SLO County District 4 seat by a narrow margin
UPDATE Friday, JUNE 22 6 P.M.: San Luis Obispo County certified its election results Friday. Lynn Compton successfully defended her district 4 seat on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors...
View Article10 homes destroyed in weekend Goleta fire
Firefighters have gotten a handle on a wildfire that whipped up late Friday night in the hills above Goleta in Santa Barbara County, and CalFire reports crews held the Holiday Fire at 100 acres. As of...
View ArticleKCBX Two-way: Groundwater in the Cuyama Valley
Where does the Central Coast get its water, our most fundamental of needs? Some comes in the form of rain filling up local reservoirs; some from the State Water Project , a long system of pipes and...
View ArticleOpen portals: Cities like Salinas invite you to explore their data
This week, the city of Salinas joined other cities across the U.S. that have created open data portals. Such portals are web tools that let anyone have a closer look at data that have been collected by...
View ArticleCentral Coast Curious: Are there hate groups on the Central Coast?
The KCBX Central Coast Curious project provides you the opportunity to ask the KCBX News team questions about the Central Coast. We posted a Central Coast Curious voting round this summer that included...
View ArticleIssues & Ideas: Meet Dr. Jill Stearns, Cuesta College's new president
The new school year is already underway at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo County. The community college went through a leadership change this summer when the school's former president, Dr. Gil...
View ArticleIssues & Ideas: A conference to help writers hone their craft
There's a conference taking place at the end of the month in San Luis Obispo designed for those studying the art of writing. Whether you are a writer in search of a publisher or have a great idea for a...
View ArticleProtest vote falls short in Morro Bay; water and sewer rates set to spike
Morro Bay water and sewer residential customers will be paying up to $41 dollars more a month for service, starting next summer. On Tuesday night, the Morro Bay city council voted to raise the rates,...
View ArticleE-scooters may be coming to San Luis Obispo, but not this week
Electric scooter rentals may be coming to San Luis Obispo, but not Thursday, as scooter company Bird had planned. City officials said they’ve been in contact with Bird , which deploys e-scooters and...
View ArticleDiablo Canyon community settlement signed into state law
A new state law mandates that San Luis Obispo County and a coalition of local entities receive over $85 million dollars to help mitigate the closing of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Governor Jerry...
View ArticleMixing it up at Cuesta College's clay stomp
It's harvest time on the Central Coast, and grapes aren't the only thing being crushed.
View ArticleUCSB research collaboration focuses on Montecito debris flow survivors
It’s been just about nine months since the Montecito Debris Flow killed 23 people and destroyed homes, bridges and roadways. Now that the immediate pain of the disaster has abated a bit, but before too...
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