Articles Tagged With ‘Central Coast’




Hurricane Hilary could bring rain to California’s Central Coast

By KAREN VELIE A hurricane traveling up the coastline of Mexico could bring rain to the Central Coast this weekend. Early Thursday morning, Tropical Storm Hilary became Hurricane Hilary. It is projected to become a Category 3 hurricane before it... (Continue reading)

Medi-Cal warns Central Coast residents they could lose coverage

By KAREN VELIE Thousands of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County residents could lose their Medi-Cal coverage this year because of a paperwork requirement. In 2020, because of COVID, the federal government enacted a policy that ensured people on... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit accuses Central Coast retailer of trafficking cannabis

By KAREN VELIE After years of whispered allegations, a recently filed lawsuit accuses the owner of five cannabis retail stores in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties of being the largest, or one of the largest, black marketeers of... (Continue reading)

Newsom awards millions to help Central Coast homeless move into housing

By KAREN VELIE Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday plans to provide Central Coast communities with more than $27 million to help people move out of homeless encampments and into housing. In this latest round of funding to combat homelessness, Newsom... (Continue reading)

Central Coast man threatened Planned Parenthood, pleads guilty

By KAREN VELIE A Central Coast man pleaded guilty on Monday to federal criminal charges of making threatening telephone calls last year, including to a Planned Parenthood office on the day the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade,... (Continue reading)

U.S. Census reveals largest racial groups in each Central Coast County

By KAREN VELIE The Central Coast of California has an almost even number of Hispanic people and white people, according to data the U.S. Census Bureau released last week. The data also includes information on income, housing and nation of... (Continue reading)

Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater, protect our coast

Opinion by Mandy Davis We’ve all heard that expression, “Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water!” There is nowhere this might better be applied than to the issue of the designation of a marine sanctuary off our Central... (Continue reading)

Central Coast reservoirs show remarkable recovery

By KAREN VELIE After years of critically low-levels at reservoirs, water storage levels throughout the Central Coast have show remarkable recoveries. In Nov. 2022, most of California was in moderate to extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. As... (Continue reading)

Is it too expensive to sleep by the beach in California?

Too many California residents are priced out of beach getaways, according to a bill making its way through the state Legislature. AB 250, which was introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego), calls for the State Coastal Conservancy to... (Continue reading)

Trump signs executive order that could allow new drilling off California Coast

To the dismay of many Californians, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could allow for new oil and gas drilling off the California Coast. The “America-First Offshore Energy Strategy,” which Trump signed on Friday, aims to open... (Continue reading)