KCBX News

Feb 19 2025 20 ep. 1 mins 2

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Emergency officials overlook Moss Landing battery storage facility after second fire breaks out

Feb 19 2025 1 mins

Emergency officials in Monterey County are recommending that residents living near the Moss Landing Battery Storage Facility continue to take precautionary measures after smoke and fire appeared at the building this week.

Santa Maria students participate in city-wide walkout; ask for legal protections against ICE agents

Feb 18 2025 1 mins

Students across Santa Maria banded together to ask the city council for legal protection from federal immigration officers. The students participated in a city-wide walkout from classes and marched to city hall.

SLO County spills 7,800 gallons of wastewater and rainwater into San Luis Creek

Feb 14 2025 1 mins

About 7,800 gallons of sewage and rainwater spilled into San Luis Obispo Creek during this week’s storm. Officials are urging residents to stay out of the water at nearby beaches.

Santa Barbara opens emergency parking for residents in flood prone areas

Feb 13 2025 1 mins

With heavy rain along parts of the Central Coast, the City of Santa Barbara is offering emergency parking for people who live in flood prone areas.

Santa Barbara opens emergency parking for residents in flood prone areas

Feb 13 2025 1 mins

With heavy rain along parts of the Central Coast, the City of Santa Barbara is offering emergency parking for people who live in flood prone areas.

PG&E gears up for upcoming winter storm on Central Coast

As the Central Coast anticipates the arrival of its next winter storm, PG&E says crews are on standby and ready for this season’s biggest winter storm.

A Buellton-based nonprofit is helping make California beaches more accessible

Feb 12 2025 1 mins

Nature Track was originally created to take K-12 students to local trails and beaches at no cost. But now, people with wheelchairs can rent "Freedom Tracks" from the organization which helps the mobility-impaired person travel over the sand with no effort.

Santa Barbara town hall draws thousands concerned over Trump’s policies

Feb 10 2025 1 mins

Nearly a thousand people packed a Santa Barbara town hall at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara over the weekend. Crowds filled the main room, spilling into the courtyard and around the block. Residents pressed local lawmakers on how they would respond to President Donald Trump’s wave of executive orders and billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE activities.

Goleta joins push to block Refugio pipeline restart before appeal hearing

Feb 10 2025 1 mins

Opposition to restarting the Refugio pipeline is growing ahead of a hearing this month challenging the transfer of permits needed to restart operations.

$6 million budget deficit causes local school board to make staff and program cuts

Feb 07 2025 1 mins

School officials say budget cuts are imminent as San Luis Coastal Unified School District faces a $6 million budget deficit.