First electric buses debut in Santa Maria
Santa Maria Regional Transit launches its first two electric buses into service this week on city routes 1 and 11 with service to Broadway for the…
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Santa Barbara County Public Health issues rain advisory to avoid waterways countywide Monday
Santa Barbara County Public Health Department issued a rain advisory recommending the community avoid water activities for at least three days after…
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San Pedro Creek targeted in Saturday’s creek cleanup event
Staff with the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) has organized another major creek cleanup event, this time, targeting San Pedro…
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PG&E conserving 1200 acres of land near Diablo Canyon Power Plant
1200 acres of land near Diablo Canyon Power Plant will be preserved following PG&E’s completion of a deed…
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Pavement rehabilitation project in Goleta neighborhoods to begin Monday
Pavement rehabilitation work in several Goleta neighborhoods is scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 7, as part of the city’s 2022-23 Pavement…
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Three Santa Barbara sites selected to participate in Resilience Hubs program
The Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative (Collaborative) announced Wednesday that it selected three local sites to participate in the…
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PG&E takes legal step to renew Diablo Canyon Power Plant
PG&E filed a motion with the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew the operating license of Diablo Canyon Power Plant past 2025 Monday to…
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Lisa Kelly turns seawall into work of art
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.-Mural artist Lisa Kelly is turning a seawall south of Solimar along the old Pacific coast highway into a work of art..  “I…
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Island Packers Cruises celebrates first all women crew
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.-Island Packers Cruises is celebrating its all women crew. An all women crew has worked out of the Ventura Harbor several times…
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Cachuma Lake plants 4,000 pounds of Rainbow Trout available for fishing
County officials announced Thursday that 4,000 pounds of Rainbow Trout have been planted at Cachuma Lake just before Halloween weekend, available for…
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SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday evening, sending 53 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit according…
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Pac Biz Times Reports: Lease auction set for floating wind farm near Morro Bay
Jorge Mercado talks about competition to build and operate on-shore wind farm on Central…
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Planned burn to take place Thursday at Estero Bluffs State Park
A planned burn is set to take place on Thursday at Estero Bluffs State Park, north of Cayucos, according to CAL FIRE in San Luis Obispo…
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Lake Los Carneros Footbridge replacement project estimated to cost over $2 million
Goleta city officials said they estimate the removal of the bridge to cost over $500,000, and the replacement of the bridge to cost well over $2…
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The future of energy production on the Central Coast: Wind, solar, nuclear or oil and gas
With the focus on moving California to carbon-free energy production and zero-emission vehicles in the coming years, observers say the future could…
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Channel Islands Restoration celebrates 20 years
Channel Islands Restoration is having its 20 year celebration…
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Pac Biz Times reports: ExxonMobil buys damaged Plains All American oil pipeline
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Pacific Coast Business Times reports the pipeline off the coast at Refugio Beach that ruptured in 2015 has been sold.…
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Oil spill drill tests the rapid response of the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol
An oil spill response drill took place Wednesday morning in the Santa Barbara Harbor. In a real drill the U.S. Coast Guard would join in with the…
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County officials find six citrus pests with insect traps in Arroyo Grande, begin control efforts
County officials detected six adult Asian Citrus Psyllids (ACP) with an insect trap in Arroyo Grande – these pests are a serious concern to…
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Santa Maria offers free landscape burlaps and sprinklers for city customers
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The Santa Maria Utilities Department is offering its customers free landscape burlaps and sprinklers as part of its ‘Go Green…
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