Central Coast

A grassroots campaign to protect Californians’ rights to public beach access is stopping in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara this week. It comes as the Trump administration considers defunding the California Coastal Commission.

The animals appearing on Central Coast shores are called velella velella, and they are related to jellyfish.

According to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, the goal is to keep humpbacks from getting entangled in crab gear as they return to feed along the coast.

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.

President Donald Trump has vowed to end the burgeoning off-shore wind power industry in the United States. That has major implications for the Central Coast, where three multi-billion-dollar wind farm projects are currently in the works.

On the third anniversary of the signing of a major infrastructure law, Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal promised to protect the legislation during the next Trump Administration.

Garbage bills in many Central Coast communities could soon be going up. The rate increases proposed by local trash collection agencies and waste districts are attributed to rising costs for labor, fuel, and landfill use.

Californians appear to be rejecting a ballot measure that would raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour. The measure saw a lot of opposition from San Luis Obispo County voters.

It appears to be a clean sweep for incumbent Democrats in Central Coast races for the state Legislature.

Major funding has been secured to improve rail infrastructure across the Central Coast. The state awarded Central Coast agencies over $63 million dollars in funding for rail improvements.