At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

Bruce John Bannister, a local pastor who had a major impact on hundreds of lives, died June 9, at the age of 73 surrounded by ...

The blaze is burning in a desolate area of San Luis Obispo County, but its smoke has spread to two nearby counties.

The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County and has since grown to more than 35,500 acres, according ...

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The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings, and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County around 100 miles north of ...

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A recent Santa Barbara County Grand Jury report determined the root of the housing problem is a lack of new development. The ...

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The planned elimination of California’s Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program funding — dropping from $1 billion to zero — puts real lives in immediate danger, right here in our ...