Benjamin Purper

Budget negotiations in the California legislature could lead to major cuts in food benefits for low-income Californians. The cuts would hit a program that lets CalFresh benefits count double at farmers' markets.

Local researchers are gathering data on San Luis Obispo County’s indigenous Latinx population. They say it’s meant to better understand and address this community’s healthcare challenges.

The Port of Long Beach is proposing a new 400-acre facility called Pier Wind, where offshore wind turbines would be manufactured and assembled, then shipped up the coast to SLO and Humboldt Counties.

San Luis Obispo County will operate under a nearly 1-billion-dollar budget this fiscal year. The Board of Supervisors passed it 4-1 last month with Supervisor Debbie Arnold dissenting.

Tonight, KCBX in Concert will air the world premiere of “The Ballad of Panwalla,” a radio play by Arroyo Grande composer Garry Eister. It’s the story of a treasure-seeking cowboy presented in the style of a melodrama.

New reporting from CalMatters looks into rent hikes across California. Some formerly “affordable” areas like the Central Valley are starting to see housing costs look more like the state’s major metropolitan areas. It’s happening on the Central Coast too, as the previously more affordable cities here, like Santa Maria and Salinas, are starting to be more like San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara.

Toxic chemicals have been leaking into the groundwater under and around the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport for about five decades. It’s not the only airport in the state dealing with this contamination, but it is the first to address the problem with a formal plan.

One of the best parts about living in Santa Maria is all the food trucks scattered throughout the city. To the untrained eye, they might...

Northern California Public Media

On a recent foggy morning, composer and winemaker Brook Munro stood perfectly still next to a row of grapevines, listening to a chorus of birds and insects.