New bills could expand public land on Central Coast. Here’s where

California lawmakers announced a package of bills on Wednesday that would conserve more than 1.7 million acres of public ...
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Wildfire near Carrizo Plain in SLO County burns 1,200 acres

A vegetation fire that sparked Wednesday morning burned 1,200 acres in the rural eastern area of San Luis Obispo County. At around 9:20 a.m., the Chimineas Fire ignited off Chimineas Ranch Road west ...
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Public comment window opens Monday for plans to expand oil and gas development in previously protected lands across Central California

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced a 30-day public comment period opening Monday concerning changes to current federal protections to allow new oil and gas leasing and ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

The Dark Morph Returns

Dramatic colors accompanied the tempest. Occasionally, shafts of sunlight shone through the clouds, followed by brilliant, multi-colored rainbows. As the dark canopy traveled toward 8,847-foot Mount ...