An e-mail distributed by the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce incorrectly claims that rancher Ernie Dalidi funded a recent controversial San Luis Obispo County Farmers’ Market Association’s advertising campaign. This has created a political firestorm over who is behind these rumors. On Feb. 3, the chamber sent out an...
A Bakersfield man is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against a Pismo Beach restaurant and the Japanese automaker Toyota, stemming from an accident in 2007. As...
Three Democratic members of the state Assembly held a press conference Monday to voice their opposition to Abel Maldonado’s appointment as lieutenant governor. [Capitol Alert] Pedro...
The three candidates for 4th District county supervisor gathered Saturday morning for the first public forum in the race to replace incumbent Katcho Achadjian. [Nipomo...
Marin County is poised to become California’s first to set up its own public power agency–unless Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) can block them in...
By C.L. ALEXANDER So . . . it’s terribly, terribly hard to cast a community theatre production in which all of the actors seem perfectly suited...
By C.L. ALEXANDER So . . . it’s perplexing to contemplate that only three decades later the 1970s may already represent a bygone era in modern...
Academy Award-winning actor Alan Arkin will receive this year’s King Vidor Award at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. The actor comes to town Saturday,...
Arroyo Grande native-turned-Hollywood-star Zac Efron is ready for his Hollywood close-up with a pair of new movie projects, designed to shake up his Disney-fied teen...
Second in a series: Profit share versus patient care on the Central Coast On Jan. 20, Barbara Williams, a retired civilian Army nurse who was born...
Last week, taxpayers paid for the San Miguel Joint Union School District superintendent to attend a symposium in Monterey. However, Supt. Dean Smith apparently skipped...
While San Luis Obispo County hospitals are devoting major marketing dollars to the battle over who is in the best position to treat trauma cases,...
Is San Luis Obispo County Sheriff-Coroner Pat Hedges actively running the sheriff's department, or is he allowing a temporary employee to cover his repeated absences? Following...
Top two sheriff officials double and triple dipping
Weyrich living high while employees and brides-to-be suffer
Orcutt doctor disciplined for gross negligence
Dog busts Atascadero State Hospital pot party
EXCLUSIVE: Doctor accused of running a medical marijuana mill
Sheriff’s destruction of medical marijuana leads to lawsuit
BY MATT KOKKONEN The modern Tea Party movement hearkens back to the efforts of the Sons of Liberty more than 230 years ago. In 1773, the...
BY PEDRO NAVA I will be voting NO to confirm Senator Abel Maldonado to the second highest constitutional office in the State of California, a heartbeat...
BY DAWN ORTIZ-LEGG “Every war is a war against children.” The elegant simplicity and hard truth of that statement is what made Howard Zinn a remarkable...
BY GREG KUDLICK It just amazes me that nobody in power, nobody in the “know,” actually understands what is going on. This is an enormous economic shift,...
Steve Moss interview Part 1. Steve Moss was the editor, publisher, and founder of New Times. He also created the 55 Fiction short story contest, which developed...
A Fox host defends Republicans’ right to smoke pot (bonus videos below). “Even Republicans should be able to get stoned, according to Fox News anchor Gretchen...
We were sad to learn of the passing of Art Clokey, the creator of Gumby and resident of Los Osos. So for you we present...
Poly Goats Open House 2009 Teaser from Eric A on Vimeo. Not all of the local off-roading is on the Oceano Dunes (In there own words)...
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