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The new Dave Congalton

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | 11 comments

CalCoastNews co-founder and senior correspondent Daniel Blackburn will be filling in for Dave Congalton from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday on KVEC 920 AM, Hometown Radio. On-air personality Congalton is off the air for several weeks while he recovers... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach mayor race separated by one vote

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The battle between incumbent Shelly Higginbotham and challenger Kevin Kreowski for the Pismo Beach mayor seat is close with Higginbotham ahead by one vote and just eight votes remaining to be counted. There are enough votes separating the city council... (Continue reading)

Will the real demagogues please stand up?

Written on 10 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 95 comments

OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Usually, those unusually insipid things we read so regularly in our local daily newspaper come and go from our thoughts like the pat of a subway groper. Until Joe. Look, I’ll say from the start that... (Continue reading)

Ferrara now chasing write-in Hill

Written on 7 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 376 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN At the tail end of a race he never expected to run, Arroyo Grande Mayor Tony Ferrara will spend the weekend mulling vote totals announced by county voting officials Friday afternoon showing a write-in candidate leading him... (Continue reading)

Updates on the Pismo Beach and Paso Robles races

Written on 7 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

After counting late ballots on Thursday, several candidates for Pismo Beach and Paso Robles council seats moved ahead of their challengers. However, several races are still too close to call. Pismo Beach Mayor Shelly Higginbotham went from a 15 vote... (Continue reading)

Hill overtaking Ferrara in A.G. mayor race

Written on 6 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 195 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A spectacular political upset may be brewing in the colorful race for the mayor’s seat in the village of Arroyo Grande, with write-in candidate Jim Hill gaining substantial ground Thursday on longtime incumbent Tony Ferrara as county... (Continue reading)

Painting the town neon yellow

Written on 6 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION by COLLEEN MARTIN I have worked on local campaigns for twenty years. I have never experienced anything like the Arroyo Grande write-in Jim Hill campaign. The write-in campaign brought together campaigners from all walks of life. None of the... (Continue reading)

Capps edges Mitchum in testy congressional campaign

Written on 6 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

Democratic Rep. Lois Capps won yet another election Tuesday, but she hardly cruised to victory as she has done many times in the past. Capps narrowly edged Republican challenger Chris Mitchum, who had far less financial backing, yet still managed... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles, Pismo Beach races too close to call

Written on 6 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Several candidates are bunched closely together in the Paso Robles and Pismo Beach city council races, leaving the elections in both cities too close to call at the conclusion of Tuesday night’s vote count. The San Luis Obispo County Clerk... (Continue reading)

More than 22,600 votes not yet counted

Written on 5 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

UPDATE: The number of votes not yet counted has risen to 24,948 votes because of election night non-processed votes. District 4 has 5,215 ballots remaining to be counted, Arroyo Grande has 2,095, Pismo Beach has 855 and Paso Robles has... (Continue reading)