Driver reaches for sunglasses, hits parked car in San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver slammed into a parked car in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday morning, leaving the driver’s vehicle stuck on the side of the other car, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Shortly after 8 a.m., the driver of a white Audi sedan was traveling...
Band member busted for painting graffiti in Atascadero
By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero police officer arrested a 20-year-old Grover Beach man for felony vandalism after the officer spotted him spray-painting graffiti on the wall of a local business. Officers suspect the graffiti was an attempt to promote the suspect’s band. Shortly after 1 a.m. on March 6, the...
Why I voted to rein in Trump’s war powers
OPINION by CONGRESSMAN SALUD CARBAJAL President Trump promised to put Americans first and end foreign wars, but his actions in Iran clearly break those promises. The American people want solutions to the issues close to home, such as addressing the high cost of living. They do not want to be...
San Luis Obispo doubling fines again for Saint Fratty’s Day
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo has again expanded the days it is doubling fines for rowdy parties and alcohol offenses associated with Saint Fratty’s Day. SLO’s safety enhancement zone took effect Friday at midnight and extended until March 9. The safety enhancement zone will resume March...
Fire burns outbuildings and workshop in Atascadero
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a blaze Monday evening in Atascadero that burned a pair of outbuildings and part of a large workshop. Shortly before 7 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning in the area of 7135 and 7145 Sycamore Road. Firefighters arrived at the scene and found two...
Give President Donald Trump the time he needs
OPINION by ROMAN MEDEIROS Generation Z has rightfully embraced an isolationist foreign policy stance, forged in the crucible of repeated betrayals by Washington’s interventionist class. For too long, neo-conservative war hawks—figures like Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Senator Tom Cotton, and Mike Waltz—have pushed for American entanglement in every...
Lawsuit questions legality of San Luis Obispo’s inclusionary housing fee
By KAREN VELIE As part of its attempt to promote affordable housing, the city of San Luis Obispo requires an inclusionary fee to develop in the city. A civil rights lawsuit was filed last week against the city that argues increasing the cost of building homes does not lead to...
