Police pursuit causes lockdown of Grover Beach Elementary School
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The pursuit of a wanted felon led to a brief lockdown of Grover Beach Elementary School on Tuesday. Shortly before noon, Grover Beach officers pulled over a felon wanted by the Santa Rosa Police Department. Though the man initially stopped, he then sped away leading officers on...
America’s new war: Chicken hawks all over again
By DELL FRANKLIN Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” and “Life on The Mississippi, 1969” are currently on Amazon. There’s...
Supreme Court rules for parents’ rights, against transgender policy
By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling that temporarily blocks California’s prohibition against public schools informing parents of their child’s transgender status. This was a win for parents who argued the law violated their religious and due process rights. In 2023, two Southern California school...
Man assaults restaurant employee in Santa Maria
By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly assaulted an employee of a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Monday. Shortly before noon, Clayton Peavey struck a female employee in the head with a large brick outside the restaurant on E Betteravia Road. The assault knocked the victim...
Truck crashes into pizza restaurant in Arroyo Grande
By KAREN VELIE A truck crashed into the Palo Mesa Wood Fired Pizza restaurant in Arroyo Grande on Monday morning. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., a white truck crashed into the front wall of the restaurant located on W Branch Street. No one was inside the restaurant or on the sidewalk...
Iran is in fact the leading impediment to peace
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL President Donald Trump asked the members of Congress, point blank, to stand up if they believe their first priority is the American citizen or immigrants. He might as well as asked them if they support the people of Iran or its brutal dictators. He would have...
Teen struck and killed by SLO County animal control truck identified
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Highway Patrol has identified the pedestrian struck and killed by a San Luis Obispo County Animal Services vehicle last week as 18-year-old Brooklyn Gutierrez. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Feb. 25, the truck hit Gutierrez as she tried to cross Orcutt Road near La Lomita...
