Capleton, a Reggae singer that promotes the killing of gays, canceled his plane ticket to the United States following a string of venue cancellations that included a Feb. 17 concert in San Luis Obispo. [GLAAD] In 2007, Capleton signed an... (Continue reading)
By C.L. ALEXANDER So . . . the current playbill at The Great American Melodrama in Oceano is stuffed to overflowing with something we all need more of in the midst of economic, political and personal woes: diversion. It is... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo Sheriff detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found at 6:49 a.m. Monday on the side of Bonita School Road in front of an open field used for planting in Nipomo. Detectives are working to... (Continue reading)
Police are searching for a tax preparer who is suspected of stealing an Arroyo Grande resident’s identity in order to collect bogus tax refunds. [TimesPressRecorder] The suspect, the former owner of Exact Tax in Grover Beach, filed amended returns for... (Continue reading)
BY DAVID CONGALTON You have seen this movie before. Many times. In some ways, “Crazy Heart” is the cinematic twin of last year’s “The Wrestler.” Stop me if you’ve heard this one before—aging former wrestling/country music legend hits rock bottom... (Continue reading)
Here it is Valentine’s Day and we at CalCoastNews are hoping you remember the reporting you love. It has been more than three months since we first unveiled our newly updated CalCoastNews Web site and the response has been tremendous.... (Continue reading)
By JOE CORTEZ San Luis Obispo Sheriff Pat Hedges recently had the unfortunate task of notifying 11 valued employees that they may soon be out of a job due to potential budget cuts in the upcoming fiscal year. The loss... (Continue reading)
Capleton’s concert at Downtown Brewing Company on Feb. 17 has been canceled. The club's management and the show's promoter, Numbskull Productions, said in an e-mail on Feb. 14 to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast (GALA) that... (Continue reading)
The number of illegal immigrants currently living in California has dropped by 200,000, according to a new report issued by the Department of Homeland Security. [Los Angeles Times]. The decline reflects a national trend, showing a drop in illegal immigrants... (Continue reading)
Lost in the ongoing battle to confirm Abel Maldonado as California’s next lieutenant governor is the move in Sacramento to abolish the office entirely. [Capitol Alert] Assembly Constitutional Amendment 30, introduced in late January, would abolish the office of lieutenant... (Continue reading)