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Don’t confuse facts with fiction

Written on 18 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

Opinion by Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill Friday night we had a debate on the mayoral campaign arranged by the Arroyo Grande High School AP government class. I am glad our future leaders are aware of and concerned about issues... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly student avoids more jail time over Facebook threat

Written on 18 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A former Cal Poly student who sent a death threat late last year to the leader of the pro-diversity group SLO Solidarity has accepted a plea deal that will allow him to avert spending anymore time behind bars. Charles Raymond... (Continue reading)

Nipomo nursery growing 52,000 marijuana plants

Written on 18 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE Almost a dozen deputies served a search warrant at the Clearwater Nursery in Nipomo last month and discovered approximately 52,000 marijuana plants worth about $104 million at $2,000 a plant. Nevertheless, nursery staff provided the deputies with... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man kills himself in jail

Written on 17 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 38-year-old Santa Maria man allegedly killed himself Sunday, just 53 days before he was slated to be released from the Santa Barbara County Jail, according to county officials. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., correctional deputies found Hector Higareda unresponsive inside his... (Continue reading)

Person killed in head-on crash on Highway 166

Written on 17 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

One person died following a head-on collision on Highway 166 in northern Santa Barbara County Sunday evening. The accident was the third fatal collision on Highway 166 in the last month and a half. [Tribune] At approximately 6:40 p.m., the... (Continue reading)

Trump references aplenty in Fareed-Carbajal debate

Written on 17 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

During a televised congressional candidates debate, Democrat Salud Carbajal tried to pin Republican Justin Fareed to derogatory comments presidential candidate Donald Trump has made, while Fareed accused Carbajal of being a “machine politician” who serves the Democratic establishment. Carbajal and... (Continue reading)

Los Osos hires consulting firm to manage district

Written on 16 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The Los Osos Community Services District board voted last week to contract with a consulting firm for management of the district. In the past, the district has had multiple problems with its general managers going through 16 in just 15... (Continue reading)

Less water for AG residents, more for developers

Written on 16 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to enact further water restrictions on existing residents while delaying a building moratorium. The delay will allow a developer to avoid the moratorium and move ahead with the construction... (Continue reading)

Stop the intimidation, vote Adam Hill out of office

Written on 15 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by KEITH GURNEE An open Letter to Adam Hill As a contestant for the District 3 supervisor seat in the Nov. 8 election, San Luis Obispo Vice Mayor Dan Carpenter must be baffled by a character like you. What... (Continue reading)

Jordan Cunningham will fight for students

Written on 15 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by JACOB MILLER As a student at Cuesta College, the cost of college is very important to me. That is why I am voting for Assembly candidate Jordan Cunningham. Jordan is the only candidate with real solutions to fixing... (Continue reading)