2021

A Cayucos Christmas at Schooner’s Wharf

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, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)

76 more Santa Barbara County Jail inmates with coronavirus

By KAREN VELIE An additional 76 Santa Barbara County Jail inmates tested positive for COVID-19 during the past two weeks, currently with no hospitalizations or deaths. After an inmate in the male dormitory tested positive for the coronavirus on Dec.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly requiring students get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo announced Wednesday that it will require students, faculty and staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot by Jan. 20, or six months after they have received the final dose of... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police release video of fatal officer involved shooting

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police released body cam video on Wednesday of a fatal officer-involved shooting at an apartment complex on July 6. Multiple members of the of the San Luis Obispo Regional Special Weapons and Tactics Team shot... (Continue reading)

Grand jury rejects claims of mismanagement at Hancock College

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury recently released a report rejecting allegations of widespread mismanagement at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. Earlier this year, the grand jury received a detailed complaint about the governance of Hancock... (Continue reading)

Orphaned sea otter rescued off of Pismo Beach

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A baby sea otter was rescued off the coast of Pismo Beach and is now living in the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. [Long Beach Post] The 14-week-old orphaned otter arrived at the Long Beach... (Continue reading)

Federal judge rules that San Simeon deprived property owner

By KAREN VELIE A federal judge ruled last week that San Simeon Community Services District’s refusal to provide a water hookup deprived a property owner the right to the free use of his property. The ruling opens the door for... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles hires new police chief

By KAREN VELIE The City of Paso Robles announced Tuesday the appointment of Damian Nord as police chief. Nord is in the process of relocating from Bakersfield to Paso Robles. “I am honored to be joining the City of Paso... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s COVID-19 case rates rising, one new death

By KAREN VELIE After months of COVID-19 daily rates in the 30s, San Luis Obispo County’s average new case rate increased to 45, the largest new infection rate since October. SLO County reported one new coronavirus death on Tuesday. The... (Continue reading)

Fire displaces three people in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An apartment fire displaced three San Luis Obispo residents on Monday. The blaze started at about 4 p.m. inside a first-floor unit at a complex located at 1245 Phillips Lane, according to the San Luis Obispo Fire... (Continue reading)