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Pismo Beach City Council increases water restrictions

Written on 19 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Pismo Beach City Council on Tuesday tightened the city’s water restrictions that had already been adopted to combat drought conditions. Last year, the city of Pismo Beach prohibited outdoor irrigation between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

A practical voters guide for peace of mind

Written on 19 May, 2022 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

By STEW JENKINS As I walk door-to-door campaigning for San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder a lot of voters ask how their mail-in ballots work, or how they can vote at a polling place the way that they are used to... (Continue reading)

Vote for anyone but Geoff Auslen, the owner of Glenn’s repair

Written on 19 May, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by THOMAS DAWSON SLO County supervisor candidate Geoff Auslen has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the rudest business owners in Atascadero. An issue that voters need to consider when choosing who to elect in the June... (Continue reading)

SLO County Democratic candidates disguised as Republicans

Written on 19 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Deceptive slate mailers were recently sent to registered Republicans in three San Luis Obispo County districts, in what appears to be a chameleon like attempt to disguise three Democratic candidates as endorsed by the Republican Party. In... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputies nab felon with large amount of fentanyl

Written on 19 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies caught a wanted felon with a large amount of fentanyl last month after a woman and the felon attempted to flee officers in Nipomo. At about 10:30 p.m. on April 22,... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors dump plans to become a charter county

Written on 19 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to indefinitely postpone plans to move from a general law county governed by the California Government Code to a charter county with one unique law, a mandate... (Continue reading)

COVID cases and deaths on the rise in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 18 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County has reached a grim milestone, more than 500 residents have died from COVID. The county reported four additional deaths during the past week. COVID cases continue to gradually increase. The county reported a... (Continue reading)

It’s time to support safe routes to schools in Oceano

Written on 18 May, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by CHARLES VARNI If you live in the Fourth District, please call or email San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Compton with the message that you want her to support the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) Oceano infrastructure... (Continue reading)

Did Paso Robles vineyard owner make illegal campaign donations?

Written on 18 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Swiss billionaire and owner of Halter Ranch Vineyard in rural Paso Robles, Hansjörg Wyss, is facing allegations he bankrolled Democratic causes with dark money and that he made illegal campaign contributions, which is the subject of a... (Continue reading)

Fire scorches Templeton home

Written on 18 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE An early morning fire scorched a single-family home in Templeton on Wednesday. At 5:34 a.m., a caller reported the blaze burning at a home on Sunnyside Way, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters from Cal Fire and the... (Continue reading)