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Juvenile arrested after shooting in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers arrested a juvenile suspect following a shooting on Wednesday evening. Just before 7:15 p.m., officers responded to the 700 block of South Western Drive over a report of shots fired. When officers arrived,... (Continue reading)
Pismo Beach police arrest three suspects after nearly 500 clams poached
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Pismo Beach police officers arrested three of four alleged poachers whom they recently caught with nearly 500 clams. Over the weekend, an officer noticed a group of individuals in possession of what appeared to be a large... (Continue reading)
Should San Luis Obispo County change its 911 system?
By KAREN VELIE After years of taking a slice of the medical emergency revenue pie, there is a proposal for San Luis Obispo County and its cities to adopt a public private partnership known as an alliance model that would... (Continue reading)
Grover Beach police searching for missing elderly man
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police are asking the public for help locating a missing 74-year-old man. Freddie Hatfield was last seen at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday in the 900 block of Barca Street, according to the Grover Beach... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo police investigating alleged arson near Madonna Inn
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are investigating an arson fire that allegedly occurred Monday evening near a Tesla charging station at the Madonna Inn. Shortly after 6 p.m., San Luis Obispo firefighters and police officers responded to a... (Continue reading)
More than 5,900 PG&E customers lose power on San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE More than 5,900 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo are without power on Wednesday morning because of two separate outages. At 6:17 a.m., 5,885 PG&E customers lost power at Cal Poly and surrounding neighborhoods. This is an... (Continue reading)
Teen stabbed while walking home from school in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Assailants beat and stabbed a 14-year-old boy while he was walking home from school in Santa Maria on Monday. The attack was reported at 3:19 p.m., according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Suspects beat and stabbed... (Continue reading)
Semi-truck trailer fire on Highway 101 in Santa Maria
By KAREN VELIE A semi-truck trailer burning on southbound Highway 101 in Santa Maria led to the closure of mutiple lanes of traffic on Tuesday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly after 1:20 a.m., a driver transporting 35,000 pounds of... (Continue reading)
Before another Paso Robles school bond, taxpayers deserve answers
OPINION by DORIAN BAKER As a retired classroom teacher and former Paso Robles school board trustee, I care deeply about our schools. I also believe that caring about schools means asking hard questions about how public money is spent. Here... (Continue reading)
Proposition 4 drives PAC money out of campaigns
OPINION by STEW JENKINS Would you pay $1 per election to blunt the political influence of Elon Musk and George Soros? Proposition 4 will end a prohibition on public campaign financing plans that can effectively drive corporation and political action... (Continue reading)