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Fire damages house in rural Paso Robles
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire damaged a house in rural Paso Robles on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a blaze in the 250 block of Via Del Salinas. The blaze started in the garage of the... (Continue reading)
Why Paso Robles schools should adopt a one flag policy
By KENNEY ENNEY On the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, and in the year of America’s 250th birthday, Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (PRJUSD) should do something simple and overdue: fly only the United States flag and the California... (Continue reading)
Camping out in a heatwave
By DELL FRANKLIN 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 latest book – “Hitchhiking, A... (Continue reading)
Suspect shoots victim during attempted robbery in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A would-be robber shot a victim in the leg in Santa Maria Friday night, after which police caught one of two suspects they were seeking. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the alley in the 300... (Continue reading)
SLO County unemployment rate continues increasing
By KAREN VELIE For the third month in a row, unemployment rates increased in San Luis Obispo County, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. The county unemployment rate rose from 4.5% in July to 4.7 in August. During August,... (Continue reading)
Fire at landfill near Atascadero possibly caused by lithium-ion batteries
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters contained a blaze at a landfill near Atascadero on Friday that may have been caused by lithium-ion batteries. Shortly before 11 a.m., a caller reported a fire at the Chicago Grade Landfill located at 2290 Homestead... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identifies shooting suspect
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the man killed in an officer involved shooting on Thursday morning in Paso Robles as 44-year-old Randall Kelley of San Miguel. Shortly after 8 a.m., deputies tracked Kelley’s Ram... (Continue reading)
The intersectionality of solar, oil and housing
OPINION BY ANDY CALDWELL If you had to pick out one issue in California that best represents the affordability crises, it would have to be the cost of housing. Housing everywhere is, of course, affected by the law of supply... (Continue reading)
Pismo Beach candidate says she did not know she owed money
OPINION by CLARE MALONE PRICHARD Regarding a recent opinion piece about me, my husband and I were unaware until this week that the author had not received payment. To be clear, we never refused to pay. We believed in good... (Continue reading)
Another fire burning at battery storage facility in Moss Landing
By KAREN VELIE A fire is burning at the Vistra lithium-ion battery storage facility in Moss Landing leading Monterey County to recommend residents close their windows and doors and turn off their air systems.Residents are asked to shelter in place.... (Continue reading)