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Supreme Court rules for parents’ rights, against transgender policy

Written on 3 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling that temporarily blocks California’s prohibition against public schools informing parents of their child’s transgender status. This was a win for parents who argued the law violated their religious... (Continue reading)

Man assaults restaurant employee in Santa Maria

Written on 3 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly assaulted an employee of a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Monday. Shortly before noon, Clayton Peavey struck a female employee in the head with a large brick outside the... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into pizza restaurant in Arroyo Grande

Written on 3 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A truck crashed into the Palo Mesa Wood Fired Pizza restaurant in Arroyo Grande on Monday morning. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., a white truck crashed into the front wall of the restaurant located on W Branch Street.... (Continue reading)

Iran is in fact the leading impediment to peace

Written on 2 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL President Donald Trump asked the members of Congress, point blank, to stand up if they believe their first priority is the American citizen or immigrants. He might as well as asked them if they support the... (Continue reading)

Teen struck and killed by SLO County animal control truck identified

Written on 2 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Highway Patrol has identified the pedestrian struck and killed by a San Luis Obispo County Animal Services vehicle last week as 18-year-old Brooklyn Gutierrez. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Feb. 25, the truck hit Gutierrez... (Continue reading)

Report of a man with a gun led to lockdown of school in Atascadero

Written on 2 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A student on Monday morning reported they had spotted a man with a gun near the Monterey Road Elementary School in Atascadero. School administrators placed the school on lockdown while Atascadero officers searched the campus and nearby... (Continue reading)

School under lockdown as officers conduct a manhunt in Atascadero

Written on 2 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The Monterey Elementary School in Atascadero is under lockdown while officers conduct a manhunt in the area, according to police. Officers are searching bathrooms, playing fields and nearby wooded areas for a suspicious person. Officers have asked... (Continue reading)

Developer seeks to build 24 condos near downtown Paso Robles

Written on 2 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Montage Development is seeking approval to construct 24 condominiums on Creston Road near downtown Paso Robles. The Paso Robles City Council is slated to vote on the project on Tuesday. The proposed project includes 12 duplexes, each... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria officers arrest three teens armed with firearms

Written on 2 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested three teens armed with firearms on Saturday evening. Shortly after 10 p.m., officers with the gang suppression team were patrolling in the area of Miller Street and Chapel Street when they observed... (Continue reading)

It’s time Cambria Community Services District gets off the pot

Written on 1 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Last summer, the tiny community roared mightily when the Cambria Community Services District informed the nonprofit Skate Cambria that their five-year effort to fund a new skatepark was short some $300,000. Skate Cambria, rose to the... (Continue reading)