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The answer is not blowing in the wind

Written on 18 Apr, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 32 comments

OPINION by SARO RIZZO California is gripped by an electricity crisis. A “perfect storm” of structural and policy failures has saddled citizens with the highest residential rates in the contiguous United States—reaching up to 36 cents per kWh as of... (Continue reading)

SLO County unemployment rate declining

Written on 18 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate fell slightly in February to 4.4%, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. During the same time, unemployment rates in California and the United States remained steady. The county unemployment rate... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County ranked fourth least affordable

Written on 18 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE While home ownership is a key part of the American dream, there is a dramatic gap between what the middle class can afford and actual home prices on the Central Coast. San Luis Obispo County is ranked... (Continue reading)

Shandon school board member charged with felony shoplifting

Written on 18 Apr, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A controversial Shandon school board member is facing felony shoplifting charges after law enforcement arrested her a third time in less then 10 years for shoplifting. Paso Robles police officers arrested Shandon Joint Unified School District Board... (Continue reading)

Elderly Arroyo Grande man struck by car in Pismo Beach lot, dies

Written on 17 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An 88-year-old Arroyo Grande man died Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle in a Pismo Beach parking lot. Shortly after 10 a.m., a witness reported a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle in the... (Continue reading)

Is coalition concealing dark money in effort to buy SLO County election?

Written on 17 Apr, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

Statement from the Adam Verdin campaign for San Luis Obispo County District 4 supervisor Today, the Adam Verdin for Supervisor campaign issued a demand for transparency from the newly formed “South County Coalition,” calling on Treasurer Dorothy Hines to immediately... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo football recruit dies of apparent suicide

Written on 17 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A star high school football player who had committed to play at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo died earlier this month in Orange County, apparently by suicide. [Sports Illustrated] Ryder Barnes, 18, attended Crean Lutheran High School... (Continue reading)

Fire breaks out inside apartment at Paso Robles ECHO shelter

Written on 17 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire broke out inside an apartment at the Paso Robles ECHO shelter on Thursday evening.  Shortly before 8 p.m., a fire alarm sounded at the ECHO shelter. Initially, Paso Robles firefighters responded to a call reporting... (Continue reading)

Man allegedly filmed women nude inside Arroyo Grande gym

Written on 16 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A male suspect who allegedly secretly recorded nearly 50 women nude or partially nude inside the tanning and red-light therapy rooms of an Arroyo Grande gym. On Dec. 29, 2025, officers responded to Planet Fitness at 1576... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande City Council rejects appeal, approves 92-unit residential development

Written on 16 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council on Tuesday voted 3-1 to reject an appeal of a proposed 92-unit residential development. Councilwoman Aileen Loe voted for the appeal and Mayor Caren Ray Russom recused herself. The project, Creekside Junction,... (Continue reading)