OPINION by GAIL JOHNSON An open letter to REACH, a regional economic action coalition: Recently, you invited citizens of the San Luis Obispo County to offer public comments regarding your “economic development” strategies. I would like to comment on your... (Continue reading)
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 memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” is currently on Amazon.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A San Miguel woman is facing assault charges after she allegedly beat a Paso Robles man with a bat during a jealous rage last week. On the evening of Oct. 12, Nick Bundren was at the Dollar... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 19-year-old man allegedly spray painted graffiti at more than two dozen locations in the city of San Luis Obispo on Monday. Most, if not all, of the graffiti consists of the same tag. A photo of... (Continue reading)
OPINION by ADAM VERDIN In reading Supervisor Jimmy Paulding’s latest newsletter, I was disappointed that Oceano was barely mentioned. Oceano is a community in crisis. Oceano Community Services District Director Charles Varni, Paulding’s supported board member, recently caused Oceano’s attorney... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Adam Montiel, the voice behind “Up & Adam in the Morning” and “The Cork Dorks,” is leaving American General Media (AGM), another victim of widespread media layoffs. AGM is making company-wide reductions in its workforce, in a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A federal judge ruled Thursday that California’s ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional, saying a 1989 prohibition against semi-automatic weapons could not stand under a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded gun rights. While U.S. District... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle sheared a low-pressure line causing a gas leak in San Luis Obispo Thursday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m., a caller reported the accident on Higuera Street by Toro Street, according to the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Jason Budrow, a prisoner who killed a former cellmate, allegedly attempted to kill Paul Flores in late August at Pleasant Valley State Prison. Flores is serving a 25 to life sentence for the 1996 murder of Kristin... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN California State Parks closed the San Simeon Pier to the public earlier this month after rangers discovered two of the pier’s three long support pylons were missing. [Tribune] The long pylons had been in place during a... (Continue reading)