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All that’s green isn’t gold

OPINION by GEORGE HANSEN Everybody is talking about renewable energy these days, but so often, the subject is conflated with issues of social justice. Renewable energy might be better accepted if proponents concentrated on energy by itself. Better still, they... (Continue reading)

Missing San Miguel 12-year-old found

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office announced 12-year-old Addie Wilson of San Miguel was located on Sunday. Investigators have not said where she was located or if she was reunited with her parents. Wilson was last... (Continue reading)

FEMA funds now available for individual SLO County residents

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County residents can now apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance for damage to their homes during this seasons storms, according to a recent press release. On Friday, FEMA added SLO County to... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for missing San Miguel 12-year-old

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for 12-year-old Addie Wilson. She was last seen by her family at their home in rural San Miguel early Saturday morning when she said she was running... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest alleged identity thieves in Arroyo Grande

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies on Thursday arrested a couple in Arroyo Grande who are suspected of identity theft and burglary. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Thursday, a deputy pulled over a vehicle with two different... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach cannabis shop closes, industry in crisis

By KAREN VELIE A Grover Beach cannabis shop that opened in 2018, 805 Beach Breaks, is now closed. It was the first pot shop in San Luis Obispo County and it’s the first to shut its doors. Trulieve, a Florida-based... (Continue reading)

Chevron slapped with $63 million verdict for toxic pit in Santa Barbara

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Barbara County Jury returned a $63 million verdict on Thursday against Chevron for covering up a toxic chemical pit that left a man who purchased the property with terminal blood cancer. Chevron buried a toxic... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County detectives arrest four suspects for attempted murder

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Sheriff’s detectives arrested four suspects on Wednesday on attempted murder charges over a fight in unincorporated Santa Barbara last week that left a man hospitalized with serious injuries.  At about 3:30 p.m. on June 2, a fight... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police investigating antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ literature

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police officers are investigating literature found in bags this week that the city says is antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ. On Wednesday, a citizen reported small plastic bags containing offensive literature were left at multiple locations in... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande couple used PPP money to buy condo, lose home

By KAREN VELIE A couple who allegedly scammed the federal government out of more than a million dollars they used to purchase a condo in Hawaii is losing their Arroyo Grande home to foreclosure. The couple, Christopher and Erin Mazzei,... (Continue reading)