OPINION by TRISHA MURRAY In today’s political climate, it has become easy to dismiss inflammatory rhetoric as nothing more than passionate speech. Yet history has repeatedly shown that words matter. They shape attitudes, influence behavior, and often set the tone... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Following another ballot count on Friday, San Luis Obispo County supervisor candidates Jimmy Paulding and Jim Dantona appear to have won their races along with Measure B in Los Osos. There are currently 1,826 ballots left to... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers arrested a suspect whom they encountered with a ghost gun during a traffic stop on Friday evening. At about 7 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop in the 700 block of N. Lincoln... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a missing Templeton man who is considered at risk because of his mental state. Chad Corpuz, 37, was last seen walking away from his home on Bennett Way... (Continue reading)
OPINION by OLIVIA GLEASON The California Police Chiefs Association and California State Sheriffs’ Associations’ claim that county jails will have to “absorb the consequences” of an additional prison closure, as proposed by the legislature, is a misguided, offbase attempt to... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate dropped significantly in May to 3.6%, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. During the same time, the unemployment rates in the United States also declined while California reported a slight... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria detectives on Thursday arrested a man who allegedly ran over his female partner with a vehicle during a domestic violence incident two months ago. On April 19, Santa Maria officers responded to a report of... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives last week arrested a 20-year-old Santa Maria man who allegedly contacted underage girls on social media and friend-making applications and then engaged in lewd acts with at least two of them. Detectives... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County election’s office led the state Thursday in uncounted ballots with 4,654 of 96,488 ballots cast still to count. Statewide, there are 13,636 ballots left to count, according to the California Secretary of... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers recently cited three individuals for illegally harvesting more than 100 Pismo clams at the Oceano Dunes. Wildlife officers were patrolling the Oceano Dunes recreation area when they saw three suspects... (Continue reading)