By KAREN VELIE Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ running mate, stopped Sunday in Santa Barbara County as part of his fundraising tour across the West Coast. Walz landed at the Santa Barbara Airport at about 5 p.m. He... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Firefighters rescued a hiker who fell 30 feet off a cliff at the Cambria’s Fiscalini Ranch Preserve on Sunday. Shortly before 3 p.m., a caller reported the hiker had fallen from the cliff. Multiple agencies, including Cal... (Continue reading)
Find great local sales and deals on dining, lodging, golf, happy hours and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. SeaVenture Beach Hotel and Restaurant in Pismo Beach Sit at the windows of SeaVenture Restaurant... (Continue reading)
OPINION by PAUL BISCHOFF The California School Boards Association states on its website: “Citizen oversight of local government is the cornerstone of democracy in the United States. School board members are locally elected public officials entrusted with governing a community’s... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A trial started last week for Nate Abate, an Atascadero man accused of raping multiple underage girls, while his friend and alleged accomplice remains on the run. The trial started Friday with opening statements. Prosecutors charged Abate,... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis is asking the city to pay him $2,275,000 for loss of employment. He alleges he cannot work because of “extreme hypertension” brought on by harassment and a hostile working environment. His... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 20-year-old man was killed in a single vehicle crash in rural San Luis Obispo on Saturday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly after 11 a.m., Carlos Cordon Rios, 21, was headed southbound on O’Connor Way north... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE With costs outpacing revenues, Santa Maria is struggling with a $21 million budget deficit. The city is considering raising taxes and cutting expenditures. The primary cost driver is increased salary and benefits for city staff, according to... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Nearly 3,000 PG&E customers lost power in Atascadero and Templeton on Friday morning. At 5.26 a.m., 2,915 PG&E customers lost power from Highway 41 in Atascadero to just south of Vineyard Drive in Templeton. Witnesses report hearing... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Templeton California Highway Patrol is seeking the public’s help in finding the vandal or vandals who splatter paint on Highway 46 in the Vineyard Drive area. Officers are seeking information on the vandal who tossed paint... (Continue reading)