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Santa Barbara County pot grow in line to be largest in California

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County cannabis farm could become the largest contiguous outdoor cultivation site in California. [Pacific Coast Business Times] Farming First Holdings obtained permitting for a 134-acre outdoor cannabis farm located near Los Alamos. Previously, Glass... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles arrest two felons for outstanding warrants

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following routine compliance checks on Thursday, Paso Robles officers arrested a man and a woman who had outstanding warrants, according to the city’s police department. Officers conducted compliance checks on 51-year-old Bill Benjamin Hernandez and 43-year-old Stephanie... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach councilman wins setback battle against political opponent

By KAREN VELIE The California Coastal Commission again voted to allow the construction of a single family residence affiliated with Pismo Beach Councilman Scott Newton, following an eight-month battle with his political rival, former Councilman Erik Howell. In the 2020... (Continue reading)

Parade celebrates Atascadero High School’s athletes, photos

Photos by Richard Bastian See the photo gallery here Hundreds of people turned out to celebrate Atascadero High School’s champion football team and a runner at a parade on Wednesday. The Greyhound football team won the CIF Division 6-A state... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist hit and killed on Highway 101 north of Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE A truck hit and killed a bicyclist on Highway 101 north of Paso Robles on Thursday night. At 10:25 p.m., a caller reported a Dodge Ram headed northbound had crashed into a possible bicyclist on Highway 101... (Continue reading)

Find sales and gift ideas in San Luis Obispo County

Find great local deals on dining, entertainment, landscaping and Christmas shopping while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Is procrastination your middle name? and the thought of battling department store crowds is giving you nightmares, one... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County adding new street lights

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County is installing new streetlights and associated improvements in Templeton, Los Osos, Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande, the Public Works Department announced Thursday. The following locations were prioritized to increase safety to the traveling... (Continue reading)

Former Paso Robles school board trustee alleges retaliation

OPINION by KENNEY ENNEY If you were to believe progressives like Carey Alvord-Schof and her radical supporters, the challenge to my appointment to the Paso Robles school board is because I’m a “racist, sexist, hater,” determined to deny rights and... (Continue reading)

Judge places dangerous property in San Luis Obispo in receivership

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge placed a San Luis Obispo property located next to the Prado Road homeless shelter in a receivership earlier this month, ruling authorities must step in to clean up the criminality and dangerous conditions at the... (Continue reading)

Injured dirt biker rescued from Pozo Summit Trail

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted an injured dirt biker off of a trail near Santa Margarita on Wednesday afternoon. The dirt biker crashed while riding on the Pozo Summit Trail and could not ride back to the trailhead, according... (Continue reading)