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Don’t fall for the hype – Prop 15 hurts businesses, farms, ranches

OPINION by BRENT BURCHETT You guys really seem to hate your farmers and ranchers here. Coming to California from Kentucky a year and a half ago, the only thing I really knew about California was its world-renown ag industry. Sadly,... (Continue reading)

Couple caught in SLO chief’s lost gun fiasco headed to trial

By KAREN VELIE District Court Judge Tim Covello has ruled that a video recording made during a warrantless search of a San Luis Obispo County couple’s home can be introduced in their child neglect trial paving the way for their... (Continue reading)

A second inmate at California Men’s Colony dies of coronavirus

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An inmate at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County died of coronavirus last week, becoming the second CMC inmate to die of the virus. The inmate died on Thursday at a local hospital, according... (Continue reading)

More than 77,000 SLO County residents have already voted

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A little more than a week in advance of the primarily vote-by-mail election, approximately 40 percent of San Luis Obispo County voters have already turned in their ballots. Meanwhile, election officials have accepted 98.94 percent of the... (Continue reading)

Tourists overrun Cayucos during the off-season

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. By DELL FRANKLIN Audrey, who owns and runs her... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s coastline rising, while Santa Barbara County sinks

By CCN STAFF Rising sea levels do not impact all communities along the coastline of California equally, as some communities are rising while other areas are sinking, according to NASA. Because of thermal expansion and melting ice sheets and glaciers,... (Continue reading)

It’s time to defund the SLO Chamber of Commerce

T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Thanks to Jeff Buckingham’s recent opinion piece in CCN calling for approval of Measure G-20 to increase our sales taxes, there’s something else to think about: the inordinate influence that the San Luis Obispo Chamber... (Continue reading)

Three injured in DUI crash near Shandon

BY CCN STAFF Three people were injured when an alleged drunk driver crashed head-on into another vehicle on Highway 46 outside Shandon on Saturday evening, according to the CHP. At about 8:30 p.m., Fidel Martinez Lopez, 70, of San Miguel... (Continue reading)

PG&E to cut power to more than 1 million Californians

By JOSH FRIEDMAN PG&E may shut off power on Sunday for 1 million or more individuals across Central and Northern California as part of another preemptive move to prevent wildfires. The shutoff is forecasted to impact 466,000 homes and businesses,... (Continue reading)

Political correctness during racial unrest

OPINION By MICHAEL RIVERA I’m Michael Rivera. I’m an American citizen. When it comes to how much to value my political opinion, that’s all you need to know about me. If you want to call me Latino or Hispanic, go... (Continue reading)