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Tilting at windmills and Paso Robles garbage rates

OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Earlier this year, my local waste collection company let it be known that it wanted to raise its monthly service rates. This isn’t uncommon; it’s a request that comes along every so often and I gave... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo CHP searching for alleged violent protester

The CHP is asking the public to help them identify a protester who smashed a car window onto a 4-year-old boy during a protest in San Luis Obispo on July 21. Shortly after 5 p.m., approximately 300 protesters marched onto... (Continue reading)

Judge sentences Morro Bay man to 6 years in prison for manslaughter

A judge sentenced a Morro Bay man to six years in prison on Thursday for a manslaughter conviction stemming from a fight earlier this year in which he stabbed and killed a former friend. On Jan. 25, Sean Christopher Maneely,... (Continue reading)

Majority of Cal Poly fall sports suspended because of the coronavirus

The majority of Cal Poly’s fall sports competition will not take place because of coronavirus concerns, following a decision Wednesday by the Big West Conference Board of Directors to postpone the upcoming season of athletic events for the remainder of... (Continue reading)

20 Santa Barbara County deputies, 3 inmate’s false positive coronavirus tests

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has determined that three inmates and 20 deputies who previously tested positive for the coronavirus, did not have the virus. As part of widespread testing of inmates and deputies during the past two weeks,... (Continue reading)

Man’s foot found in Templeton, three miles from where he lost it

Though it may not be reattached, a man who survived a car crash with two severed legs may now have the opportunity to reunite with his missing foot — a body part that disappeared only to be found found nine... (Continue reading)

Another Templeton nursing facility home dies of coronvirus

One day after announcing two residents of a Templeton nursing facility died of coronavirus, health officials announced Wednesday another resident of Vineyard Hills Health Center in their 80s died of COVID-19. Five residents of the skilled nursing facility in Templeton... (Continue reading)

Acrimony south of Cayucos in Silver Lake

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 These days, I’m actually receiving an... (Continue reading)

California Valley fire destroys 2 structures, 10 outbuildings

The Branch Fire in California Valley has burned 3,022 acres, two structures and 10 outbuildings. The fire is 50 percent contained. The fire broke out near Highway 58 and Soda Lake Road Tuesday afternoon, prompting authorities to conduct evacuations. Highway... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo mayor seeks growth through discomfort

Opinion by San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon As I write this, civil rights legend and long-time U.S. Congressman John Lewis is being laid to rest. It seems fitting to honor the man who called us to “get in good... (Continue reading)