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California Prop. 50, mid-decade partisan redistricting, passing

Written on 4 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 58 comments

By KAREN VELIE California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan for mid-decade partisan redistricting is winning by a landslide. With 65% of the votes in, Proposition 50 is passing by 64.7% to 34.3% In San Luis Obispo County the numbers are closer... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputies arrest pharmacy burglary suspects

Written on 4 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County deputies arrested two men on Tuesday morning who allegedly burglarized pharmacies in Templeton and Nipomo. Shortly after 4:30 a.m., deputies headed to a burglary in progress at a pharmacy in the 600 block... (Continue reading)

My war on rats in Cayucos

Written on 4 Nov, 2025 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

By DELL FRANKLIN 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.  Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” and... (Continue reading)

Where did Melodee’s mother leave her?

Written on 4 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Office investigators believe that Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, temporarily changed the license plate on the car she rented during her interstate road trip. Detectives have also discovered Melodee... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputy rescues dog from coyotes at Lake Nacimiento

Written on 3 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputy rescued a dog today that was stuck in the mud at Lake Nacimeiento with coyotes attempting to get at him. Fortunately, a deputy on patrol was in the right place... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police cite four people for illegal clamming

Written on 3 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Pismo Beach police officers cited four people on Friday for illegal clamming. Cal Fire personnel reported the illicit activity. While one person had a fishing license, all four of those cited were digging up undersized clams. Officers... (Continue reading)

Where did real property values increase in San Luis Obispo County?

Written on 3 Nov, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County saw a 4.74% increase in the assessed value of real property during the past fiscal year with the largest increases in the cities of San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles, according to a... (Continue reading)

Teen arrested with loaded gun, knives in Isla Vista

Written on 3 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 16-year-old boy is in custody after Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies found him with a loaded gun and several knives after curfew in Isla Vista on Saturday. Santa Barbara County has a curfew for minors from... (Continue reading)

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s great grift

Written on 3 Nov, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

OPINION by TRICIA BOAZ In Oct. 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom chastised those who fail to call out wrongdoings by the federal administration. He calls it the “great grift.” He sent kneepads to “kneelers” as a symbol of their acquiescence.... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors to vote on controversial housing project

Written on 3 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE When they meet on Tuesday afternoon, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors are slated to vote on whether or not to approve changes to a large housing development in Nipomo, known as the Dana Reserve.... (Continue reading)