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Do you believe SLO County Supervisor Paulding or the Supreme Court?

Opinion by Andrea Seastrand and Chuck Bell President of the Central Coast Taxpayers Association Andrea Seastrand and Chuck Bell, a board member and local lawyer who represents the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, provided the following response to San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

SLO County employee under criminal investigation, placed on leave

By JOSH FRIEDMAN District attorney’s office investigators served search warrants on Tuesday at the home and office of a San Luis Obispo County employee who has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcomes of investigations into the worker’s actions.... (Continue reading)

Pickup truck slams into fence outside house in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver crashed a pickup truck which rolled over and slammed into a white picket fence outside a house in San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning.  The white Ford pickup crashed at about 8:30 a.m. on Broad Street... (Continue reading)

Former SLO High School student sues over alleged sexual misconduct

By KAREN VELIE An 18-year-old woman who attended San Luis Obispo High School is suing the school district and a former teacher, contending that the instructor sexually harassed her and that school administrators knew or should have known that Jeff... (Continue reading)

Police repeatedly find skimming devices in Grover Beach ATMs

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police are warning the public that officers have found several ATM skimmers on card reading devices over the past few weeks, particularly at a walk-up Bank of America automated teller machine.  Thieves have targeted the... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys home by Lake Nacimiento

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire engulfed a multi-story home beside Lake Nacimiento Monday morning.  Shortly after  6 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a house in the 8800 block of Circle Oak Drive within the Oak Shores neighborhood. All... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for suspects who tagged downtown buildings

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers are searching for three suspects who allegedly spray painted graffiti on buildings around downtown SLO. Police say the trio is suspected of extensive tagging of the Marsh Street parking structure, several downtown... (Continue reading)

An invasive species invades Morro Bay

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” is currently on Amazon.... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay considering ordinance addressing shopping cart theft

By KAREN VELIE In an attempt to clean up the nuisances stolen and abandoned shopping carts create, the Morro Bay City Council is looking to adopt an ordinance requiring stores to manage their carts, according to the Nov. 14 agenda.... (Continue reading)

Significant storm headed to the Central Coast

By KAREN VELIE Along with the first significant rain of the season, a slow moving storm blowing down from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to deliver breezy winds to San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, according to the... (Continue reading)