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Ocean desalination is a political plot

Written on 7 Nov, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by BRAD SNOOK Since this is an election season, the newspapers have been filled with promotions of ocean desalination as the “silver bullet” for resolving our water shortage. Supporters of desalination include Jordan Cunningham, Adam Hill, Richard Waller, and... (Continue reading)

AG hospital leads county in hip surgery mortality rates

Written on 7 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Arroyo Grande Community Medical Center had the highest rate of mortality in patients who underwent surgery following a hip fracture in San Luis Obispo County in 2013 and 2014, though it is no longer the leader in the state of... (Continue reading)

Armed robber hits San Miguel gas station

Written on 7 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Days following a pair of armed robberies at Atascadero and Paso Robles gas stations, a man with a gun robbed a San Miguel Chevron station. As with the last robbery, authorities describe the suspect as a man who is 6... (Continue reading)

Deputies lose track of suspect in South County car chase

Written on 7 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man who was sought in a reported domestic disturbance managed to successfully flee San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies on Sunday. Sheriff’s officials are still looking for the suspect. Around noon, deputies responded to a suspected domestic disturbance near... (Continue reading)

Central Coast reservoirs declining, photos

Written on 6 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

After five years of drought, California reservoirs are only at an average of 46.4 percent of their capacity. With photos taken by the Landsat 7 and Landsat 8 satellites, you can view the changes to four Central Coast reservoirs during... (Continue reading)

Why does the Tribune cover for Adam Hill?

Written on 5 Nov, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 31 comments

OPINION by KEVIN RICE An open letter to the San Luis Obispo Tribune: It is newly disappointing that the Tribune is now openly providing cover for an abusive public official. I am shocked the Tribune is also abusing reporter Cynthia... (Continue reading)

Nic Mattson has ideas and solutions

Written on 5 Nov, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | One comment

OPINION by KAREN MCNAMARA It is my honor to encourage you to vote to elect Nicholas Mattson as Mayor of Atascadero. Nic has an amazing understanding of Atascadero, sees solutions to many existing problems and has great ideas for the... (Continue reading)

Why AG residents should vote for Mack and Akins

Written on 5 Nov, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by LEANN AKINS There have been several short opinion pieces in the Tribune supporting our opponents for Arroyo Grande City Council. I am writing to share with you why you should support John Mack and I. We have the... (Continue reading)

Tobacco sting nets 10 violations

Written on 5 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

During the past few weeks, deputies sent underage decoys to 48 San Luis Obispo County businesses to test if clerks would sell to customers under 21 years of age. The decoys weren’t trying to buy alcohol, as of June the... (Continue reading)

Registered voters at all-time high in SLO County

Written on 5 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A record number of people have registered to vote in San Luis Obispo County and in the state of California, according to recent reports. On Tuesday, SLO County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong announced a record 168,257 county residents have registered... (Continue reading)