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SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill is the real toxin

T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE The San Luis Obispo County  Board of Supervisors’ comments on Administrator Dan Buckshi’s announcement that he was resigning to take the city manager position in Walnut Creek should come as no surprise. Chairman John Peschong,... (Continue reading)

Double decker bus ignites on the Cuesta Grade

A double-decker bus caught fire on the Cuesta Grade Sunday morning shutting down one lane of northbound Highway 101 traffic for several hours, according to the CHP. Shortly before 10 a.m., the bus pulled over south of Santa Margarita with... (Continue reading)

Former LA County sheriff sentenced to 3 years in prison

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who was convicted of overseeing a scheme designed to obstruct a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights abuses at county jail facilities, was sentenced last week to 36 months in federal prison.... (Continue reading)

Templeton High School vandalized with swastikas and racial slurs

Windows at Templeton High School were defaced Saturday with swastikas and racial slurs. At approximately 7 a.m., a school staffer found the windows marred with the racial slurs and called law enforcement. As a result, deputies are investigating this incident... (Continue reading)

Shame on SLO City officials’ plans to stifle the public

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT At the beginning of each San Luis Obispo City Council meeting, after council members pledge fealty to the republic whose local operatives they are, come “presentations” and “proclamations,” typically tedious and tendentious celebrations of the unimportant.... (Continue reading)

Woman shoots and kills pit bull in Orcutt dog attack

An Orcutt woman shot and killed one of two pit bulls early Thursday morning that had broke into her property and attacked her German Shepherd. [KSBY] Authorities say the pit bull mixes broke through two fences on Rosalie Drive in... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man shot and killed by deputies

San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a Santa Barbara man on the Barona Indian Reservation Wednesday afternoon. Jeroen Koornwinder, 50, allegedly tried to hit officers with his truck. Koornwinder was driving erratically through the reservation when sheriff deputies were... (Continue reading)

One killed two injured in head-on collision on Highway 46

One person died and two others were injured in a head-on collision on Highway 46 near the Cholame Y Saturday morning, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before 8 a.m., a light grey sedan crashed head-on into a dark grey Honda... (Continue reading)

Deputies find cockfighting operation in Los Osos

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Rural Crimes Unit uncovered a cockfighting operation in Los Osos on Thursday. While deputies seized 18 roosters, they did not make any arrests. Around 8:45 a.m., the rural crimes unit served search warrants at... (Continue reading)

Los Osos needs to reevaluate water rates

OPINION by DOUG SCHEEL The proposed Los Osos Community Service District (LOCSD) water rate increase is a heartless devastating plan to the citizens of Los Osos. Effective in June, if unchallenged, is a water rate increase of 298 percent for... (Continue reading)