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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
Amid anger over his continuing job hunt, Morro Bay City Manager David Buckingham today announced plans to resign. His last day is slated to be June 26. “The city council appreciates all that Dave has done for Morro Bay,” Mayor... (Continue reading)
A San Luis Obispo teacher who penned a letter to the editor quoting a bible passage critical of homosexuality resigned Thursday as Central Coast residents voiced outrage over alleged shaming of the LGBT community. Also, the San Luis Coastal Unified... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE In a snippy letter to the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, county administrator Dan Buckshi announced his resignation Friday Morning. In 2012, the board of supervisors, with a liberal board majority that included supervisors Adam... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for a suspect who stole nearly $1,000 in cash from Lopez Continuation High School last month. Some of the money that was stolen had been raised by students for their prom, according... (Continue reading)