Cruel comments from Paso Robles school district, Cuesta College employees
By KAREN VELIE Employees of both the Paso Robles school district and Cuesta College near San Luis Obispo are under fire for making cruel comments following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The day after a man shot and killed Kirk, Paso Robles Unified School District employee Netta Perkins posted several...
JFK, MLK, RFK and now CJK – Charles James Kirk
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Although I was a child when President John Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated, I vividly remember my own grief for their families and our country. What I don’t remember is anyone openly celebrating the deaths of these three great Americans. Especially since...
San Luis Obispo City Council approves eminent domain for roundabout
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County City Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday to allow eminent domain proceedings against two property owners in order to build a roundabout at the intersection of California Boulevard and Taft Street. By building a roundabout, the city seeks to reduce collisions and improve...
More losses in government jobs, SLO County unemployment rates drops
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate fell slightly in August to 5%, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. The size of the county workforce increased from 131,900 in Aug. 2024 to 133,800 in Aug. 2025. The county unemployment rate rose from 5.2% in July 2025 to...
Arroyo Grande murder suspect obsessed over killing his victims
By KAREN VELIE For more than a decade, a 35-year-old man voiced his obsession with murdering his former Arroyo Grande neighbors. He spent years under public guardianship with multiple stays in mental health facilities while the targets of his homicidal ideologies lived in fear. On Wednesday evening, Fritz Schnoor broke...
Santa Maria police bust alleged assailant with stockpile of weapons
By KAREN VELIE While investigating a robbery, Santa Maria police officers heard gunshots early Saturday morning leading to the arrest of a suspected assailant on gun charges. Shortly after 3 a.m., officers heard gunshots near the 1000 block of N. Broadway. Responding officers then found a man who matched the...
Paso Robles blame game continues
By KAREN VELIE In the aftermath of a public records lawsuit filed by the Tribune against the City of Paso Robles and Councilman Chris Bausch that resulted in the taxpayers footing the bill for a $277,000 settlement, both sides are blaming the other for the year-long drama. Mayor John Hamon,...
