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Lawsuit accuses Central Coast retailer of trafficking cannabis

Written on 19 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE After years of whispered allegations, a recently filed lawsuit accuses the owner of five cannabis retail stores in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties of being the largest, or one of the largest, black marketeers of... (Continue reading)

Newsom awards millions to help Central Coast homeless move into housing

Written on 18 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

By KAREN VELIE Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday plans to provide Central Coast communities with more than $27 million to help people move out of homeless encampments and into housing. In this latest round of funding to combat homelessness, Newsom... (Continue reading)

Central Coast man threatened Planned Parenthood, pleads guilty

Written on 13 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A Central Coast man pleaded guilty on Monday to federal criminal charges of making threatening telephone calls last year, including to a Planned Parenthood office on the day the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade,... (Continue reading)

U.S. Census reveals largest racial groups in each Central Coast County

Written on 31 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Central Coast of California has an almost even number of Hispanic people and white people, according to data the U.S. Census Bureau released last week. The data also includes information on income, housing and nation of... (Continue reading)

Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater, protect our coast

Written on 16 May, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

Opinion by Mandy Davis We’ve all heard that expression, “Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water!” There is nowhere this might better be applied than to the issue of the designation of a marine sanctuary off our Central... (Continue reading)

Central Coast reservoirs show remarkable recovery

Written on 16 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE After years of critically low-levels at reservoirs, water storage levels throughout the Central Coast have show remarkable recoveries. In Nov. 2022, most of California was in moderate to extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. As... (Continue reading)

Is it too expensive to sleep by the beach in California?

Written on 5 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

Too many California residents are priced out of beach getaways, according to a bill making its way through the state Legislature. AB 250, which was introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego), calls for the State Coastal Conservancy to... (Continue reading)

Trump signs executive order that could allow new drilling off California Coast

Written on 28 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

To the dismay of many Californians, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could allow for new oil and gas drilling off the California Coast. The “America-First Offshore Energy Strategy,” which Trump signed on Friday, aims to open... (Continue reading)

Central Coast counties rank in the top 6 for heroin overdoses

Written on 30 Jul, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County ranked fourth per capita in heroin overdoses leading to hospitalizations in California in 2015 while Santa Barbara County ranked sixth, according to statistics from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.... (Continue reading)

California Coastal Commission episode reignites fight

Written on 12 Feb, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 29 comments

OPINION by STEVEN T. JONES I was struck by two things this week while witnessing the firing of the director of the California Coastal Commission: Dr. Charles Lester’s ouster should outrage all Californians who care about protecting our coast, and... (Continue reading)