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Evolution and the Oceano Dunes

Written on 2 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION by GARY KIRKLAND I read that a new group has teamed up with a Chumash tribe to sue the state to close the Oceano Dunes to off-road vehicles. This group is claiming they are saving endangered species and biodiversity.... (Continue reading)

Group files another lawsuit against off-road vehicles at the Oceano Dunes

Written on 21 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE An environmental group known to target off-highway vehicle recreation, filed another lawsuit last week against the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. Their latest suit seeks to protect snowy plovers, an endangered shorebird. However, snowy plovers are... (Continue reading)

Poachers cited for illegally harvesting Pismo clams at Oceano Dunes

Written on 18 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers recently cited three individuals for illegally harvesting more than 100 Pismo clams at the Oceano Dunes. Wildlife officers were patrolling the Oceano Dunes recreation area when they saw three suspects... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes vehicle recreation area reopens after temporary closure

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE After a more than two month closure because of the endangered snowy plover, the Oceano Dunes State Vehicle Recreation Area reopened on Thursday morning. Snowy plovers are thriving at the Oceano Dunes because of the off-highway vehicle... (Continue reading)

Judge orders temporary closure of a portion of the Oceano Dunes

Written on 11 Apr, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A federal judge on Thursday ordered the temporary closure of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area to protect snowy plovers, an endangered shorebird. Snowy plovers are thriving at the Oceano Dunes because of the off-highway vehicle... (Continue reading)

Male pulled from the surf off Oceano Dunes, pronounced dead

Written on 27 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE One person died Friday afternoon in the surf off the Ocean Dunes. Shortly before 3 p.m., a 9-1-1 caller reported a male caught in a rip tide. San Luis Obispo County firefighters then responded to the Oceano... (Continue reading)

Oceano, the gateway to the dunes

Written on 25 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by JIM SUTY Charles Varni once again makes outlandish claims in his recent opinion, with no proof that “Oceano is being sacrificed for the Oceano Dunes vehicle park.” Maybe Mr. Varni missed the big, beautiful sign on Highway 1... (Continue reading)

Person injured in rollover crash at the Oceano Dunes

Written on 22 Feb, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One person was injured in a rollover crash at the Oceano Dunes on Saturday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. At approximately 6 p.m., a caller reported the crash at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation.... (Continue reading)

Oceano is being sacrificed for the Oceano Dunes vehicle park

Written on 22 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by CHARLES VARNI In a recent opinion piece in CalCoastNews, Jim Suty accused me of spreading “false claims and allegations” regarding previous government agency pledges to create a Southern entrance to the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA)... (Continue reading)

False claims stir up a frenzy at the Oceano Dunes

Written on 17 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by JIM SUTY It is a shame that people will not perform any basic research before making false claims in an effort to stir up a frenzy when there doesn’t seem to be an issue. However, Charles Varni’s recent... (Continue reading)