By KAREN VELIE A 39-year-old man is in jail after he attempted to burglarize a pot shop in San Luis Obispo on Oct. 30. Shortly before 11 p.m., a 911 caller reported a man was beating on the door of... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Following the appointment of former Assistant City Manager Whitney McDonald as the city’s chief executive, San Luis Obispo has hired a new assistant city manager, Scott Collins. Collins currently serves the community as the Executive Director of... (Continue reading)
OPINION by MARC BRAZIL The 2024 presidential election is perhaps the most consequential since the Civil War. There have been many presidential contests over the last several decades where Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives have lamented our choices but... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Farmer’s Market in San Luis Obispo was packed on Halloween with children and adults sporting Halloween costumes, vendors handing out treats, karaoke and a costume contest. After the market closed, the late night crowd arrived. On Halloween... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo recently reached a settlement with a student who sued the university for failing to abide by the California Public Record’s Act. Elizabeth Wilson, a student journalist at Cal Poly, filed three... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A water line broke in San Luis Obispo on Thursday morning leading to a temporary boil water notice in the area. An estimated 23 households and Bishop Peak Elementary School received a precautionary boil water notice from... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is doubling fines for rowdy parties and alcohol offenses on Halloween through the weekend. The city’s safety enhancement zone begins Halloween at midnight and extends through the weekend. Fines are doubled... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE For the fist time, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo achieved an important diversity milestone in its effort to achieve Hispanic serving institution designation. In its fall enrollment, the university’s Hispanic student enrollment hit the required 25%.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 36-year-old man is in jail after he allegedly stole a San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority van from a gas station on Prado Road on Monday, police said. Shortly after 3 p.m., a caller reported a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge on Monday morning issued an arrest warrant for attorney John Belsher for not appearing at a debtor’s exam. In a scheme rife with fraud, Belsher bilked his clients out... (Continue reading)