By David Brodie, Allan Cooper, Sandra Lakeman, Jim Montero, Judy Rowe, Elbert Speidel and Mary White We have recently noticed that black and middle gray buildings are sprouting up all over San Luis...
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State crews demolished two sections of Pfeffier Canyon Bridge in Big Sur on Saturday. Last month, mud and rock slides caused unrepairable damage and the bridge was closed. Department of...
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By KAREN VELIE A National Geographic documentary premiering this week probes the exploits of California’s most notorious water barons — with a focus on north San Luis Obispo County and...
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The sea otter population in Morro Bay, which was almost decimated a decade ago, is thriving. The coastal community currently includes between 30 to 40 independent sea otters and up to 20 dependent...
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By MICHAEL F. BROWN The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisor’s reasons for denying the Phillips 66 permit will provide fertile ground for a reversal of that denial in the Superior Court. Last...
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OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE A few days ago, San Luis Obispo County District 3 Supervisor Adam Hill wrote “forget civility” on a Facebook post in response to an article by yours truly in the New Times...
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Pacific Gas and Electric raised rates on March 1 and has changed the way it charges customers. The changes will positively impact those in warmer areas of the Central Coast while increasing the...
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San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a 27-year-old man Saturday morning on a felony DUI charge following a crash in San Luis Obispo that injured four people. At 1:29 a.m., Nicholas Adam Hembree...
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OPINION by STEW JENKINS In their head-over-heals rush to throw the nation backwards, Republicans are about to provoke the California bear out of hibernation to build its own model for a national...
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Letter to the editor from the Muslim Community of SLO Thank you for supporting the “Get to know your Muslim neighbors” event Feb. 24. The 600 attendees included many San Luis Obispo...
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Central Coast activists are planning a general strike on March 8 as part of the “Day Without a Woman” demonstrations. Proponents are asking women to take a day off from work, school and shopping. If...
Read More OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Late last month, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors considered the Planning Priorities Report as prepared by the Planning and Building Department that...
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Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a man at Elmer’s bar in Old Town Orcutt early Saturday morning. At about 1:30 a.m., deputies responded to a...
Read More OPINION by MICHAEL F. BROWN The Democratic Party’s alternative left regressive movement is suffering Tea Party envy. Democrats, the mainstream media, self- styled Hollywood pundits, academics, and...
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OPINION by ANDREA DEVITT In 2011, Jerry Brown signed the Dream Act, which made California the first state in our nation to allow undocumented students to apply for and receive state-administered...
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