Arroyo Grande Bank of America robbed
Arroyo Grande police are investigating the Thursday robbery of the Bank of America on West Branch Street. Shortly before 6 p.m., the robber entered the bank, said he was armed and demanded cash from...
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Author: Karen Velie
3 fantastic wine events coming to Pismo Beach this spring
Pismo Beach is striving to exceed your expectations as a wine and waves destination with three wine and culinary events on the spring 2014 calendar. April 26 – 10th Annual Taste of Pismo Enjoy...
Read MoreTo drive through or not to drive through
OPINION By JULIE TACKER When considering the proposal for the Los Osos McDonald’s drive through in the old Bank of America building at the Vons shopping center, one just has to look at surrounding communities and take note of...
Read MoreSupervisor candidate Clift scores major union endorsements
Muril Clift, candidate for the District 2 San Luis Obispo County supervisor seat, won the endorsements of three major unions and an agricultural group during the past two weeks. Clift’s endorsements by the International...
Read MoreWine grapes top crop in 2013
Wine grapes were the number one San Luis Obispo County agricultural commodity in 2013 bringing in more than $220 million, according to San Luis Obispo County Department of Agriculture/Weights and Measures 2013 annual production...
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SLO residents need to band together
OPINION By RICHARD SCHMIDT The right of the people to know what their local government is doing is sacrosanct in California. State law – the oft-referenced Brown Act – thunders: “The people, in...
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Authors Anonymous movie debuts in San Luis Obispo April 18
The feature film ensemble comedy Authors Anonymous is scheduled to be released theatrically in 12 North American cities, including San Luis Obispo, on Friday, April 18. The movie, starring Kaley...
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Is it time for a forensic audit of the South County sanitation district?
By KAREN VELIE Amid allegations of mismanagement, the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District’s former administrator stepped down, and less than a year later the plant is operating cleaner...
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Man swept away by waves during Guadalupe baptism
Rescue teams are searching for a man who was swept out to sea by a wave during a baptism at a beach in Guadalupe on Sunday. At about 10 a.m., Pastor Maurigro Cervantes said his cousin Benito Flores,...
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Prowler arrested in San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo police arrested a Paso Robles man who was allegedly peeping through a widow into a residence in the 1100 block of Seaward Street on Friday evening. At about 9:19 p.m., police...
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Push poll sullies supervisor race
By KAREN VELIE A mysterious group has been placing highly misleading phone calls to south San Luis Obispo County voters, trying to dissuade them from voting for Mike Byrd or Lynn Compton in the June...
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Senator Leland Yee arrested for corruption
California secretary of state candidate State Sen. Leland Yee was arrested on federal corruption charges during an FBI sting on Wednesday. [LATimes] According to the indictment, Yee is accused of...
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Former SLO County transient escapes from jail
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $20,000 reward for information leading to a former San Luis Obispo County transient who escaped from a Los Angeles County jail. [Patch] On...
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Compton leads in San Luis Obispo County supervisorial fundraising
By KAREN VELIE After sporting the largest number of contributors during the latest reporting period, San Luis Obispo County supervisorial candidate Lynn Compton has jumped further ahead of her South...
Read MoreSan Luis Obispo Paso Robles on the top 10 best city list
San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles were listed as the eighth best city for well-being out of 189 cities or pairs of cities, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday. The 2013 rankings are based on more than 500,000 interviews in...
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