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Author: Karen Velie
Central Coast farmworkers oppose processing center
Central Coast farmworkers are strongly objecting to a proposed Santa Maria facility for processing convicted criminals who are illegal immigrants. Immigrants would be photographed and fingerprinted...
Read MoreSierra Vista Hospital loses $4 million lawsuit
A San Luis Obispo County jury awarded the family of a 42-year-old man who died from surgical complications at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center $4 million. The jury agreed that the hospital attempted to hide the cause of...
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The walking dead, event photos
The Walking Dead? More like the running dead. Saturday morning Cal Poly students dressed up in their goriest zombie costumes to run a 5K on the Cal Poly campus. The runners were a terror to look at,...
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Five Cities Fire Authority never considered Cal Fire comparison
OPINION By JULIE TACKER In a well-publicized, “cost saving” effort the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) was formed in July of 2010; combining fire services from Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and...
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Cambria Community Services District director officially files to run For Supervisor
Muril Clift, a director with the Cambria Community Services District, formally filed his paperwork Tuesday to run for supervisor in San Luis Obispo County’s District 2. He is challenging incumbent...
Read MoreDemocrats lose supermajority
After a little more than a year of a Democrat supermajority in both houses of the California Legislature, the legal troubles of two Democrats has cost the party its state Senate majority. [MercuryNews] State Sen. Ronald...
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High cancer rates near Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
A report by the World Business Academy that details negative health trends in the area surrounding the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County was released Monday. Stephen W....
Read MoreSheriff announces animal cruelty investigation, supports rancher
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s spokesman Tony Cipolla announced yesterday that the department is conducting a thorough investigation into allegations of animal cruelty by an area sheep rancher. However, he also stated in the...
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20th annual SLO Film Festival opens March 5
The 20th annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival kicks off Wednesday with a documentary about the man who logged the most hours in the Batcave, Adam West. Meet West at the Fremont Theatre...
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Sheep deaths, Mother Nature or animal cruelty?
By KAREN VELIE EDITOR’S NOTE: See videos of sheep in creeks, dying and dead at Heritage Ranch and being tossed in a truck at the bottom of this story. The videos are disturbing and include cursing....
Read MoreStorm swells damage Central Coast piers and restaurants
Large storm swells damaged the Avila Beach, Goleta and the Gaviota piers and several restaurants during Saturday’s storm. Deck boards on a section of the Avila Beach Pier were disconnected after being battered by large waves...
Read MoreFormer Atascadero police chief steps in for King City
Dennis Hegwood, the former Atascadero police chief who was terminated shortly after being cleared of rape charges, took the helm of the King City Police Department as interim chief late Wednesday. King City Attorney Roy Hanley...
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Cal Poly students’ legitimate excuse to dance until 4 a.m.
By LAUREN SHARABIANLOU Cal Poly students grooved in a dance marathon that ran from 9 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. on Sunday, raising money for the Hopeful Hearts Foundation. “I’m going to dance for 10...
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Earthquake shakes San Simeon
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck near San Simeon Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake hit 23 miles northwest of San Simeon at 10:52 a.m. The shallow...
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