As a gaggle of noisy protesters shouted through bullhorns and brandished signs outside, lawyers for the backers and opponents of the initiative to ban gay marriage made their case inside a federal...
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As sure as Christmas trees and pumpkin pie, December brings the GALA annual Holiday Party and Awards Ceremony. Attendees applauded award winners Adaire Hahn, Ty Lanier and Ryan Miller for their...
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OPINION BY PETER SCHEER — The Obama administration has made no secret of its desire to unplug Wikileaks, the whistleblower website infamous for data dumps of classified records. Of the few options...
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Two shootings and one stabbing have left one dead and three injured in Santa Maria over the weekend. A man suffered gun shot injuries Friday night in a drive-by shooting near the corner of Stowell...
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Mercury poison is being blamed for causing some male birds to display homosexual behavior. [NatureNews] American white ibises exposed to mercury are more likely to engage in same-sex pairings than...
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The two bodies found in a vehicle off Highway 58 south of Creston died in a murder-suicide on Wednesday morning. The victims, Stephanie Rodriguez, 19, of Templeton and Hugo Castillo, 22, of...
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As he built his empire, Kelly Gearhart’s relationships with public officials made it possible for him to skirt building requirements, thereby saving him hundreds of thousands in development costs.
These exceptions risked public safety, cost the county revenue and negatively impacted the availability of low cost housing, according to several sources who spoke to CalCoastNews.
His relationships with community leaders in Atascadero, especially the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce and some City Council members and staff, provided Gearhart with the appearance that he was an upstanding civic-minded citizen when, in fact, he was breaking state and federal laws.
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Two bodies were found in a car that crashed down an embankment on Highway 58 south of Creston early Wednesday morning. It appears the vehicle, which was occupied by a male and a female, went off the...
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In an attempt to cut down on underage drinking, Santa Barbara County will begin enforcement of a new ordinance that allows officers entry into residencies if they suspect minors are drinking on the...
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OPINION BY KATHLEEN ARAGON On November 10th, I was the only member of the public present when the Atascadero Mutual Water Company Board of Directors discussed raising the basic water rates. Due to...
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An electrical fire filled the Bon Temps Creole Cafe in San Luis Obispo with smoke early Tuesday morning causing extensive damage. Fire Marshal Rodger Maggio said the fire appears to have started in...
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Los Osos mystery write Sue McGinty celebrated the launch of her book “Murder at Cuyamaca Beach” at Coalesce Books on Nov. 21. “Sue McGinty’s latest is intense; a rich backdrop of...
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California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo announced its three finalists for the position of president, earlier today. Each candidate will spend a few days on the campus meeting...
Read MoreA man was shot in the leg Sunday evening in an officer-involved shooting south of San Simeon on Highway 1 at about 11:30 p.m., the San Luis Obispo Sheriff Department reported. Sheriff deputies were working to intercept a group...
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Nick Martin, one of the heirs to the Martin Media empire, drives an 11-year-old Ford Explorer to a sparsely furnished tract house that he rents for $900 a month on a dead-end street in McFarland,...
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