Capital staffers from both Republican and Democratic parties have flocked to the Central Coast to promote their respective candidates to fill the 15th Senate District seat recently vacated by Lt....
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The owner of the new El Colibri Boutique Hotel and Spa in Cambria filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has plans to sell one of the most sophisticated retreats on the Central Coast....
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On the morning she died, Janet Lucille McCarthy had planned to take flight from a tumultuous marriage, friends told CalCoastNews.
The 44-year-old Santa Margarita woman, and mother of three, was planning an extended vacation to her parents’ home in Ohio to try and figure out how to get her life in order. A friend, who planned to drive McCarthy and her children to an airport in Los Angeles, found her dead body early on Saturday morning at her home on the 22000 block of K Street.
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Fashion had a night out at the Native Lounge lingerie and Haute Couture fashion show on Thursday night. Budding superstar designer Kate White’s high fashion yet relaxed Scissor Clothing line was...
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After years of controversy, high staff turnover and faculty discontent, Mohammad Noori, the controversial dean of Cal Poly’s College of Engineering, was asked last week to step down as the head of the university’s most prestigious college, CalCoastNews has learned.
The move caps more than two years of maneuvering by faculty and department chairs within the engineering college over how to deal with the increasingly unpopular Noori, 57. Dissatisfied critics said Noori’s inability to manage budget deficits, a seemingly lack of leadership for such an important academic unit within Cal Poly and his failed plan for a proposed partnership in 2008 with an engineering school in Saudi Arabia project led to growing calls that he be fired.
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Wondering what schools are doing today to prepare students to be competitive in the new global economy? On Saturday, June 5, 2010 the Endeavour Institute which sponsors local Endeavour Academies at...
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Scandal ridden former councilmember Ed Arnold stepped down to allow the Arroyo Grande City Council to avoid distraction related to his personal life, and at his replacement’s first council meeting, questions about her lifestyle started a confrontation between her supporters and her critics.
Public comment about recently appointed Arroyo Grande Councilwoman Karen Ray’s, activities with the SLO Hash House Harriers brought a moment of stunned silence to tonight’s City Council meeting.
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The dancing, music and baklava were just part of the fun at the third annual Greek Festival at the Mission Plaza last weekend. Proceeds benefited the Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children...
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At the Native Lounge Boom Boom Bikini and SLO Swim Boutique fashion show, the models are gorgeous, the suits are skimpy and the crowd is ready to party. The action started when the first model set a...
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Atascadero Police arrested San Luis Obispo Under Sheriff Steve Bolts for driving under the influence on El Camino Real near Del Rio Road on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m., according to the police log.
Bolts, 56, was booked at the Atascadero Police Department and then released with a citation. Aside from Bolts, all other driving under the influence and drunk in public arrestees on Friday and Saturday in Atascadero were transported to San Luis Obispo County Jail, according to the police log.
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The 70-year-old Nipomo woman, believed to have dementia symptoms, was found alive and well by a tow truck driver near the intersection of Highway 101 and Los Berros Road in Arroyo Grande Saturday...
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Nestled next to the Pacific Ocean at the Avila Beach Resort, the Avila Beach Blues Festival returned for its 17th year, which is certainly lucky for a small community. This year featured Jonny Lang,...
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The Clubhouse at this Old House hosts a singer songwriter showcase on Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. providing seasoned and upcoming performers a chance to showcase their talent. If you would...
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By PETER SCHEER—For public employee unions–those representing police, firefighters, teachers, prison guards and agency workers of all kinds at the state and local level–these are the worst of times....
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Members of the Democratic Central Committee contend Ian Parkinson’s campaign is trying to influence the vote by sending out phony mailers in an attempt to give the false impression Parkinson has the...
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