John Ashbaugh apologizes for lashing out, again
In response to concerns by several San Luis Obispo residents about demands new development could have on the city’s dwindling water supply and overtaxed infrastructure, Councilman John...
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Author: Karen Velie
Traffic accidents soar as rain hit the Central Coast
The storm that swept through the Central Coast on Saturday led to two accidents involving San Luis Obispo Fire department rescues. At about 7:30 p.m., a car crashed near the California Boulevard and...
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Sports Authority closing SLO store
By JOHN LINDT The Sports Authority chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday after missing a $20 million interest payment earlier this year. The sporting goods retailer plans to close 140 of its...
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Student’s suicide and allegations of bullying roil Paso Robles school district
By KAREN VELIE One child is dead and another has been pulled from a Paso Robles middle school amid allegations of bullying, harassment and physical assaults by students. Parents have taken to...
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Troll spreads rumor of impending Congalton firing
By CCN Staff KVEC radio talk show host Dave Congalton batted down an online story published over the weekend suggesting he was about to be fired by El Dorado Broadcasters. “Can I go back to sleep...
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Los Osos needs to dump Wallace and Seitz
OPINION by TOM SALMON At the most recent Los Osos Community Services District meeting, an adhoc committee was appointed for two board members to look at the problems with their contract employees,...
Read MoreFormer foster father pleads guilty to child rape
By KAREN VELIE A former foster father, who adopted three of his charges, faces 20 years to life in state prison after pleading guilty Thursday to raping a child under 14 years of age. The children were placed with the man after...
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Adam Hill won’t address campaign finance irregularities
By CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill has responded with insults and claims of harassment to questions about his latest campaign filing report. In his 460 report for the last six...
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Debbie Peterson for District 3 Supervisor
OPINION by OTIS PAGE As an aging genetic Republican and an individual of distinct conservative values, I am reluctant to admit that I have come to admire others of different persuasions, especially...
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Big money backing Paso’s water district plan
By DANIEL BLACKBURN A North County electorate widely divided by a proposed water district plan will decide the issue in just two weeks amid a flurry of last-minute campaigning by both sides. The...
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Few ballots cast on proposed Paso Robles water district
Less then 12 percent of the mail-in-ballots to approve funding for a proposed Paso Robles basin water district had been returned to San Luis Obispo County as of Friday afternoon, or 865 of 7,313...
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Bomb threat at Templeton High School
Templeton High School students were evacuated early Monday afternoon after school officials received reports of a bomb threat. Students are gathered on or near the bleachers as they await...
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San Bernardino victims deserve justice
OPINION by Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Jim Comey The San Bernardino litigation isn’t about trying to set a precedent or send any kind of message. It is about the victims and...
Read MoreWoman burned in Solvang guest ranch explosion
A 50-year-old woman suffered serious burns when an aerosol deodorant can exploded early Sunday morning at the Alisal Guest Ranch in Solvang, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. At about 6:45 a.m., the woman...
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Cayucos man arrested for felony hit-and-run
San Luis Obispo police arrested a Cayucos man Thursday who allegedly hit a pedestrian and fled after failing to bribe the victim. Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Anthony Walsh, 34, allegedly crashed his car...
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