APCD to pay consultant to teach civility
Amid disagreements over high salaries and the controversial dust rule, the divided San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors voted to hire a consultant for up to...
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Author: Karen Velie
Flash flood warning issued for SLO County
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for all of San Luis Obispo County from 9:40 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service says the brunt of the storm is...
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Republican candidate nixed from Cal Poly debate
OPINION by MATT KOKKONEN Cal Poly has denied a declared Republican Congressional Candidate participation at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Congressional debate on Feb. 4. Political science professor...
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Atascadero man accused of sexually molesting students
Officers arrested a 53-year-old teacher at his Atascadero home for allegedly molesting students at Avenal Elementary, police said. Christopher Nugent was also an after school tutor, a youth sports...
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Missing Paso Robles man found in Kern County
California Highway Patrol officers located a missing Paso Robles man near Buttonwillow in Kern County on Friday evening. The family of Florencio Perez Rodriguez, reported the 78-year-old man missing...
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No Hill in Avila Beach, debate civil
By KAREN VELIE The Avila Beach Community Center was packed during Thursday night’s San Luis Obispo County District 3 supervisor debate, the first of the political season. The debate was...
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John Hamon accused of conflict of interest
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles Councilman John Hamon, who sits on the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) board, appears to be financially benefiting from votes he has made in...
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Teen arrested for murdering her newborn
Santa Maria police arrested a 15-year-old girl Wednesday for allegedly murdering her newborn infant, police said. The infant is the sixth person murdered in Santa Maria in 2016. On Sunday, staff at...
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SLO County staff seeking denial of Phillips 66 rail spur
San Luis Obispo County staff is recommending denial of Phillips 66’s proposal to build a rail spur so that crude oil currently delivered by pipeline could be transported to the Nipomo facility...
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Oregon standoff protester speaks out
OPINION by NEIL WAMPLER Like many alcoholics and drug users, I have found myself responsible for a horrible tragedy. In a drunken rage, I committed the crime as described in the Cal Coast News, and...
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SLO double-decker bus crashed into bridge
Part of the top of San Luis Obispo’s double-decker bus was sheared off Monday morning when its driver attempted to drive the 14 foot-high bus under a 12 and a half foot-high railroad bridge on...
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Should Los Osos dump Wallace and Seitz?
OPINION by TOM SALMON On Sept. 30, it was brought to the attention of the Los Osos Community Services District (LOCSD) Board that General Manager Kathy Kivley had overpaid herself. This was less...
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Santa Maria man arrested for stealing diapers
With guns drawn, Santa Maria police arrested a 24-year-old Santa Maria man who was suspected of stealing diapers from the Walmart on Bradley Road on Saturday afternoon, police said. At approximately...
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Burglars nab Cork ‘N’ Bottle ATM
San Luis Obispo Police are searching for two people who stole an ATM from the Cork ‘N’ Bottle Liquor store on Foothill Boulevard on Wednesday morning. [KSBY] Shortly after 5 a.m., a...
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Judge questions overdraft of Paso Robles basin
By DANIEL BLACKBURN A North County group of landowners seeking adjudication of water rights have gained a significant foothold in their quest to acquire “quiet title” to their properties overlying...
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