The Cambria Community Services District (CCSD) will pay its former fire chief, Justin Vincent, $200,000 to settle a lawsuit over his 2023 firing.  “The board approved a settlement agreement to resolve ...

A San Luis Obispo County resident sued the cities of Grover Beach and Santa Maria, alleging that their police departments colluded to protect an officer with a reported history of misconduct. In his ...

You know you’re encountering an artist with a vivid sense of humor when she titles her painting series Attractive People, Doing Attractive Things in Attractive Places. Samantha Nye’s paintings ...

The western end of downtown Grover Beach along Grand Avenue, dubbed “West End,” is about to be home to a string of new developments, such as Bella Vista Villas from Empire Development and Construction ...

In the Chinese zodiac, 2025 was the Year of the Snake, a time for shedding old skin and reinventing oneself, according to Garrett and Coco Morris, co-owners of Sichuan Kitchen SLO in San Luis Obispo.

Our small, disadvantaged community’s reorganization is plodding along through the LAFCO-required, elaborate studies and reviews. Time and money are running out while the community is being kept in the ...

In recent weeks, San Luis Coastal Unified School District approved more than a $5 million budget cut that will impact staffing, counseling, and programs, such as music, librarians, and athletics. This ...

The Templeton Area Advisory Group (TAAG) voted unanimously on Jan. 15 to remove longtime board member and Vice Chair Murray Powell following the resignation of former Chair Jennifer Jones, who cited ...

Two years of negotiations with the country’s oldest Latino voter registration nonprofit culminated in an electoral system change for the city of San Luis Obispo. Starting November 2026, all eligible ...

We commend the SLO County Board of Supervisors for hosting a mandated TRUTH Act public forum as part of the essential need to hold government to the highest standards of transparency and ...

Like a big, out-of-control bully, America strides across the world, making enemies wherever it goes, acting as if there will be no consequences. Both our president and our country are behaving like ...

As you head west in Grover Beach, things start to look taller than they were before, a little more building and a little less sky.  It feels claustrophobic, but that’s progress, right? Well, for ...