Iran is in fact the leading impediment to peace
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL President Donald Trump asked the members of Congress, point blank, to stand up if they believe their first priority is the American citizen or immigrants. He might as well as asked them if they support the people of Iran or its brutal dictators. He would have...
Teen struck and killed by SLO County animal control truck identified
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Highway Patrol has identified the pedestrian struck and killed by a San Luis Obispo County Animal Services vehicle last week as 18-year-old Brooklyn Gutierrez. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Feb. 25, the truck hit Gutierrez as she tried to cross Orcutt Road near La Lomita...
Report of a man with a gun led to lockdown of school in Atascadero
By KAREN VELIE A student on Monday morning reported they had spotted a man with a gun near the Monterey Road Elementary School in Atascadero. School administrators placed the school on lockdown while Atascadero officers searched the campus and nearby areas for the alleged suspect. Officers searched bathrooms, playing fields...
School under lockdown as officers conduct a manhunt in Atascadero
By KAREN VELIE The Monterey Elementary School in Atascadero is under lockdown while officers conduct a manhunt in the area, according to police. Officers are searching bathrooms, playing fields and nearby wooded areas for a suspicious person. Officers have asked the Paso Robles Police Department to lend drone assistance and...
Developer seeks to build 24 condos near downtown Paso Robles
By KAREN VELIE Montage Development is seeking approval to construct 24 condominiums on Creston Road near downtown Paso Robles. The Paso Robles City Council is slated to vote on the project on Tuesday. The proposed project includes 12 duplexes, each with two four-bedroom condos. Each residence also includes a two-car...
Santa Maria officers arrest three teens armed with firearms
By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested three teens armed with firearms on Saturday evening. Shortly after 10 p.m., officers with the gang suppression team were patrolling in the area of Miller Street and Chapel Street when they observed a vehicle run a stop sign. An officer then stopped...
It’s time Cambria Community Services District gets off the pot
OPINION by JULIE TACKER Last summer, the tiny community roared mightily when the Cambria Community Services District informed the nonprofit Skate Cambria that their five-year effort to fund a new skatepark was short some $300,000. Skate Cambria, rose to the challenge, holding fundraising events, soliciting donations and selling bricks that...
