SLO County Planning Commission approves Nipomo residential project
By KAREN VELIE Plans for a 38-unit apartment complex in Nipomo are moving forward after the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a conditional use permit for a 38-unit residential development. The project, Hill Street Apartments, includes two separate three-story residential buildings consisting of...
Officers seek help finding missing Santa Maria teen
By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers announced Thursday they are seeking the public’s help locating a missing 13-year-old girl who may be in Oceano. Gracie Kahn was last seen at approximately noon on the 200 block of E. Tunnell Street in Santa Maria. She was carrying several trash bags...
Drunk driver busted for 3 hit-and-run crashes in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo officers arrested an alleged drunk driver who was involved in three hit-and-run crashes on Wednesday afternoon for a long-list of charges. Shortly before 4 p.m., a 9-1-1 caller reported a sedan had hit a car near California Boulevard and Monterey Street and drove away....
Abundant water or a shortage in San Miguel
OPINION by GREG GREWAL Is the community of San Miguel experiencing a water shortage or is there an abundance of ground water? When applying for grant money, officials claim a shortage. But when it comes to new development and the increased revenue it could offer, San Miguel has plenty of...
SLO City Council votes to move forward with rental registry
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to move forward with plans to create a rental registry, even though council members were not in agreement with the timing. As part of plan to root out bad landlords and create rent stabilization, the city wants...
Remembering former San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Kurt Kupper
By KEITH T. GURNEE Kurt Kupper, one of the first environmentalists elected to the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors back in 1972, passed away last week at the age of 83. While others have already written of his service to his community, he deserves some words from one...
District appoints new Paso Robles High School principal
By KAREN VELIE Following the arrest of the former Paso Robles High School principal, the district has appointed Michael Susank as principal. Law enforcement officers removed former principal Megan Fletcher from campus on Nov. 9 because of alleged intoxication. Officers gave Fletcher multiple breathalyzer tests, the first on the morning...
