Big scrum at the Cayucos dog park
By DELL FRANKLIN Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. Franklin’s latest book – “Hitchhiking, A Destiny” – is currently on Amazon. This is what I...
San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying thieves
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying two men who are suspected of stealing merchaise from local businesses earlier this week. On Monday, the two males allegedly took 20 graphing calculators from Target on Los Osos Valley Road. The calculators are valued...
San Luis Obispo County jury convicts X-ray technician of sexual battery
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a local X-ray technician of misdemeanor sexual battery over a 2024 incident involving unwanted touching of a patient at a medical office. The jury found that John Stephen O’Brien, 47, willfully and unlawfully touched an intimate part of a patient...
Vegetation fire burning near the Paso Robles airport
By KAREN VELIE A fire burning near the Paso Robles airport on Wednesday afternoon has scorched 35 acres. It is currently 30% contained. Shortly after 1:30 p.m., a caller reported the fire burning off Estrella Road near Jardine Road. Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the blaze. The cause...
Santa Maria police arrest man for seeking sex with minor
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria detectives arrested a 32-year-old man who allegedly arranged a meeting with someone believed to be a minor for the purpose of engaging in sex acts. On Tuesday, detectives arrested Luke Richard-David Rosado of Santa Maria, without incident. Authorities booked Rosado in the Santa Barbara County...
House-passed bill includes seizing land for Santa Ynez pipeline
By KAREN VELIE The House of Representatives passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act last week with an amendment likely to put an end to the battle over pumping oil off the coast of Santa Barbara and transporting it through the Santa Ynez pipeline system. Texas Congressman Wesley...
The generation Reagan warned us about is here
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Before you laugh off the demands and priorities of the Democratic Socialists of America, do realize that over 30 of their members have won their primaries against democrats. CNN political commentator and establishment democrat Van Jones is worried, and rightly so. He basically refers to these...
