Oceano man charged with distributing child pornography
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Sheriff detectives served a search warrant in Oceano and then arrested a 25-year-old man for possession and distribution of suspected child pornography on Wednesday. As part of an ongoing investigation, deputies served a search warrant at a home in the 2200 block of...
Big Rig overturns blocking Highway 166 overnight
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A big rig rolled over on Highway 166 Tuesday night, blocking traffic in both directions. Shortly after 10:40 p.m., a semi-truck crashed and overturned on Highway 166 near Miranda Canyon Road, according to Cal Fire. Cal Fire personnel from San Luis Obispo County came out to the...
Gang member given 42 years to life in prison for Oceano murder, knife assault
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old gang member from Santa Maria to 42 years to life in prison for the murder of an Oceano man and a separate knife assault of a juvenile. Last year, a San Luis Obispo County jury found...
Under scrutiny, SLO County political commitee amends filings
By KAREN VELIE Amid allegations a political action committee that supports the reelection of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding was not complying with election laws, the South County Coalition changed its filing to include several other candidates. Paulding’s 2022 campaign committee treasurer Dorthy Hines formed the coalition on...
Of Buddhists and Bukowski
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 memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” and “Life on The Mississippi, 1969” are currently on Amazon. A...
Paso Robles ranked fifth in best Main Street list
By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles made the top 10 best Main Streets in the United States, with the downtown ranked fifth by USA Today. Main streets across the United States are experiencing a renaissance,” according to USA Today. “Once abandoned and boarded up as people shifted to the suburbs, these...
Santa Maria man arrested over domestic violence and stolen gun
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers arrested a wanted man Monday morning, which led to the recovery of a stolen gun. Shortly before 11 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop in the 1600 block of South McClelland Street in connection with an ongoing domestic violence investigation, according to the...
