Help stop the proposed California tax on driving
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL If California legislators have their way, in effect, every road in our state will become a toll road, including your own driveway! That is because all those democrats clamoring about the affordability crisis are simultaneously planning on creating a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or VMT. A VMT would...
ICE asks Newson to hand over murders, sex offenders, drug dealers
By KAREN VELIE With over 33,000 undocumented immigrants including murderers, sex offenders, and drug dealers in California jails, ICE is calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom not to release them back into California communities, according to a Feb. 6 request from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons....
San Luis Obispo County deals on dining, lodging, happy hours
Find great local sales and deals on dining, happy hours, lodging, golf and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Cafe Roma Restaurant in San Luis Obispo Happy hour special Happy hour on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with half price glasses of wine in the...
San Luis Obispo man arrested for assaulting romantic partner
By KAREN VELIE Following a standoff, officers arrested a San Luis Obispo man on Sunday morning who allegedly stabbed his romantic partner two days earlier. On Friday, a caller reported a stabbing on the 900 block of Monterey Street. San Luis Obispo officers arrived to find a woman at her...
Why are San Luis Obispo County gas prices climbing?
By KAREN VELIE California’s already high gas prices are surging after Valero closed its Benicia refinery last week, four months earlier than planned. Fuel requirements, taxes, and environmental programs have increased operating costs and pushed refineries to flee the Golden State. The average price for a gallon of gas in...
SLO County home invaders were seeking $66 million in cryptocurrency
By KAREN VELIE The two San Luis Obispo County teenagers who allegedly committed a violent home invasion last Saturday were part of a plot to steal $66 million in cryptocurrency from a couple in Scottsdale, Arizona. Posing as delivery service workers, 17-year-old Jackson Sullivan of San Luis Obispo and 16-year-old...
Vehicle breaks down in Santa Maria, driver assaulted and robbed
By KAREN VELIE A group of thieves beat and robbed a driver and his passenger on Friday evening in Santa Maria after he pulled over because of car trouble. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., a caller reported a robbery in the 1000 block of East Donovan Road. The caller said multiple...
