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The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board has released two draft permits for public comment. The permits are necessary to extend operations at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, as directed by Senate Bill 846 (2022). The comment period closes on Dec. 8th. Operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Company, The plant, near Avila Beach,…
Garret Olson has been named the new President and CEO of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. Olson previously served for six years as Fire Chief for the City of San Luis Obispo and co-founded a consulting business. During the pandemic, he temporarily left consulting to serve as CEO of the SLO Food Bank.…
San Luis Obispo county district attorney Dan Dow has been sent a letter by the greater Los Angeles area office on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The letter expresses “deep concern” over Dan Dow’s recent social media posts regarding mayor elect for New York city: Zorhan Mamdani. On Wednesday last week, Dan Dow retweeted a post from…
A San Luis Obispo County children’s museum and play space on the brink of closure was recently resurrected by an outpouring of community support. In late October, the Exploration Discovery Center, on Ramona Ave. in Grover Beach, was struggling to keep its doors open after two months of extremely meager visitor attendance. Exploration Discovery Center…
11-08-25 Special Board Meeting English The Paso Robles school board will be conducting a special meeting this Saturday, November 8th at 9 am in the district board room. The special meeting’s one agenda item is a workshop to discuss the strategic plan. Staff will present the proposed action plans developed in alignment with the overarching…
48-year-old Ryan James Johnson has been sentenced to serve 14 years plus 25 years to life in state prison. Johnson was convicted by a jury of felony driving under the influence causing great bodily harm, hit and run, and reckless driving earlier this year. Johnson was driving northbound on the southbound lanes of the US…
A San Luis Obispo county resident has filed a lawsuit against the Atascadero unified school district with issues pertaining to the Carrisa Plains elementary school. The lawsuit was filed by Santa Margarita resident Gregory Neslon. The Atascadero school district previously transitioned this school from a K – 8, to a K – 5 site. Residents…
The county clerk recorder’s office released its first estimated unprocessed ballots report yesterday afternoon. The total number of processed ballots, including those tabulated on election night, is about 81,000 ballots. The report says the total number of unprocessed ballots the clerk-recorder’s office must still tabulate is just under 40,000. The next results for San Luis…
Two brothers accused of murdering a Coalinga woman plead not guilty to all charges yesterday. 45-year-old Alejandro Soriano Ortiz, and 40-year-old Celestino Soriano Ortiz were arrested back in October, believed to be responsible for the killing of a missing 50-year-old woman. Isabel Lucas Velasco had been missing for about a month, and after tracking the…
Three stores were cited last week during Halloween by the county sheriff’s office for selling tobacco products to a minor. The sheriff’s office says they conducted a minor decoy operation during Halloween week, in partnership with the county’s tobacco control program. A minor decoy under 21 years old attempted to purchase tobacco products under the…
