News

Pipeline sections succumb to pressure

BY COLIN RIGLEY

Members of the Nacimiento Water Project team still don’t know what caused a pipe made of 3/8-inch thick stainless steel to crumple under...

That's a tall bus for a town with low bridges and trees

BY ROBERT A. MCDONALD

San Luis Obispo city officials had to trim trees and move two power lines to make way for a 40-foot English-style double-decker bus. The $850,000 ...

Undersheriff bolts early

BY ROBERT A. MCDONALD

San Luis Obispo County Undersheriff Steve Bolts, second in command in the county Sheriff’s Department and an accused drunk driver, is retirin...

Sunny Acres gets a reprieve

BY COLIN RIGLEY

It may be the first time in the history of Sunny Acres a new court case has helped residents there. Dan De Vaul, owner of the self-styled sober li...

Historic preservation ordinance hits home

BY MATT FOUNTAIN

San Luis Obispo homeowners expressed their displeasure to city officials over a proposed ordinance that would apply stricter guidelines to homes an...

Harbor commissioners balk at grand jury

BY MATT FOUNTAIN

Commissioners for the Port San Luis Harbor District fired back at a county civil grand jury report that criticized the district on a number of issu...

Morro Bay's Bottle Liquor sells winning lotto ticket

BY NICK POWELL

The city of Morro Bay is abuzz with lotto fever after the announcement on Aug. 27 that a lone winner matched all six numbers for the Mega Millions ...

Mussels may capitalize on buck passing

BY ROBERT A. McDONALD

A plague is slowly descending on the lakes, streams, and rivers of the United States, sparking a brutal conflict between governments and the tiny, ...

It's tough to be the King

BY MATT FOUNTAIN

If John King’s recent financial woes weren’t stacked high enough, the prominent developer and hotelier—and one of the county...

Commentary

Swing those rackets

BY DANIEL S. CORPUZ

Whether you’re a dedicated prodigy with a lightning serve or an average Joe swinging a yard-sale racket, there’s a court for you o...

Letters

It's time to end our addiction to oil

Dennis Young

Just get the job done now. No more dragging your feet.

Where there is smoke, there may be freedom

Kim Watson

If safety is the biggest community concern in Nipomo, then the eradication of Mexican cartel marijuana should be on the top of the list. Regulating...

This SLO City Council is working to restore Laguna Lake

Dave Romero and John Ashbaugh

We would both like to compliment New Times reporter Robert McDonald for his portrayal of the long record of service to the City of San Luis Obispo ...

Cars are deadly weapons

Richard L. Ibison, Sr.

After losing my 26-year-old son last October to an inattentive driver that ran him over just feet from the property where he lived, I am appalled t...

Which Bush policies are Obama and Biden talking about?

Richard W. Neufeld

Here goes President Obama and VP Biden again—blaming Bush’s policies for the country’s problems. Which Bush policies are they ta...

Wake up, people, to these GOP drunken pirates

Scott Jenkins

Sam Blakeslee, the local boy, wants to cut services to the needy in California. Sam and the rest of his republican ilk across the country represent...

Don't infringe on Muslim American rights

Roy Berger

Fundamentalist, hate-filled Christians are rabble-rousing Americans against all Muslims. I hope no one will fall for this abominable un-American ga...