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Health and Wellness 2020
Do you have your New Year’s resolutions out and ready? Well, I’ve already forgotten mine, but if yours have anything to do with your health, this is the issue for you. In New Times’ annual Health and Wellness Issue, you can find out more about the direct primary care model of delivering health care and…
Learn your rights: Free expungement and immigration legal clinics to be held Feb. 7 to 8
Asistencia legal gratuita OneJustice y California Rural Legal Assistance se están asociando para organizar dos clínicas legales gratuitas el próximo mes en el Condado de San Luis Obispo, una enfocada en la eliminación de antecedents penales y la otra en asistencia de inmigración. La clínica de eliminación de antecedentes es el viernes 7 de Febrero,…
Bikes should be taxed like cars are
The city of SLO has put out a vision statement on its website that states, “As a bicycle-friendly community, the city of SLO is leaving a positive footprint on the environment by encouraging commuters to shift from motor vehicles to bicycles, reducing the number of vehicle trips and miles traveled in the community, reducing traffic…
Your story about the SLOPD only served to divide
I read the article about a “break-in” call and a dead dog (“Justice for Bubs,” Jan. 16). It was sad and unfortunate. I’ve had a break-in at my home and also called the police. Their response was swift and professional, and I feel safer in my own home now. A police officer puts his or…
Women’s March SLO removes Central Coast Health Coalition from event
San Luis Obispo police officers asked a local group of women to leave the Women’s March SLO rally on Jan. 18 because their mission didn’t align with that of the local Women’s March chapter. The women were part of the Central Coast Health Coalition, a regional group formed to advocate for consumer choice in health.…
Can we put partisan politics to the side?
It’s been a couple of days since I attended the Adam Hill/Stacy Korsgaden debate along with many other constituents in a packed house with standing room only. After listening to both candidates, I carefully considered their answers to the issues presented by our New Times moderator. Rather than add to the commentaries already out there…
Grover Beach delays discussing North Oak Park after fatality
The block of Grover Beach near the intersection of North Oak Park Boulevard and Brighton Avenue was still taped off and surrounded by flashing police cars at about 9 p.m. on Jan. 21. Road closure signs were visible, temporary lights lit the scene, and numbered markers sat beside nearly every piece of broken glass, stain,…
We need elected officials who are pro-renewable energy
It’s so exciting that Ellen Beraud is running for a SLO County Board of Supervisors seat, especially since she got the Sunrise SLO youth movement endorsement. Ellen has an electric car already! People who have known her for years admire her values, integrity, and work ethic. Did anyone count the number of times that Beraud’s…
Hill and Korsgaden clash over housing, dunes, civility at New Times forum
San Luis Obispo County’s two candidates for 3rd District supervisor squared off on Jan. 15 in the first of two primary election forums hosted by New Times. In front of an overflowing audience in the SLO County Government Center, incumbent Adam Hill and challenger Stacy Kordsgaden laid out their differing stances on a range of…
We have beach access regardless of who owns it
County residents and visitors enjoy the Cayucos/Morro Bay off-leash dog beach. Which is the very reason why the city need not worry about its conservation (“Morro Bay takes first steps in preserving its dog beach,” Jan. 16). Decades of unrestricted public use grant dogs and people access. It’s a legal doctrine called prescriptive rights. It…
Cal Poly’s Orchesis Dance Company celebrates its 50th anniversary with a 10-piece concert inspired by its history
Five decades of movement Cal Poly’s Orchesis Dance Company will perform “50” on Friday, Jan. 17; Saturday, Jan 18; and Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 23 to 25, in the Spanos Theatre. To purchase tickets, visit the Performing Arts Center Ticket Office from noon to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Call (805) SLO-4TIX, or purchase tickets…
Vape detectors coming soon to Lopez High School
Lopez High School is set to get the first vape sensors in the Lucia Mar Unified School District, tools administrators say could help mitigate students’ increasing use of vaping and e-cigarette devices on campus. At a meeting on Jan. 21, the Lucia Mar board of education voted to approve the installation of safety video systems…
The time is now
At the women’s college I attended, alumnae returning for class reunions wear white in deference to the original suffragettes. Last weekend at the Women’s March, the dominant color was pink. In San Luis Obispo alone, 6,000 turned out to say, “The time is now,” embracing the mission of the Women’s March, which states: “We work…
Impressionist pastel painter Carol Timson Ball captures the Central Coast in its best light at Park Street Gallery
On display Carol Timson Ball’s work will be on display at Park Street Gallery until Jan. 31. The gallery is located at 1320 Park St. in Paso Robles. Though artist Carol Timson Ball originates from the UK, where she received her formal art education, it is the pastoral imagery of the Central Coast that inspires…
SLO City Council won’t ban public art of people
The San Luis Obispo City Council walked back its proposed ban on public art of individual people on Jan. 21, reversing the stance it took six months ago amid controversy over plans for a Theodore Roosevelt statue in Mitchell Park. Instead, the City Council voted 4-0, with Mayor Heidi Harmon absent, to continue its policy…
Sound off
New Times readers took to Facebook to share their thoughts on our Jan. 16 cover story, “‘Justice for Bubs’: Recent officer-involved dog shooting sparks transparency and accountability debate at the SLO Police Department.”
New library cards feature digital art by local photographer
The Paso Robles City Library recently released a newly designed library card that features photorealistic artwork by digital artist and photographer Bruce Cook. To create the piece, Cook blended a photo of his niece’s daughter reading a book with a photo of a zebra from his archives. The scene whimsically depicts the two subjects as…
Templeton moves forward with providing Santa Lucia water
The Templeton Community Services District (CSD) board unanimously approved Santa Lucia School’s request to connect to district water at the Jan. 21 district meeting. Vallar Wahba, the Santa Lucia School board treasurer, said the school has a water well that doesn’t serve its student population, faculty, or staff. Santa Lucia, Wahba said, is a small…
Alt-rock favorite Toad the Wet Sprocket plays the Fremont on Jan. 29
It’s weird to think of Santa Barbara alt-rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket as a nostalgia band, but here we are 34 years after their inception. They were the subject of my first cover story in I think 1991 (our electronic archives don’t go back that far). They’d really started to take off in 1990…
MBAA holds art therapy demonstration
The Morro Bay Art Association (MBAA) hosts The Healing Power of Art, an art therapy demonstration, at Art Center Morro Bay on Monday, Feb. 10, from 3 to 5 p.m. Art therapy practitioner Anne Gill will lead the demo and discuss ways in which art can increase self-esteem, foster self-awareness and problem solving, reduce anxiety,…
Get off your soapbox!
As if I couldn’t get the liberal freedom takers any more pissed off at New Times, I thought I would just go ahead and try again this week. We’re going to talk about a group of anti-vaxxers on the Central Coast—wait, they want to be called ex-vaxxers … wait, actually, they’re now calling themselves the…
The chef couple behind Heirloom Catering pairs new brick-and-mortar bistro with Wines of the West tasting room
The wine, wine West Wines of the West wine tasting collective and bistro is currently open for lunch (and dinners beginning at 4 p.m.) Sunday through Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., while Wednesday through Saturday hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Heirloom, Wines of the West, and the CANtina are located at…
Attachments Between Us exhibit opens in Cambria
The Cambria Center for the Arts presents a new love-themed exhibition, Attachments Between Us, which opens on Thursday, Jan. 30. The show’s theme was chosen in commemoration of both Valentine’s Day and this year’s upcoming love-centric Cambria Film Festival. An opening reception for the exhibit takes place on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 4:30 to 6…
Health and Wellness 2020
Do you have your New Year’s resolutions out and ready? Well, I’ve already forgotten mine, but if yours have anything to do with your health, this is the issue for you. In New Times’ annual Health and Wellness Issue, you can find out more about the direct primary care model of delivering health care and…
Get jumpin’: Kids of all ages bounce to their heart’s content at Rockin’ Jump
Hop on over Rockin’ Jump is located upstairs in the Santa Maria Town Center mall. Tickets start at $15 for an hour. Visit rockinjump.com/santamaria for info. “So, are you going to jump?” “No, I don’t think so,” I replied. “But I reserve the right to change my mind!” This recent conversation with a friend is…
Bad Boys for Life delivers a summer blockbuster-style action spectacle
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Stadium 10 Detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) team up one more time in this third installment of the popular Jerry Bruckheimer-produced action spectacle, this time co-directed…
Misc. nibbles
Robin’s Global Cuisine Restaurant and Halter Ranch Vineyard will team up to host Swine, Dine & Wine at Robin’s, 4095 Burton Drive, Cambria, on Jan. 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets, $100 on eventbrite.com, include a five-course dinner featuring alternating preparations of pork paired with Halter Ranch wines. The menu will include a pork…
Blast from the Past: Fish Tank
When? 2009 What’s it rated? Not rated Where’s it available? YouTube, Amazon Prime In the 92 years the Academy Awards have existed, only five women have ever been nominated for Best Director. Only one woman, Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), has ever actually won the award, according to a recent story published by CNBC. This…
For a cause
If you need free fruits and veggies from local farms, the Food Bank’s Children’s Farmers Market happens every fourth Thursday of the month, including Jan. 23. Stop by Del Mar Elementary School parking lot, 501 Sequoia St., Morro Bay (by the bus pick-up), between 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. for healthy food for the whole family…
Film Listings, 1/23/20 – 1/30/20
All theater listings are as of Friday, Jan. 24 Editor’s note: Two theaters have incomplete listings as of press time: Downtown Centre Cinemas ((805) 546-8600 or themovieexperience.com); and Park Cinemas ((805) 227-2172 or parkcinemas.com). BAD BOYS FOR LIFE What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Matinee Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre, Galaxy, Stadium 10 See…
Raise a glass
More than 65 judges from across North America tasted and evaluated nearly 6,700 wines from more than 1,000 wineries for the 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. And as of Jan. 10, the results are in: Central Coast wineries fared well at this year’s competition. Best of Class awards went to these wineries in SLO…
A quiet space
When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the…
Correction
In the Jan. 16 article “Moonshine’s shadow,” about America’s Wine: The Legacy of Prohibition, the documentary’s age was incorrectly described; the correct age is 11 years old. Δ Flavor writer Beth Giuffre loves dishing about good food. Send your favorite snack stops to bgiuffre@newtimesslo.com.
Regarding ‘Justice for Bubs’ (Jan. 16)
Let me begin by saying that the Regalia/Manford family have my sincerest sympathies for the loss of their beloved family member Bubbers. Reading the story in New Times (“Justice for Bubs,” Jan. 16) was heartbreaking, and I cannot imagine how horrible the experience was for this family. To see your own pet gunned down before…
Clayhouse white wine, Paso Robles
The Clayhouse White Blend won my favor among the Wines of the West tasting selection (see this week’s Flavor feature). The 2018 blend of 53 percent Clairette blanche and 47 percent grenache blanc is soft and expressive, with attractive aromas of lemongrass and pineapple, continuing into a well-balanced, viscous body, and finishing with citrus. For…
A solution to homelessness is housing
I have something to say to the people of the North County. Why are we always “studying” the homeless problem? There is a solution staring us right in the face. We need housing for the homeless. What I am proposing is simple: Open up some housing. The city of Paso Robles has a piece of…
