SLO County reports low case count for diarrhea parasite, suggests precautions
With a stomach-turning illness wreaking havoc in 34 states across the U.S., Californians can breathe a sigh of relief for now, according to the state Department of Public Health. “There are no known local outbreaks in the state, and no California cases are currently known to be linked to outbreaks affecting other states, which are…
Fiscalini Ranch Preserve gets updated plan for future stewardship
The 437-acre Fiscalini Ranch Preserve has become one of Cambria’s most treasured public spaces, offering miles of trails, sweeping ocean views, and protected habitat along the coastline. But maintaining the ranch requires agreement on who is responsible for its care and how limited resources should be used. After months of discussion over maintenance responsibilities, funding…
County and nonprofit apply for more money for health campus on old Sunny Acres land
San Luis Obispo County and nonprofit Restorative Partners upped their request to the Homekey+ grant program after promising that the newly rehabilitated Sunny Acres property would earmark housing for veterans. Last year, the pair applied for $7 million—a slice of the $2 billion state grant for the homeless—managed by the California Department of Housing and…
Delayed Cal Poly housing project forces temporary overcrowding
Some Cal Poly students will begin the fall quarter in temporary campus housing after the opening of the university’s new residential community was delayed, forcing students who expected new suite-style housing to relocate into existing Poly Canyon Village apartments. The students, including transfer and continuing students, will temporarily live in Poly Canyon Village until the…
Flock you!
If you’re looking to buy an election, maybe it’s time to move to Cambria. The coastal elites who live there think that money is what it takes to win, and they are unanimous in that! Before you agree with me under false pretenses and start talking smack about the Cambria Community Services District and its…
SLO’s next generation of environmental leaders
Expanding the reach of environmental education and motivating people to take action for the Earth has long been in the Sierra Club’s mission. Joining in this mission is a team of 12 Cal Poly students leading the brand-new student committee within the Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club. The students, brought together by a…
Trump is no Roosevelt
On July 1, Donald Trump flew to the Theodore Roosevelt Library in a jet gifted to him by the Qatari dictator, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. This is unprecedented. What was typical is that, once at the new library, Donald Trump spoke only about Donald Trump. A few contrasts between the two men: •…
MAGA deserves eradication, not respect
Randall Jordan is correct when he writes that the millions of Americans (such as myself) who believe in government accountability and the protection of constitutional liberties deserve respect (“Republican Party of SLO responds to ‘eradicate MAGA’ remarks,” July 9). However, MAGA is a white supremacist organization. It deserves no respect. The election of Donald Trump…
Local Republican letter ignores reality
The July 9 letter from Randall Jordan just made my head spin (“Republican Party of SLO responds to ‘eradicate MAGA’ remarks”). He objects to the SLO Democratic Party that stated MAGA should be “eradicated from every corner of our democracy.” He goes on to pontificate about believing that “democracy is strongest when competing ideas are…
Don’t let the Republicans’ plea for ‘respect’ fool you
As the midterms get closer and MAGA’s once-firm grip on every branch of government inevitably loosens, get ready for more and more fake outrage when they confuse the language of accountability with persecution. In last week’s issue, the SLO County Republicans (“Republican Party of SLO responds to ‘eradicate MAGA’ remarks,” July 9)—and in the June…
SLO needs to protect its landmark trees
I need to address the issue of the San Luis Obispo city war against mature, landmark trees. The case in point: The coastal lone oak adjoining the new parking garage on Monterey Street at Nipomo. As I have been told, this all started in 2010 when SLO leased that huge corner to SLO REP for…
Cal Poly’s Organic Field Day showcases student work to the public
On a dusty patch off Highland Avenue sits Cal Poly’s Organic Sandbox, where the next generation of agricultural professionals is getting their hands dirty. While the name suggests a place for play, the work happening there is a high-stakes effort to solve some of the most pressing challenges facing the organic farming industry. As part…
Cambria’s wonderfully ridiculous mayor’s race is back
In most elections, candidates try to avoid getting pie on their faces. In Cambria, it’s part of the campaign. The tiny coastal town has revived one of its quirkiest traditions after more than two decades: the Honorary Mayor’s Race, an unofficial election where votes are purchased by the dollar, campaign promises don’t have to make…
Oceano Community Services District rejects Flock camera amid surveillance concerns
The Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) turned down the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office request to install a license plate reader at its local substation, much to the relief of several county residents. “I understand that they want to use it as part of their equipment to solve crimes, but they already have body…
I Will Find You is a red-herring-filled Harlan Coben-based mystery
Created by Robert Hull based on the 2023 Harlan Coben novel of the same name, this crime drama follows David Burroughs (Sam Worthington), wrongly imprisoned for his son Matthew’s (Jasper Rainn Larence) murder. After five years of a life sentence, David learns from his ex-wife’s sister, Rachel (Britt Lower), that Matthew (now played by Ashton…
The Murder of Rachel Nickell follows the search for a killer, on Netflix
Rachel Nickell was a young mother to her son Alex, and the two were inseparable. So inseparable that when her bloody body was found with 49 stab wounds in Wimbledon Commons, 2-year-old Alex was found clinging to her corpse, covered in Rachel’s blood. Through interviews with Rachel’s boyfriend and Alex’s father, André, detectives, reporters, psychologists,…
See a fundraising screening of The Blues Brothers at Bay Theatre on July 20
Here’s your chance to see a cult classic on the big screen and support your local radio station when The Rock Community Radio (97.3/107.9 FM) hosts The Blues Brothers fundraiser screening at Bay Theatre. Directed by John Landis (National Lampoon’s Animal House, An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places, ¡Three Amigos!) from a script co-written…
SLO Native Sacha Carlson brings his original rock to the Mid-State Fair on July 18
Hollywood musician, actor, writer, director, and dancer Sacha Carlson can do it all. Born and raised in San Luis Obispo, he broke into Hollywood in 2017 when he was just 14 years old and was hired to play the bully Scut Farkus on a live-streamed TV movie A Christmas Story Live! “I went to Bishop’s…
Local artist created temporary shell art on Morro Strand
If you happened to be at the beach near the Morro Bay campground about a month ago, you might have seen or even participated in the construction of a beautiful temporary shell art piece. “This past Father’s Day weekend, I made a large temporary installation on Morro Strand State Beach—the words ‘IT’S UP TO YOU’…
Central Coast Shakespeare Festival presents The Servant of Two Masters
If you’ve never been out to the Filipponi Ranch for an al fresco production by the Central Coast Shakespeare Festival, you’re in for a treat. Beginning on Friday, July 17, the company is performing a production of Carlo Goldoni’s 1746 comedic masterpiece The Servant of Two Masters. The farce follows Truffaldino—clever, greedy, but also gullible—as…
Willie Nelson & Family plays the California Mid-State Fair on July 22
Willie Nelson is 93, people. Ninety-three! And he’s still touring. By my count, he’s recorded and released 79 solo studio albums, most recently Dream Chaser in May of this year. He put out two records last year—Oh What a Beautiful World and Workin’ Man—and two more the year before that and two more the year…
Pismo Beach’s new sandwich shop is for the locals
When Geneva Franciskovich finally struck a deal to purchase an old boba spot on Pomeroy Avenue, she thought, “Holy shit. This is crazy.” That night she was out to dinner with her family, reveling in the feat. She’d just pushed six years’ worth of savings into buying space on one of the most competitive streets…
