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Compton’s problem child: As Oceano’s two advisory councils continue bickering, SLO County supervisors could pull the plug on one
Twenty-six years after setting up advisory councils, the SLO County Board of Supervisors is about to discuss withdrawing recognition of one that has existed since the beginning. Following years of belligerent interactions with its critics and bouts of infighting, the Oceano Advisory Council (OAC) is in jeopardy. On Dec. 6, supervisors will debate deauthorizing the…
Indie rock veteran Bill Callahan plays Thanksgiving Day at the SLO Guild Hall
If you need to escape the family for a few hours or work off that massive holiday meal or stave off the inevitable tryptophan high by staying off the couch until bedtime on Thanksgiving Day, then the Poetry Church series has you covered when indie rock hero Bill Callahan plays the SLO Guild Hall on…
Try to think positive about the many things we have to be thankful for this year
This week is Thanksgiving; the day represents a couple of things; one is that we give thanks for having a warm, dry place to sleep and food to eat. We are also thankful for the health and well-being of our families and wish that there hadn’t been as many tragedies over the last 12 months.…
SLO Gallery focuses on the details, showcases Central Coast artists
Take a stroll Visit SLO Gallery Thursdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery is located on 1019 Broad St. in the heart of downtown San Luis Obispo. For more info on current exhibits visit slogallery.com. Windows illuminate paintings and photos with afternoon sunlight. Duke Ellington plays softly from a speaker at…
Bad choices
Liberals often wonder how their conservative friends can possibly vote for candidates like Trump and others who they see as deeply flawed. Comedian Bill Maher has offered a helpful insight: It is because conservatives are so repelled by the Democratic agenda that they would vote for practically anybody else instead. There is some truth to…
Laugh Therapy hosts SLO comedian Bob Powers and other comics
The Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez presents its next Laugh Therapy event on Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 8 to 10 p.m. The show includes sets from a handful of stand-up comedians, including San Luis Obispo-based comic Bob Powers and headliner Jim Summers, a popular touring comic and former prison guard. Throughout his comedy career, Summers…
SLO County traffic and advisory councils should get the chop
Nothing gets SLO County more riled up than traffic. Traffic! Think about any sort of housing development project proposed for anywhere in the county—a county that’s so far behind in creating enough units to shelter its population that it might not ever catch up. We always hear this: “This place is beginning to look like…
SLO Guild Hall presents Rayn: Flamenco for a New World
Seattle-based Flamnco dancer Savannah Fuentes and singer and multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador Jr. are teaming up for Rayn: Flamenco for a New World, a dance showcase at the SLO Guild Hall on Friday, Dec. 2, starting at 8 p.m. Tickets to the show are available in advance through Eventbrite. Admission is $26 for adults and $20…
Planned part-time travel lane through Five Cities is a state ‘pilot project’
As the project to tackle Highway 101 traffic heading south from San Luis Obispo gets closer to fruition, one Pismo Beach City Council member believes part of the plan is “unacceptable.” Mayor Pro Tempore Mary Ann Reiss is worried about the height of the median barrier obscuring views of the Pacific coast. “It’s not going…
SLO County to outsource psychiatric health facility
San Luis Obispo County’s only low-income-serving psychiatric hospital is set to change hands soon. The SLO County Health Agency is finalizing a contract with an outside vendor to take the reins of its 16-bed psychiatric health facility (PHF), an inpatient unit primarily serving adult patients on Medi-Cal. A final contract for the transition will go…
Proposed RV storage could alter Atascadero’s De Anza trail
Pedestrians strolling along the De Anza trail in Atascadero could expect a change of scenery if a proposal to place an RV storage facility on Atascadero Mutual Water Company’s property near the Salinas River is approved. During the Nov. 15 Planning Commission meeting, several residents and the Northern Chumash Tribal Council expressed their concern over…
U.S. Department of Energy gives $1.1 billion grant to Diablo Canyon
California’s plan to keep Diablo Canyon Power Plant operating past 2025 got more good news on Nov. 21. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it would award a $1.1 billion grant to PG&E to help it relicense the SLO County-based nuclear plant. Funded by President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law, the DOE allocated $6…
Paso Robles Youth Commission is back in action
After two years of inactivity due to the pandemic, the Paso Robles Youth Commission is back, ready to enable teenagers and young adults to make a difference in the community. Started in 1999, the commission started as a way to build a bridge between City Council and the youth of Paso Robles. City Recreation Services…
Fried and Loaded is SLO’s new french fry and tater tot spot to keep late-night hunger at bay
Load up Fried and Loaded, SLO’s new late-night restaurant specializing in french fries and tots, is located at 13 Santa Rosa St. It’s open from noon to 10:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from noon to 12:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. It’s hard to find a good french fry, and while slicing, soaking, and double-frying…
The Menu is a revenge dish best served with locally harvested herbs tweezed onto a plate
THE MENU What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Colony, Downtown Centre, The Palm, Park, Stadium 10 Mark Mylod (The Big White, What’s Your Number?) directs this horror-comedy about a young couple—Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Tyler (Nicholas Hoult)—who travel to a remote island…
The English
What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2022 Where’s it showing? Amazon Prime Written and directed by Hugo Blick (Black Earth Rising), this gritty Western miniseries follows British woman Cornelia Locke (Emily Blunt), who has traveled to America for revenge against the man who killed her son. Once arrived, she meets Pawnee Indian scout Eli Whipp (Chaske…
Clean
What’s it rated? Not rated When? 2021 Where’s it showing? Hulu This dark, violent little gem had a very limited theatrical release in the US and Canada at the beginning of 2022 … and promptly left theaters never to be heard from again until it showed up on Hulu. I can see why it didn’t…
SLO city seeks receiver to clean up property neighboring homeless shelter
Long-simmering concerns about a “dangerous” property located next door to the 40 Prado Homeless Center in San Luis Obispo have now spilled into court. The city of SLO filed a lawsuit in September against local landowner William Sievers—asking a judge to appoint a receiver to take over his 2.2-acre lot and address a “never-ending litany…
Cal Poly’s Cat Program gives feral, disabled, and abandoned cats a safe haven
Nestled among Cal Poly’s agricultural warehouses is a modest looking building with an inconspicuous keypad-encrypted door. With a flash of green light, Dana K. Humphreys pulled open the door on a recent November morning, revealing a feline safe haven, Cal Poly’s Cat Program, a nonprofit program aimed to provide feral, stray, surrendered or abandoned cats…
