The Studio satirizes a legacy movie studio struggling to survive in a changing Hollywood
What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2025 Where’s it showing? Apple TV+ Hollywood gets a thorough skewering in this ensemble satirical comedy about struggling film production company Continental Studios. Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) is the newly appointed studio head, a self-described cinephile who wants to make important films. Continental’s CEO, Griffin Mill (a hilarious and unhinged…
Political theater?
We’re living in a topsy-turvy world. One of our congressmen yelled at the secretary of defense in a hearing about whether the Trump administration could legally send Marines to the streets of Los Angeles. One of our state’s U.S. senators was physically removed from the secretary of homeland security’s news conference about the federal government’s…
Filmed in Cambria, family drama Hidden Creek starts a one-week run in the Palm Theatre
What’s it rated? Unrated When? 2025 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre of SLO, June 20 through 26 In their directorial debut, Darien Jewel and Julian Mercado helm this family drama written by Cambria-based clinical psychologist Steve Brody about Jimmy Tucker (John Henry Richardson), an elderly widowed rancher who seems to be experiencing signs of…
This administration threatens our land, sea, and air
It is all too clear that California’s communities and environment are not immune to the Trump administration—and that state and local leaders’ pushback is powerful and necessary. Having already moved to open public lands to mining and drilling, the Trump administration is now making its presence known off the Central Coast. On April 30, the…
Liberal sociologist David Yamane to discuss American gun culture study in Atascadero
Are you ready to talk guns? The SLO Chapter of the California Rifle and Pistol Association presents a talk, Q-and-A, and book signing by Wake Forest University sociology professor David Yamane titled Guns in America: A Civil Conversation in Uncivil Times on June 25 in Atascadero Bible Church (6225 Atascadero Ave.) from 6 to 8…
Central Coast leaders Padilla and Carbajal challenge Trump administration’s deployment of domestic troops in LA ICE raids
On June 12, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) attempted to ask the Trump administration about the immigration raids in Los Angeles. Immediately, he was removed from the room, tackled to the ground, and handcuffed. “You’ve seen the video. I was pushed, pulled, and struggled to maintain my balance. I was forced to the ground, first…
Planned Parenthood’s Central Coast workers avoids strike with new deal
It’s health care as usual for Planned Parenthood California Central Coast [PPCCC] clinics after a tentative agreement between union members and management averted strikes scheduled for June. “The agreement still needs to be ratified by workers before it goes into effect, but while the ratification process is completed, the strikes have been called off,” SEIU-United…
Parts of the Los Padres National Forest could be cleared as U.S. Forest Service develops a wildfire risk reduction plan
As California enters prime fire season, the U.S. Forest Service has proposed a plan to help reduce the risk of wildfires in Los Padres National Forest. But at least one local environmental nonprofit opposes it. U.S. Forest Service Forest Planner Kyle Kinports said the Wildlife Risk Reduction Project, formerly known as the Ecological Restoration Project…
Pismo Beach will consider subsidized permit rates for taxicabs
Starting a taxicab business in Pismo Beach could get easier as the city tries to update its regulations around the transportation service. At its June 17 meeting, the Pismo Beach City Council directed staff to return with recommendations on subsidized fees for taxicab permits and on conducting background checks on interested drivers to boost safety.…
Cal Poly Professor, students uncover artifacts of a SLO County Japanese American family
In 1928, the Yoshida family immigrated to SLO County from Japan, settling at a farmstead near Point Buchon just between Montaña de Oro State Park and Avila Beach. They raised 10 children and farmed fresh greens on the property. But by 1942, the Yoshidas were forced off the land under Executive Order 9066, which ordered…
The Pride flag still matters in Morro Bay
Historically, June is a month when we dust off our rainbow flags and don our regalia in celebration of decades of triumph over adversity. We commune with our siblings and allies to mark progress and honor those who came before us in brave elegance and hearty aspiration. There are moments of great joy and celebration,…
AG High’s CTE program doesn’t need the airport
Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Verdin and Supervisor Paulding, Arroyo Grande High School will soon offer a new aviation career and technical education program. While we applaud the addition of this valuable educational program, we take issue with the claim that it depends on the Oceano Airport or that it benefits the Oceano community.…
Via music, Unity in the Community hopes to connect people with nonprofits on June 21 at Rod & Hammer Rock
For many Americans, these are dark days—like something is broken, like we’re losing our way as a nation, like we’ve forgotten who we are as a people. This Saturday, June 21, at Rod & Hammer Rock, a local couple has organized a daylong event called Unity in the Community that they hope will bring people…
Ballet Theatre SLO presents Robin Hood on June 21 and 22
First depicted in 13th and 14th century English folklore, the story of Robin Hood plays out on the SLO Performing Arts Center stage June 21 and 22 by Ballet Theatre SLO. As legend has it, Robin was a skilled archer and swordsman who resisted local authorities who were overtaxing and starving the peasant class. He…
Winning Images 2025: Central Coast photographers capture moments and more
For 30 years, New Times Media Group has been asking Central Coast photographers to send their best moments our way. Animal moments, people moments, floral moments, and more. This year, they submitted 333 images for our annual Winning Images contest, which our judges narrowed down to the top three in each of eight categories and…
Renowned photographer Arthur Tress appears June 20 at the History Center, June 21 at the Bay Theatre
Internationally acclaimed fine art photographer Arthur Tress—whose work can be found in museum collections such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Washington D.C.’s Smithsonian American Art Museum, LA’s Getty Museum, and Paris’ Centre Pompidou—was a Cambria resident for 25 years. Between 2010 and 2015, Tress took more…
Sunshine Olive Oil named Central Coast Producer of the Year by Mid-State Fair judges
Bring sunshine to the table Located at 1244 Pine St., suite 106A, in Paso Robles, Sunshine Olive Oil’s tasting room and home goods store is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook under Sunshine Olive Oil, on Instagram @sunshineoliveoil, and online at sunshineoliveoil.com. For questions, call (805) 221-5344. Richard Delahanty…
Tyler Perry’s Straw follows a desperate and marginalized mother’s struggle to care for her daughter
STRAW What’s it rated? Unrated What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Netflix Writer-director Tyler Perry (Diary of a Mad Black Woman, The Six Triple Eight) helms this psychological crime drama about single mother Janiyah Wiltkinson (Taraji P. Henson) living hand-to-mouth in a rundown apartment with her…
