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Wikimedia CommonsSan Luis Obispo County is denying wrongdoing in the death of a woman in a specialized psychiatric unit earlier this year. Elina Branco’s mother has filed a federal lawsuit. She is seeking monetary damages and asked the court to shut the unit down. -
prcity.comThe Paso Robles city manager is back at work after taking medical leave for health issues he claimed were caused by workplace harassment. -
Alyssa ToledoAcross San Luis Obispo, drag has moved from the margins into the spotlight, with local performers and private venues leading a cultural movement. The events reflect SLO’s evolving queer culture, blending art and identity in creative spaces—even as LGBTQ+ rights come under attack in other parts of the country. -
Amanda WernikElections in San Luis Obispo could look different in two years. A proposal will be discussed at Tuesday’s city council meeting that would have voters mark their ballot for one Council candidate rather than two. -
3CEA Central Coast energy agency is partnering with the City of Atascadero and the County of San Luis Obispo to expand clean energy access. Starting in January, electricity customers in Atascadero and unincorporated areas in the county will switch to renewable energy through 3CE. -
Beth ThorntonA controversial housing project that's expected to bring 1400 homes and apartments to the unincorporated area of Nipomo has cleared its final hurdle. The San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) agreed to annex The Dana Reserve Project.
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On the third anniversary of the signing of a major infrastructure law, Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal promised to protect the legislation during the next Trump Administration. -
It’s a new tactic in the city’s effort to stop a proposed battery facility on the site of a shuttered power plant. -
Garbage bills in many Central Coast communities could soon be going up. The rate increases proposed by local trash collection agencies and waste districts are attributed to rising costs for labor, fuel, and landfill use. -
Wildlife experts and crowds of gawkers are getting ready for the arrival of male elephant seals in San Simeon. -
The company responsible for the 2015 Refugio spill has agreed to a settlement that will pay the state tens-of-millions of dollars for cleanup costs. -
Californians appear to be rejecting a ballot measure that would raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour. The measure saw a lot of opposition from San Luis Obispo County voters. -
A week after the election, the fate of three San Luis Obispo County school district bond measures remain up in the air. One is narrowly ahead, and two others are losing by slim margins. -
The Environmental Defense Center filed the appeal after the Planning Commission voted to transfer permits for an oil operation on the Gaviota Coast to a new company, called Sable Offshore. -
San Luis Obispo County voters supported new sales tax measures in four different cities, according to election results. -
A vegetation fire broke out near Highway 1 in the Vandenberg Village area, prompting evacuation orders and road closures. As of 3 p.m. Thursday forward progress of the Santa Lucia Fire has stopped and all evacuation orders and warnings have been cancelled. Nearby road closures are still in effect.
