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Stanford/MIT Study: Keeping Diablo Nuclear Plant Open Would Save Billions, Help Meet Emissions Goals

November 9, 2021 11:49 amApril 3, 2022 8:16 am

A new Stanford University/Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study released on Monday found that an extending the life of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant past it’s planned 2025 closure date would help the state greatly reduce carbon emissions and meet...

Paso Robles School Board Votes To Ban Critical Race Theory From Classrooms 4-3

August 12, 2021 2:11 amAugust 12, 2021 2:18 pm

The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board voted 4-3 on Tuesday to ban critical race theory (CRT) from classrooms in the district, becoming one of the first districts in California to go against the trend of CRT being added...

San Francisco, Six Other Counties Fall To Red Reopening Tier

March 3, 2021 2:27 pmMarch 3, 2021 3:04 pm

On Tuesday, the California Department of Health downgraded the counties of El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Napa, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Clara from the the highest COVID-19 reopening tier, purple, to the next lowest, red. The move, which...

Interstate Highway Billboards for Cannabis Ruled Illegal Statewide By SLO County Judge

November 25, 2020 5:48 amNovember 27, 2020 7:53 am

Last weekend San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett ruled that all billboards advertising for marijuana and cannabis products in California are now illegal due to the wording in Proposition 64. Proposition 64, which California voters passed in 2016,...

2020 General Election Preview: 35th Assembly District

October 17, 2020 10:00 am

Located on the coast in Central California, the 35th Assembly District is pretty much San Luis Obispo County with a tiny bit of Santa Barbara County on top. Located about halfway between Los Angeles and the Bay Area, the District...

Nail Salons To Reopen, More Counties To Open Up Following CHHS Announcement

September 22, 2020 8:23 pm

On Tuesday, California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that, in addition to several California counties getting permission to reopen on a greater scale, nail salons in California can now operate indoors, regardless of tiers. Nail...

Do Senior Lives Matter?

June 13, 2020 8:41 amJune 13, 2020 9:09 am

It is unconscionable that it will have taken Santa Barbara’s Public Health Department more than 3 months to prioritize the Governor’s order pertaining to testing, tracing and isolating these patients and staff members. Last week, the county of Santa...