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Erica Stewart survives scandal and will be reelected SLO mayor
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (398+ words) Controversy over a leaked Grand Jury report has not derailed Mayor Erica Stewart’s political career. Because she faces no opposition in the November election, Stewart automatically will earn another two-year term. Only one challenger showed interest in running against her:…...
3,300 mail-in ballots didn’t get counted in SLO County election. Why?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (937+ words) After the June 2 primary election, San Luis Obispo County experienced a sharp rise in rejected mail-in ballots, resulting in more than 3,300 votes going uncounted. The number is more than triple the total rejected in the November 2024 General Election. In that…...
Tribes, fishermen clash over idea for 2 new marine protected areas off Central Coast
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1562+ words) Two Native American tribes applied to the state in 2023 to each establish a new marine protected area on the Central Coast — one off the coast of Morro Bay and the other off Point Sal in Guadalupe. The protections would prohibit…...
SLO County town gets nearly $1 million for new fire engine
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (292+ words) Cambria’s congressman came to town Thursday, bringing big federal bucks to help fund a new fire engine. Rep. Jimmy Panetta delivered the $935,000 he’d pledged in November from U.S. Department of Agriculture coffers for community-project funding. The money will go…...
Gov. Newsom punts on Diablo Canyon extension. That’s a relief | Opinion
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (597+ words) It will be up to California’s next governor to decide whether to sign a bill extending the operating life of Diablo Canyon until 2045 — assuming such a bill makes it through the Legislature. The two candidates who will go head-to-head in…...
Gov. Newsom won’t extend life of CA’s only nuclear power plant. What that means
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (586+ words) The fate of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant will remain in limbo for the rest of the year — after Gov. Gavin Newsom said he won’t act to extend its operating life during the final months of his term. The Nuclear…...
In letters: Zeroing in on environmental harm from data centers and plastics | Opinion
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (669+ words) McClatchy columnist Tom Philp argues that the hysteria over the environmental impact of data centers is overblown because they consume such a miniscule amount of the nation’s total water supply. This is not a useful way of understanding how data…...
Greece cut its Golden Visa queue by 7% in two months
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (613+ words) Greece's Golden Visa grants renewable residence permits to qualifying non-EU investors and eligible family members, most commonly through property investment. At the end of May 2026, the country still had 33,051 related applications awaiting a decision, Movingto reports. That was 2,618 fewer than…...
Who is running for election in Nipomo and Oceano? See candidates so far
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (237+ words) Nipomo and Oceano residents will get to vote on several community services district seats this November. Three board of director seats are available in Nipomo via an at-large vote, which means the top three vote-getters assume the open seats. So…...
SLO County officials push state to keep Diablo Canyon open longer. Here’s why
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (402+ words) A coalition of local elected officials urged the state Legislature to give PG&E permission to operate the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant until 2045 by the end of the year’s legislative session. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued PG&E an…...