This was the response from the California Coastal Commission when presented with information about the critical role that Diablo Canyon Power Plant plays in the state’s clean, baseload energy supply.

The SLO Blues Society presents Debbie Davies in the SLO Vets Hall on Saturday, Nov. 15 (doors at 6:30, show at 7 p.m.; 21-and-older; $37.50 in advance at sloblues.org/buy-ticket or $45 at the door).

Empathy is not a “new age” idea. It is a hard, often uncomfortable discipline that requires patience, humility, and the courage to listen. Certain voices in our culture dismiss empathy as soft or ...

We’re famous y’all! SLO County’s very own keyboard warrior, elected official and District Attorney Dan Dow, has made statewide headlines for his recent escapades on X—formerly known as Twitter, now ...

MINUTE-BY-MINUTE The Grover Beach Police Department recently completed pilot testing of an AI software that uses body camera footage to help write police reports. Credit: COVER PHOTO FROM ADOBE STOCK ...

San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano will have to defend her post against N-Hance Wood Refinishing owner Vanessa Rozo in the June 2026 primary election. Oceano businesswoman Rozo is ...

Musician and queer icon Roddy Bottum will be at A Satellite of Love on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m., to read from his new book. “This one is so exciting,” SLO Poet Laureate Caleb Nichols gushed.

Every 24 hours for the past 40 years, the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant has circulated 2.5 billion gallons of ocean water through cooling pipes to prevent the reactors from melting down and causing an ...

The city of Morro Bay doesn’t have local rules for massage establishments and technicians, but a new city ordinance could change that. “This ordinance is being brought forward to City Council to ...

The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) presents India-born artist Siji Krishnan and her solo exhibition, The Secret Place, hanging in the Gray Wing through Sunday, Feb. 22.  “Siji Krishnan’s ...