New Times San Luis Obispo

The Center for Biological Diversity and the Northern Chumash Tribal Council jointly sued the California Department of Parks and Recreation over its recently approved Oceano Dunes habitat conservation plan.

The environmental group and the Native American tribe believe the plan threatens federally protected species like Western snowy plovers and California least tern...

Residents in Cayucos are facing a proposed water rate increase that could raise bills by more than 35 percent over five years, with some community members arguing that the county should address financial planning and infrastructure concerns before asking ratepayers to pay more.

The increase applies to customers in County Service Area 10A (CSA 10A), the county-opera...

After years of fundraising, planning, and anticipation, Cambria’s long-awaited skate park has reached the closest point yet to becoming a reality—only to hit another hurdle.

The Cambria Community Services District will decide whether to move forward with construction after the project’s lowest bid came in higher than the funding currently available, leaving the ska...

Two longtime scrutinizers of local government, Oceano resident April Dury and Los Osos resident Julie Tacker, want the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to conduct an audit of an allegedly extravaga...

While most churches are quiet on Monday evenings, the sound of young voices singing with British accents penetrates the doors of Mount Carmel Lutheran Church. The cast members, ranging from 8 years old to their adult parents, fill the church halls with songs from Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, a twist on the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist.