by Ian Parkinson | Feb 1, 2019 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Creston, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Santa Maria, Templeton
Anytime you have an emergency, seconds counts. And that’s especially true when you call 911. The faster a 911 dispatcher can gather the information about your emergency, the faster they can start directing resources to your location. But now there’s an even quicker...
by Camas Frank | Dec 1, 2018 | Community, Nonprofit, Santa Maria
“It’s amazing what we can get done in three days,” says Sandy Blair, a Santa Maria-based real estate agent during business hours and an Orcutt-based nonprofit executive the rest of her time. Picking up the phone to answer some last minute questions...
by Camas Frank | Nov 1, 2018 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Business, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Paso Robles, People, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Santa Maria, Templeton
With the shutdown of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant being rolled out through 2025, and the State of California striving to meet 100 percent renewable energy goals by 2045, it’s time to start thinking about personal energy production and storage, not just our use,...
by Ian Parkinson | Sep 1, 2018 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Santa Maria, Templeton
First came the website. Now here comes the Sheriff’s app. The Sheriff’s Office recently debuted its new mobile phone app. We understand people are on the go a lot these days. Now you’ll be able to take the Sheriff’s Office along with you to stay connected to us...
by Susan Stewart | Aug 1, 2018 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Business, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, People, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Santa Maria, Templeton
The police found 4-year-old Sammy and her baby sister crying hysterically in a blood-spattered motel room; a disheveled stranger lay on the floor. The baby was filthy and hungry, with no food–just a bottle of spoiled, moldy formula. Mom was incoherent. That...
by Don Morris | Mar 5, 2018 | Community, History, People, Santa Maria, Sports
This month’s athlete is Paul Cummings. Paul was born on September 5, 1953 in Tempe, Arizona. His family moved to Santa Maria, California when he was 11 years old and he attended Ernest Righetti High School in the early 70’s. Cummings was the third of 13 children and...
