OK, we were wrong. Last time we wrote this column, we said that on Nov. 6 the California Coastal Commission was deciding if PG&E would get its permit to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to 2030.

But chloropicrin and 1,3-D are severe irritants. After application, they don’t necessarily stay where intended and can drift in the air. According to research in the 2017 Journal of Integrative ...

’Tis the season for podcaster and media personality Adam Montiel’s annual Up+Adam’s Breaking and Entering Christmas and Jingle Jam. It’s pure holiday magic when Montiel quietly makes Christmas happen ...

Artists have always been drawn (no pun intended!) to the human figure. Drawing people allows artists to tell stories and explore human emotions. The thing is, figure drawing is notoriously difficult ...

Step inside, and the world slows down. Rae Odom’s new Morro Bay Yarn Shop is filled with soft yarns, vibrant colors, and the promise of quiet afternoons spent creating. It’s a place to make, to learn, ...

We seem to have forgotten something important in our public life. The world is serious, but it is also absurd. We are surrounded by real problems, real responsibilities, and real consequences. Yet ...

In the valley CrossHatch Winery’s tasting room is open Thursday through Monday from noon to 5 p.m. at 1090 Edison St., suite 104, in Santa Ynez. Visit for happy hour Thursday and Friday from 3 to 5 ...

Months after the Machado Wastewater Treatment Facility received approval for a $54 million expansion, the San Miguel Community Services District (CSD) is preparing to clean up more than 20 years of ...

My dad was the geotechnical engineer who designed and built Lopez Dam. I was at the dedication, along with my brother, in 1969. Afterward, on the drive home to San Diego, my dad went into great detail ...

Choosing to represent herself in the election fraud case where she faces nine charges, former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate Gaea Powell may get help from a private investigator based on feedback ...

On the controversies surrounding Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, it would be most wise to move things rapidly toward decommissioning and safety protocols as this aging dinosaur becomes more ...

A magical and beloved holiday tradition returns when the Civic Ballet of SLO presents Lorilee Silvaggio’s The Nutcracker in the Performing Arts Center of San Luis Obispo on Friday, Dec. 12, through ...