Deer gaze through a fence at the Camatta Ranch, 30 miles northeast of San Luis Obispo. California’s Wildlife Conservation Board has voted to grant more than $10 million to protect a 27,000-acre cattle ranch on the Central Coast that is home to hundreds of species of native plants and endangered animals. The Wildlife Conservation Board voted Feb. 15 to award …
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Sunrise view towards Morro Rock from Cayucos I was in Cayucos, a hidden surf town in …
Paul Flores listens after a jury found him guilty of murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart in Monterey County Superior Court on Oct. 18, 2022, in Salinas, Calif. A jury on Tuesday convicted Paul Flores in the murder of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart, ending a more than two-decade mystery that both captivated and outraged the Central …
The name most famously associated with political map drawing is Elbridge Gerry, who as governor of Massachusetts signed off on a diabolical “gerrymander” in 1812 to break his rivals’ stronghold on the state Legislature. Draft maps in three weeks The commission began reviewing early sketches of legislative and congressional districts this month, drawings that were described as “visualizations” made by …
Helios “Bobby” Dayspring, who owned marijuana farms and dispensaries along the Central Coast, has admitted bribing a San Luis Obispo County supervisor in exchange for votes that favored his business affairs. A high-profile figure in the Central Coast’s marijuana industry has agreed to plead guilty to bribing a San Luis Obispo County supervisor, the first charges to be made public …