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New Times SLO is a local news and culture outlet focused on San Luis Obispo County and California’s Central Coast.
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Autumn Arts Annual 2026 (opens the original)
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Summer’s still hanging around, per usual, while we wait for the super El Niño to drop in on us as promised. But it’s now officially fall, so our annual Autumn Arts issue is here! Whether you’re ready or not, we’ve got all the fun things coming to you on the Central Coast. From art exhibitions to wine fun, costume time, and clay workshops, Calendar Editor Angie Stevens pulled it all together. This article appears in Autumn Arts Annual 2026. Local news strengthens San Luis Obispo County. Help New
Atascadero council race draws four candidates for two seats (opens the original)
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Four candidates focused on housing and jobs are vying for two seats on Atascadero’s City Council this November. Incumbent Susan Funk is seeking a third term against Emily Baranek, Mike Avila, and self-described outsider Ian Denchasy. Councilmember Heather Newsom is not seeking reelection. Mayor Charles Bourbeau is running unopposed for another two-year term. Funk, first elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022, is running on her experience and said the city needs to continue the work it started dur
The Wildlands Conservancy secures $42 million to preserve Diablo Canyon land (opens the original)
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Long-held goals of conserving Wild Cherry Canyon, the expansive coastal open space southeast of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, are closer than ever to being fulfilled thanks to major investment approved by the California State Coastal Conservancy. The Coastal Conservancy unanimously greenlit awarding $42 million to the Wildlands Conservancy, a land preservation advocacy group. That grant props up the Wildlands Conservancy as the eventual owners of Wild Cherry Canyon, allowing it to acqui
Cal Poly moves Farm Store plans to West Campus site (opens the original)
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As Cal Poly considers developing portions of its agricultural land south of Highland Drive, one project within that area is officially moving forward. In an email sent out to College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Services (CAFES) faculty and staff on Sept. 11, CAFES Dean Brian Horgan announced that the university will relocate its planned Farm Store from a site near the Crops Unit to across Highland Drive, within the area being considered for the university’s broader West Campus develo
Jury convicts Gaea Powell on all counts of election fraud (opens the original)
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A San Luis Obispo Superior Court jury unanimously found two-time Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate Gaea Powell guilty on all nine counts of election fraud filed against her by the District Attorney’s Office. The conviction wrapped up the three-week-long trial marked by Powell choosing to represent herself, a delayed start because she failed to appear on the first day, and frequent admonishment from the judge. “I have maintained from the beginning, and I maintain today, that I did not knowingly dec
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