Bulbul Rajagopal

1 week ago | santamariasun.com | Bulbul Rajagopal

Planned Parenthood clinics in Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Thousand Oaks, and Oxnard are poised to stop services until management improves labor practices contributing to high turnover rates. “We’ve heard a few different things from staff who have quit recently,” Planned Parenthood staff physician Mike Solemar said.

1 week ago | newtimesslo.com | Bulbul Rajagopal

Grover Beach Police Department will be cracking down on homeowners and tenants if their property becomes the launch site of illegal fireworks. The new enforcement effort has the Grover Beach City Council to thank for unanimously adopting a "social host" ordinance on May 27. The updated fireworks law, which takes effect June 27, aims to curb the presence of illegal fireworks in the area.

1 week ago | newtimesslo.com | Bulbul Rajagopal

Central Coast photographer and videographer Ben Schutzer has used drones to capture footage for surfing events in Pismo Beach for the past 15 years. But in October 2024, a $1,223 ticket for flying a drone made him stop in his tracks. "I was just flying for some clients that were surfing on the south side of the pier," Schutzer said. "I was sitting on the first diamond of the pier where I normally fly from. I am licensed.

1 week ago | newtimesslo.com | Bulbul Rajagopal

San Luis Obispo's Chinatown mainstay Mee Heng Low Noodle House hopes to get a much-awaited revamp, and it's looking to a historic small restaurants grant to further cement its future. "Times are tough for restaurants," Mee Heng Low chef-owner Russell Kwong said. "I started on the board of directors for SLO County Arts, and I realized that there's a lot of grants out there, a lot of them for small businesses, small restaurants. ...

1 week ago | newtimesslo.com | Bulbul Rajagopal

The San Luis Obispo City Council authorized the formation of a constituent-led compensation committee to review raises paid to council members, the Planning Commission, and the Architectural Review Commission (ARC). click to enlarge "It was a very difficult committee to be on," Councilmember Jan Marx, who served on the 2004 compensation committee, said at the May 20 City Council meeting.