David Middlecamp

San Luis Obispo

Journalist at Rapid City Journal

Photojournalist at San Luis Obispo Tribune

Photographer at the Tribune in San Luis Obispo. Writing about Central Coast history at Photos From the Vault.

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Articles

How ground squirrels are damaging bluffs in Pismo Beach

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | David Middlecamp
What was it like fighting measles before vaccine? 1918 article warns of disease

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | David Middlecamp

Walk through an old cemetery and the tragic sight of small grave stones marking the final resting places of children is a common sight. Childhood mortality was commonplace from the early 1900s and earlier. When parents of the 1950s and 60s were given the chance to vaccinate their children against potentially fatal childhood illnesses they took advantage of the highly publicized inoculations.
American presidents, like Gerald Ford, used to be decent | Opinion

3 weeks ago | idahostatesman.com | David Middlecamp

It’s not a book I intended to read until a publicist sent me a copy suggesting I interview the author. As I read a few introductory pages of “Inside the President’s Team: Family, Service, and the Gerald Ford Presidency,” I was struck by author Bob Barrett’s praise of Ford as “the most decent, honorable, trustworthy person I ever met.” Barrett was Ford’s military attaché, carrying the briefcase always within reach of the president.
They live in their car after their dog was banned from shelter

1 month ago | sanluisobispo.com | David Middlecamp
PG&E wanted to build artificial reef from Diablo Canyon ‘junk.’ Here’s why

1 month ago | sanluisobispo.com | David Middlecamp

When flying over something from the air, or photographing from a distance, it is easy to lose track of the scale. Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is that kind of big. Large protests, payroll, property tax contributions, everything about the big scale is something that is hard to wrap the mind around. In a Feb.
PG&E wanted to build artificial reef from Diablo Canyon ‘junk.’ Here’s why

1 month ago | yahoo.com | David Middlecamp

When flying over something from the air, or photographing from a distance, it is easy to lose track of the scale. Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is that kind of big. Large protests, payroll, property tax contributions, everything about the big scale is something that is hard to wrap the mind around. In a Feb.
Cal Poly president to testify before Congress on ‘failures to address antisemitism’

1 month ago | sanluisobispo.com | David Middlecamp

A large sign marks the Grand Avenue entrance to Cal Poly’s university campus in San Luis Obispo. David Middlecamp [email protected] Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong will appear before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on May 7 for a hearing to address the university’s efforts to combat antisemitism on campus.
SLO County’s pension trust debt passed $1 billion in 2024. How will it be paid?

1 month ago | sanluisobispo.com | David Middlecamp

San Luis Obispo County’s unfunded pension liability topped $1 billion last year, up from $942 million the previous year, according to the SLO County Pension Trust’s 2024 Actuarial Report. The unfunded pension liability represents the difference between what the county expects to owe its retired employees in pension benefits and what it has in assets.
Judge strikes down plan to build 98 homes in SLO County beach town

1 month ago | sanluisobispo.com | David Middlecamp

A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge struck down plans for a 98-home development proposed for a local beach town on Tuesday. About three decades ago, the Anastasi Co. applied to divide an almost 20-acre property into 100 lots on Pecho Road in Los Osos, according to court documents.
Cal Poly international student’s visa revoked as Trump cracks down on immigration

1 month ago | sanluisobispo.com | David Middlecamp

An international student at Cal Poly had their visa revoked, the university learned on Tuesday. Cal Poly media spokesperson Matt Lazier told The Tribune the university was notified through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) that one of the university’s currently enrolled international students’ visas was revoked. Out of privacy concerns, the university did not have any other details to provide, Lazier said.