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2 months ago | 
newtimesslo.com | Samantha Herrera
A new grooming place opened in San Luis Obispo, and its owner, Hannah Martin, wants to get dogs looking snazzy. Pristine Paws SLO opened its doors in December 2024. Martin provides dogs with grooming services but also focuses on giving educational advice to pet parents on how to care for pups between washes. "In this area, we just get so many stickers," Martin said.
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2 months ago | 
newtimesslo.com | Samantha Herrera
San Luis Obispo County pushed back on a judge's decision requiring Lopez Dam to release more water into Arroyo Grande Creek for steelhead trout and other threatened species.
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2 months ago | 
newtimesslo.com | Samantha Herrera
Following a disastrous St. Patrick's Day weekend last year that resulted in at least 156 citations and 12 arrests, San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly are adding stronger restrictions to help deter weekend partying and destruction.
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Cal Poy representatives attended the Feb.
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2 months ago | 
santamariasun.com | Samantha Herrera
The Nipomo Action Committee and the San Luis Obispo chapter of the California Native Plant Society filed another lawsuit against Dana Reserve developer Nick Tompkins and the San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) over the potential discovery of a new manzanita plant on the Nipomo Mesa. Bill Waycott with the California Native Plant Society told the Sun that he first discovered this new species of manzanita on the Nipomo Mesa while out on a hike with his wife in 2021.
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2 months ago | 
newtimesslo.com | Samantha Herrera
Arroyo Grande decided it's time to update its 7-year-old city ordinance on wireless telecommunication facilities a few months after protests from Sunset Terrace residents over a proposed 55-foot-tall cell tower 100 feet from the mobile home park.
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2 months ago | 
newtimesslo.com | Samantha Herrera
Beating out a 12-year incumbent, Lucia Mar Unified School District board's newest member, Mike Fuller, said he brings something that's lacking to the dais: a different point of view.
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Fuller's win over Vicki Meagher, a teacher in the district for 38 years who prided herself on being pro-teacher and pro-student, was closer than Fuller thought it would be.
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2 months ago | 
newtimesslo.com | Samantha Herrera
Trees. A focal point for any ecosystem, an important component to a community, and the prime player in combating climate change. “Trees are really good at sequestering carbon, so they take carbon from the atmosphere and hold it in their leaves and in their bark and especially in their roots,” Brian Metcalf from the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa said.
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2 months ago | 
newtimesslo.com | Camillia Lanham |Bulbul Rajagopal |Taylor O'Connor |Samantha Herrera
The only one preventing you from trying new things is you. Take a page out of Andrea Rooks’ book and step out of your normal life into the unknown. She tried archery last year and it shot her in the heart. She’s all in on the sport now and chatted with Central Coast Archery about its decade in business, the pros who teach there, and why it’s such an exhilarating hobby. Other outdoor activities that could fit into your 2025 calendar include running, yoga, surfing, biking, and skiing.
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2 months ago | 
newtimesslo.com | Samantha Herrera
It's been 10 years since street work funded by Measure K-14 started in Grover Beach, and the city has completed work on nearly 380 blocks and more than 70 percent of its residential streets thus far, according to Greg Ray, the city's public works director and engineer. Measure K-14 is the city's street rehabilitation and safety improvement bond passed in 2014 and slated to provide up to $48 million in funds for repairs of residential streets over a 25-year period.
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2 months ago | 
newtimesslo.com | Samantha Herrera
The Nipomo Action Committee and the San Luis Obispo chapter of the California Native Plant Society filed another lawsuit against Dana Reserve developer Nick Tompkins and the San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) over the potential discovery of a new manzanita plant in the Nipomo Mesa. Bill Waycott with the California Native Plant Society told New Times that he first discovered this new species of manzanita on the Nipomo Mesa while out on a hike with his wife in 2021.
