The Cambrian

The Cambrian serves as the local newspaper for the picturesque North Coast area of San Luis Obispo County. It is issued every Thursday.

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She’s L.A.’s Martha Stewart of weed. Her new cookbook makes edibles more fun and less scary

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Myung J. Chun

The spacious kitchen of a rented house just off Melrose Avenue in Beverly Grove is in full 420 mode. The stovetop is dotted with Le Creuset cookware. A peppercorn-studded prime rib rests on the counter next to an apothecary jar full of weed.
50th anniversary of the Grand Prix of Long Beach sets another attendance record

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Kristy Hutchings

The 50th anniversary of the Grand of Long Beach has officially come and gone - leaving another record-setting turnout in its wake. Crews began work to dismantle the downtown Long Beach track on Monday, April 14, just one day after the golden anniversary of Southern California's 200-mph beach party concluded with a bang on Sunday.
Oakland to close Coliseum sale next year, reversing its previous deal

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Nhat Meyer

OAKLAND — The city has reversed course on what remained of a plan to dramatically speed up the sale of its Oakland Coliseum share, placing the deal back onto a “more conventional” timeline, as one official put it. City leaders now plan to finalize the $125 million sale of their Coliseum stake when Alameda County closes a deal to sell its own half of the massive property by the end of June 2026.
Got mystery seeds in mail from China? Don’t plant them, SLO County officials warn

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Stephanie Zappelli

If you get an unsolicited package of seeds in the mail, don’t open it — those seeds could belong to an invasive species. A handful of California counties reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture that their residents received unsolicited packages of seeds that appeared to be from China or other foreign countries, according to San Luis Obispo County’s deputy agricultural commissioner Tom Morgan.
Inside Geffen Playhouse’s 2025-26 season: Athol Fugard, Pearl Cleage and multiple world premieres

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Jay L. Clendenin

So far, Tarell Alvin McCraney's inaugural season at the helm of the Geffen Playhouse has spanned a muscular revival of "The Brothers Size," a co-production of "Noises Off" and a starry staging of "Waiting for Godot."Unbeknownst to the public, the playwright's tenure at the city's most prominent Westside theater has also included workshops of nearly every production scheduled for the 2025-26 season.
Pacific Grove council to vote on stained glass butterfly piece championed by community

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | David Royal

PACIFIC GROVE — The battle over a stained-glass butterfly window is landing back before the Pacific Grove City Council on Wednesday, as many in the community continue to push for its installation. The council is set to revisit the donation application for the colorful stained-glass window donated by Nader Agha. The window, entitled "The Butterflies,” consists of three panels forming a 12-foot by 8-foot semicircle. The piece spent decades as a feature at the Holman Building in Pacific Grove.
They planned to fly grizzly bears into North Cascades National Park. Then Trump happened.

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Sam Hill

Grizzly bears roamed the North Cascades region for thousands of years, digging for roots and wild berries, occasionally hunting small mammals and keeping the alpine ecosystem balanced. It's been nearly 30 years since the last confirmed grizzly bear sighting in the U.S. portion of the mountain range, though. In the 19th and 20th centuries, settlers moving west hunted the region's population, leaving it hanging by a thread.
Phish 101: Here’s your introduction to America’s greatest jam band

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Nhat Meyer

Phish has had to deal with a huge number of haters and skeptics over the decades, ones who chose to go the contempt-prior-to-investigation route and just parrot all the tired hippie/granola clichés that have long dogged the jam-band genre. But you know what?
CT scans may be more harmful than previously thought, UCSF study finds

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Catherine Ho

CT scans, a widely used medical imaging technology to diagnose diseases, may be more harmful than previously thought, and account for about 5% of new cancer cases annually in the U.S. population, according to new research led by UCSF scientists.
Escondido tiki artist recovering from costly flood caused by city pipe break

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Gary Warth

The call from a police officer came at about 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 8, jarring Escondido resident Bosko Hrnjak awake. “It was funny because she wouldn’t tell me what she’s calling about because she couldn’t pronounce my name,” Hrnjak said. “I said, ‘Don’t worry about. What’s going on?’”Then he heard a sound outside he at first thought was a Santa Ana wind. In his groggy state, he also thought it might have been a vacuum cleaner. “And then it dawned on me,” he said.