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A crew drives pilings into the floor of Oso Flaco Lake with a homemade raft and pile driver made from a railroad axle during construction of the boardwalk in February 1993.

Building the Oso Flaco Lake boardwalk

The walk from Oso Flaco Lake to the shore was changing twenty-years ago with the construction of the elevated boardwalk over the lake.

Sports

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Bud Norris throws to the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Baltimore.

Pujols' RBI in 13th lifts Angels over Orioles 1-0

A frustrating night for Albert Pujols had a delightful ending.

Business

Mark Shaffer is chief executive officer of FunRide.

FunRide car-sharing service ready to expand outside SLO County

As chief executive officer of FunRide, a car sharing service, Mark Shaffer gives commuters, business owners and visitors an opportunity to rent an alternative fuel vehicle by the hour or day.

Opinion

Lawns at the state Capitol are being allowed to die to show residents the seriousness of the drought and to set an example of thrifty water use.

Water use needs better tracking

The state of California earns a great big doas-I-say-not-as-I-do-brickbat for shoddy tracking of water consumption during a major drought. State agencies should be leading the effort to comply with Gov. Jerry Brown’s request for an across-...

Entertainment

Erik Stein as Ringmaster Polk and other cast members during a rehearsal for PCPA Theaterfest's production of "The San Patricios."

New play 'The San Patricios' reveals American history

The San Patricios,” which makes its world premiere Friday at PCPA Theaterfest, tells how Mexican soldiers and Irish immigrants fought side-by-side in the Mexican-American War.

Living

Chavo is one of many small dogs available for adoption at the San Luis Obispo County Animal Services shelter.

Small dogs in need of big love at shelter

Chavo’s so small his kennel may appear empty. The adopters who do see him may pass him by because they want a younger dog (Chavo’s 8 years old) or the healed wound on one of his paws makes him look less than perfect. Yet he has so much to...

State

Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari speaks at a press conference in front of the River City Food Bank about his experiences living on the street in Fresno.

Editorial: On poverty, Kashkari makes a point but misses the train

Neel Kashkari takes a Greyhound from Los Angeles to Fresno, with $40 in his pocket, and a backpack, and looks for a job.

Nation/World

President Barack Obama rhetorically conceded that waterboarding and other brutal techniques amounted to torture, which is illegal.

Citing redactions, Feinstein delays release of report on CIA interrogations

The Obama administration censored significant portions of the findings of an investigation into the CIA’s use of harsh interrogation methods on suspected terrorists, forcing the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee to delay their... 2 hours ago