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Jail mugshots

See the latest photos of people who have been booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail.

Hundreds of kids and parents joined in on the fun activities and an Easter egg hunt at the Los Osos Community Center on Saturday, March 30, 2013.

Easter events

Meet the Easter bunny, hunt for eggs, watch a parade and more this weekend in SLO County.

When it comes to powerful computers for weather forecasting, the European Center and Canada beat the U.S. A contract to buy an IBM supercomputer to fix the situation is delayed, now that China has bought that division of IBM.

Sports

Cal Poly baseball players run out of the dugout to congratulate Casey Bloomquist (37) after the sophomore
right-hander pitched a three-hit shutout in the Mustangs’ 3-0 home win over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday at Baggett Stadium to sweep a three-game Big West Conference series.

Cal Poly baseball team sweeps Cal State Fullerton

The No. 3 Mustangs continued to barrel toward a potential first Big West Conference title with a 3-0 win over the four-time defending champion Titans (18-16, 3-6 Big West) on Saturday at a packed Baggett Stadium.

Business

SLO County home sales fall in March, while median price jumps

The total number of homes sold in San Luis Obispo County in March — including new homes, resale single-family homes and condos — declined 10.8 percent year over year.

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Opinion

Pismo council shows wisdom, ends council meeting prayers

Pismo Beach City Council ended the practice of prayer at council meetings last week, showing respect and inclusion to the Pismo Beach community.

Entertainment

The cast of Kelrik Productionsâ "Youâre a Good Man, Charlie Brown."

Kelrik Productions brings 'Charlie Brown' to Clark Center

Kelrik Productions continues its season of family-friendly shows with “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

Living

The numerous benefits of compost include moisture retention, weed suppression and a slow release of nutrients into the soil.

Using compost in your garden can save water

Compost is a mixture of carbon-rich dry brown materials and nitrogen-rich green plant materials. Composting is the process by which organic materials are decomposed through a series of biological events. The resulting small volume of material, what...