Skip the rush Grab dinner and cocktails at Beso Cocina, 1050 Willow Road, Nipomo. Beso is open Thursday through Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. It’s open until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Reserve a table at 1-(805) 931-7177. Follow it on Instagram @besonipomo. The red flame insignia of Beso Cocina glowed invitingly […]
Beso Cocina in Nipomo plates up fusion fare with a Mexican twist
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: 13 Ghosts
13 Ghosts What’s it rated? Unrated When? 1960 Where’s it showing? The Bay Theater of Morro Bay, Monday, March 25, at 5:30 p.m. William Castle (House on Haunted Hill) directs this ghost story by Robb White (The Tingler). Occultist Dr. Plato Zorba dies, leaving his ramshackle mansion to his impoverished nephew, Cyrus (Donald Woods), and […]
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Vertigo
Vertigo What’s it rated? PG When? 1958 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo on March 23 and 24 (1, 4, and 7 p.m.), and March 25 (7 p.m.) Alfred Hitchcock directs this psychological thriller about a former San Francisco police detective turned private eye, John “Scottie” Ferguson (James Stewart), who’s hired […]
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Political Watch: March 21, 2024
• Assemblymember Gregg Hart announced Assembly Bill 1866, which will address idle wells by requiring oil operators to develop a comprehensive plan to expeditiously plug the estimated 40,000 idle wells in California within the next decade, according to a March 12 statement from Hart’s office. The bill also requires operators to prioritize plugging wells within […]
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More than 1,600 Santa Barbara County jail inmates filed grievances
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office saw an increase in inmate complaints about access to medical, mental health, and dental care as well as medication-assisted treatment for inmates facing substance use disorders. Second District Supervisor Laura Capps pulled the report for discussion during the March 19 Board of Supervisors meeting because grievances haven’t been discussed […]
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Nipomo residents are upset about another housing development
The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission approved another housing development in Nipomo, despite community members’ protests. Commissioners unanimously approved the construction of 72 affordable, multi-family residential units on 2.57 acres along Magenta Lane during a March 14 meeting. The development will consist of three three-story apartment buildings, an attached community room to the front […]
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Preliminary election results show low voter turnout during March 5 primary
While ballots are still being counted, Santa Barbara County election results show lower voter turnout than in previous presidential primaries. Michael Daly—Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder, Assessor, and Elections Office chief deputy assessor and registrar of voters—told the Sun that 41.6 percent of registered voters had their ballots counted so far during the March 5 primary. […]
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Nuclear power, weapons, and war need to go
March has a way of coming in like a lion. On March 1, 1954, the U.S. military conducted a test explosion, called Castle Bravo, of a hydrogen bomb in the Bikini Aoll. This robbed the Bikini people and other Marshallese of their homeland and way of life and left them with extremely high rates of […]
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A reasonable commute, affordable home, dignified life
In making the argument that exclusive neighborhoods ought to remain socioeconomically segregated to preserve elite class bragging rights, John Donegan somehow manages to be both breathlessly condescending toward the less fortunate and also woefully ignorant of the types of housing policies that produce thriving communities (“Beverly hillbillies,” Feb. 29). Donegan ignores a mountain of sociological […]
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Politics not commitments
It sounds like San Luis Obispo County wants the Santa Maria Riverbed cleanup remnants to land squarely in the lap of Santa Barbara County. And by cleanup, I really mean clear-out. As in, a clear-out of the miniature cities that have popped up in the riverbed since last year’s flooding pushed them out, visible from […]
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If you’re a badass who wants to effect change, run for local elected office
The other night, I heard an elected leader talk about her time as an activist and how the “inside-outside” approach has been a theme in her life. This local female leader is what I would label a “badass.” Time and age have mellowed her but if you scratch the surface, the hard-core activist is still […]
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The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum hosts its annual Kite Festival for families to spend time together
The Santa Maria Family Kite Festival is one of Jenn Malone’s favorite days of the year. “There’s something about hundreds of kites in the air flying harmoniously at the same time. It’s a miracle they don’t get tangled, but I love the joy these kids are expressing [during] their fun and learning,” said Malone, the […]