California has one of highest tax burdens in the nation, new study says

California has the highest state income tax rate in the nation for the wealthy – 13.3% for incomes of $1 million and above. But the state also has very progressive tax brackets, and studies have found ...

Newsom says Trump is keeping 200 California Guard members in Oregon

Newsom says Trump shouldn’t be keeping 200 California Guard members in Oregon and asks a federal judge to end the president’s ...

Another group caught with illegally harvested clams in Pismo Beach

Another group of people was caught illegally clamming in Pismo Beach on Friday, following an earlier illicit clam harvest in October. Of the four individuals cited for illegal clamming activity, only ...

CA’s largest ICE facility ‘unnecessarily’ uses solitary confinement, report says

A disability rights group observed 27 migrants had been placed in solitary confinement during a late September inspection of ...

We cannot backtrack on the progress we have made to end childhood hunger | Opinion

There is no “government efficiency” to be found in reversing decades of investments that have yielded such strong returns for ...

Where can I vote in SLO County? Drop off ballot? What to know for special election

Pete Schwartz stops to drop off his ballot at the Katcho Achadjian Government Center in San Luis Obispo while bicycling to the Cal Poly Physics Department in 2024. The San Luis Obispo County ...

SLO County sheriff has released 21 people to ICE. How does the law work?

SLO County law enforcement agencies gathered to share information on their role in immigration enforcement this week.

SLO County property value rose by $3.5 billion in 2025. Where did it grow most?

The value of property in San Luis Obispo County grew by more than $3.5 billion in 2025 — but according to county experts, that’s a relatively modest increase. The increase in value comes down to ...

On eve of Prop. 50 vote, see how voter registration has changed in SLO County

Meanwhile, in the same 20-year timeframe, Democratic registration in the county grew by nearly 15,000 voters overall, from 54,770 in 2005 to a low point of 49,692 in 2014 before surging and similarly ...

SLO County’s only Moroccan restaurant to close as building faces demolition

Starting early next year, San Luis Obispo County will be without a Moroccan food restaurant for the first time in more than ...

‘Silly’ tortoiseshell kitty voted SLO County’s cutest cat. Meet Kittylicious

Kittylicious, a 2-year-old tortoiseshell kitty from San Luis Obispo, clawed her way to the top spot in The Tribune’s 2025 cutest pet contest. According to her owner, Kittylicious is silly cat with a ...

End of Cayucos Pier removed as workers prepare structure for winter storms

The project to remove the pier’s final “bent” or seaward end is a key part of that larger county Public Works repair job to restore to its former glory the full length of the nearly 1,000-foot, ...