Site work begins for VA clinic

Site work began July 21 for the long-awaited 8,500-square-foot Department of Veteran Affairs Community Outpatient Clinic near Kaiser Permanente Medical Center on Highway 49.

Letters to the Editor 7/25

On behalf of the California Highway Patrol, I would like to express our sincere appreciation and gratitude for the overwhelming amount of support we have received from the residents of San Luis Obispo County and the surrounding areas during the days following the death of our friend and colleague, Officer Brett Oswald.

Longtime Brea flower shop owner has died

BREA Harry Echternach, 82, former longtime owner of La Petite Florist, died July 5. A memorial service was held July 9 with military honors at the Brea Baptist Church. Harry grew up in a Boone, Iowa. His folks ran the grocery store in town. He was...

Board Room, 7/18

Charles Boyer, dean of the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology at California State University, Fresno, was appointed to the National Agriculture Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board of the U.S. Department of Agric

What lies beneath

On Feb. 7, 2007, Excelaron, LLC, made one of the craziest bets on the Huasna Valley wagered in nearly 20 years. The company began buying up oil and gas lease rights and shortly thereafter applied in June to drill for oil within a 240-acre region of Howard Mankins ranch.