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I’m a photojournalist with the San Luis Obispo, CA Tribune and write a local history column, Photos From the Vault.

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A mysterious Elvis serenades seniors in SLO County. See the show “I’m 93, I’ll believe anything,” one resident said, when asked if she believed whether the white-suited singer really was the King, back from the great beyond.

“I’m 93, I’ll believe anything,” one resident said, when asked if she believed whether the white-suited singer really was the King, back from the great beyond.

14.02.2026 19:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Know your SLO County history? Probably not enough to ace this insanely hard quiz This 1972 quiz was so hard our Tribune editor could only (somewhat) answer four of the questions correctly. Can you beat him?

Know your SLO County history? Probably not enough to ace this insanely hard quiz
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14.02.2026 16:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cal Poly upsets UC Irvine in final minutes with 6 games to go till the tournament The Mustangs stunned the Anteaters with a statement win at home. Now, they turn to the final stretch of the season with their sights set on March.

Cal Poly upsets UC Irvine in final minutes with 6 games to go till the tournament
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14.02.2026 00:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cal Poly beats U.C. Irvine 79-73. See the photos As the final minutes ran down the Mustangs made their three point shots and free throws to beat the higher ranked Anteaters.

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13.02.2026 15:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Troubled by ICE, SLO County teacher has a message for school board: I quit “Political or not, it doesn’t sit right with me,” he said of the school administration’s response to his request that a conversation about ICE be had with students.

Troubled by ICE, SLO County teacher has a message for school board: I quit
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12.02.2026 14:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mission Prep caps off final regular season game with win over rival SLO Three SLO County teams finished at 4-4 in Mountain League, tying for second place.

Mission Prep caps off final regular season game with win over rival SLO
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11.02.2026 15:11 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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NWS radar now

10.02.2026 22:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Break out your umbrellas, SLO County: We may be in for some rain Here’s a look at the forecast for the week.

Break out your umbrellas, SLO County: We may be in for some rain
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08.02.2026 17:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Paso Robles girls basketball completes perfect 8-0 Ocean league run The lessons from last season’s struggles fueled an undefeated Ocean League schedule as Paso Robles climbed back to the top of the standings.

Paso Robles girls basketball completes perfect 8-0 Ocean league run
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07.02.2026 16:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Wildflowers are blooming ‘ahead of schedule’ at the Carrizo Plain. See photos The bloom is expected to peak in the next few days. Here’s what to know to see them.

Wildflowers are blooming ‘ahead of schedule’ at the Carrizo Plain. See photos
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07.02.2026 15:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Paso Robles beats Nipomo 57-36. See the photos Paso Robles used a pressing defense and rebounded for second and third shot opportunities to score a win over Nipomo 57-36.

Playoff picture getting clearer for teams. Story soon in the @sanluisobispo.com www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/high-...

07.02.2026 06:03 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.

06.02.2026 18:59 — 👍 4838    🔁 1758    💬 109    📌 94
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3 victims rescued, 6 men arrested in Central Coast sex-trafficking sting “You can and will be prosecuted if caught,” District Attorney Dan Dow said.

3 victims rescued, 6 men arrested in Central Coast sex-trafficking sting
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07.02.2026 02:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2 SLO County teens arrested in Arizona home invasion, police say The two high school students posed as delivery workers and forced their way into the home in an attempeted robbery on Saturday morning, police said.

2 SLO County teens arrested in Arizona home invasion, police say
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04.02.2026 03:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pismo Beach monarch butterfly count is perilously low again. Here’s how many The 2025 numbers were even worse than the previous year, which was pretty terrible itself.

Pismo Beach monarch butterfly count is perilously low again. Here’s how many
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30.01.2026 18:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Special Education Prom brings smiles and fun to SLO County. Take a look “Words can’t even express how amazing this is,” one attendee’s mother told The Tribune.

Special Education Prom brings smiles and fun to SLO County. Take a look
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27.01.2026 16:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bovino removed from his role as US Border Patrol commander at large, The Atlantic reports Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as the "commander at large" for the U.S. Border Patrol and will return to his former job in California, where he is expected to retire soon, the Atlantic reported on Monday, citing a Homeland Security official and two people with knowledge of the change.

Bovino removed from his role as US Border Patrol commander at large, The Atlantic reports reut.rs/3Z0Pug2

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Cal Poly football alum Elijah Ponder is headed to the Super Bowl In his rookie season, Ponder will get to play for a ring after the New England Patriots won the AFC Championship.

Cal Poly football alum Elijah Ponder is headed to the Super Bowl
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27.01.2026 00:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I wrote something for Politico about the real issue with Greg Bovino's overcoat. IMO, it isn't about whether the overcoat is tied to any particular regime, but about how immigration enforcement has become increasingly warlike in terms of strategy, discourse, and dress. 🧵

24.01.2026 16:21 — 👍 2603    🔁 391    💬 30    📌 23
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He went to see China again. But immigration almost didn’t let Ah Louis back to SLO The 93-year-old was one of SLO County’s most well-known and respected businessmen.

He went to see China again. But immigration almost didn’t let Ah Louis back to SLO
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24.01.2026 16:00 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Atascadero’s sizzling 3-point shooting night fuels 21-point win over Templeton The Greyhounds buried 15 3-pointers, including seven by one player

The Greyhounds buried 15 3-pointers, including seven by one player

21.01.2026 12:50 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Witness to history: SLO County man recounts atomic bombing of Nagasaki in memoir 8-year-old Hayawo Kiyama of Los Osos was fishing with his aunt when lightning lit up the sky: “It was wide and thick but without sound, an unsettling and unnatural event.”

8-year-old Hayawo Kiyama of Los Osos was fishing with his aunt when lightning lit up the sky: “It was wide and thick but without sound, an unsettling and unnatural event.”

18.01.2026 19:30 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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SLO is overhauling the way you vote for City Council. And it’s a huge change Everyone now will only get one vote, no matter how many open seats or candidates are on the ballot. Here’s how it works.

Everyone now will only get one vote, no matter how many open seats or candidates are on the ballot. Here’s how it works.

18.01.2026 18:10 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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When Chinese man was shot, ‘hasty’ SLO County inquest said he shouldn’t have run The historical story has modern parallels today.

The historical story has modern parallels today.

17.01.2026 19:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Dragon capsule’s return lights up SLO County sky. Did you see or hear it? A four-person NASA crew returned to Earth just after midnight on Thursday morning.

Dragon capsule’s return lights up SLO County sky. Did you see or hear it?
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15.01.2026 19:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hwy. 101 underpass delayed again. Here’s when SLO County project will be complete Weeks of wet weather caused construction to stall at the site, Caltrans said.

Weeks of wet weather caused construction to stall at the site, Caltrans said.

15.01.2026 13:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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After 3 long years, Hwy. 1 to Big Sur is ready to reopen. Here’s when The reopening “will be like getting back the oxygen we’ve been deprived of for so long,” North Coast hotel manager Pratik Vyas said.

The reopening “will be like getting back the oxygen we’ve been deprived of for so long,” North Coast hotel manager Pratik Vyas said.

14.01.2026 01:20 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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One SLO County reservoir is full and spilling — and others are on the way Here’s an update on how the recent rains have affected our local lakes

Here’s an update on how the recent rains have affected our local lakes

13.01.2026 04:20 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Holocaust survivor to share story at Cal Poly SLO. How to attend Sora Vigorito is the youngest known survivor of the experimental twin program at Auschwitz, according to Chabad SLO.

Sora Vigorito is the youngest known survivor of the experimental twin program at Auschwitz, according to Chabad SLO.

12.01.2026 13:40 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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