San Simeon News

Increases in mysterious underground tremors observed in several active earthquake fault zones around the world could signal a build-up of stress at locked segments of the faults and presumably an increased likelihood of a major quake, according to a new University of California, Berkeley, study.

There will be an Independence Day fireworks show in Cambria, and as usual, the official extravaganza at Shamel Park will be the only pyrotechnics allowed anywhere in Cambria, San Simeon or surrounding areas.

Mount Tam may have new owners Back in May, Gov. Schwarzenegger proposed closing 220 state parks to help ease the $24 billion budget shortfall.

County code enforcement officers have dawdled in their enforcement efforts at Dan De Vaul's ranch and the Roandoak of God commune, according to a newly released report from the civil grand jury.

It was while I was bumpily making my way across a rope bridge in a quiet corner of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch on Thursday morning -- next to an elaborate treehouse crowned with a ship's wheel, and overlooking a bronze sculpture of smiling children -- that I finally figured out what the late entertainer's compound represents from an ...

The federal government has told state lawmakers that if they close state parks as a budget-cutting move, they risk losing key funding meant to support parks.

Dada Mail Betty's List Archives New Pricing! - Paso Robles Wine Tour & Hearst Castle Weekend - AAA Travel & "Betty's List" - 9/25-27 Date: June 23rd, 2009 Paso Robles Wine Tour & Hearst Castle Weekend - AAA Travel & "Betty's List" - 9/25-27 Link to online version of announcement: http://bettyslist.com/blpage.php?id=3935 Note from Betty: Come for an ...

Californians up and down the coast were shaken by a series of earthquakes over the weekend.

A local judge has approved a $100,000 donation to Mission San Miguel from billionaire heiress Phoebe Hearst Cooke.

As Paso Robles furthers its ties with Poland, it's sending over two of San Luis Obispo County's most cherished assets this summer - its youth and wine.

Just about every week a new report pops up about a planned structure at Skywalker Ranch in Lucas Valley.

The State Park and Recreation Commission has called a special teleconference meeting about the governor's proposal to shutter most state parks and put them in "caretaker status." In this county, state parks that would remain open are Hearst Castle, Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area and a portion of Pismo Beach, as well as Pismo State ...

George Lucas, Hearst Castle copycat? Did George Lucas copy a design from Hearst Castle ? The Marin Independent Journal tackles this question in a story that compares a massive structure proposed for Lucas Valley with William Randolph Hearst's elaborate San Simeon digs.

Last year California's legislature rejected governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposal to close 48 state parks.

For more on what parks are in danger -- and to weigh in on the issue -- go to the Quirks of the County blog at Bakersfield.com/blogs. The wind-carved beauty of Red Rock Canyon in the deserts of Kern County.

The state budget crisis could force a Central Coast hot spot to close its doors.

At Coast Union High School's amazing spring musical, I finally got to meet Greg Wilson.

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Hard economic times apparently have increased the incentive for Cambria's ambulance provider to share some personnel, equipment and facilities with the Cambria Fire Department.

Perhaps due to lingering enthusiasm from this year's historic presidential election, Coast Union High School's Associated Student Body elections have been characterized by close races between candidates and a high level of voter efficacy among students.