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Do you think the Carrizo Plain should stay a national monument?

Absolutely. The Carrizo is one of the last undeveloped areas of the San Joaquin Valley, a protected habitat for endangered species, and a natural wonder for the public.
Yes, but I don't think it's as clear cut as some think. The Trump Administration should take a look at its status.
The feds should consider reducing the size of the monument.
No. The Carrizo should be privatized. Allow the market to tap into its natural resources.

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Best of SLO County 2017

Best of SLO County 2017

Get your glad rags on, and get ready to hit the town with some keen knowledge. New Times’ readers let us know exactly who and what they carry a torch for in this year’s annual Best Of SLO County readers poll. So like a swanky gin mill overflow... [ Read ]

Summer Guide 2017

Summer Guide 2017

Your inspiration and itinerary for a SLO County summer! On the cover: Music inspires art at Three-Part Harmony, an exhibit of paintings and sculpture from artists Colleen Gnos, Larry Le Brane, and Michael Reddel (work pictured here) at Studios on th... [ Read ]

55 Fiction 2016

55 Fiction 2016

Hundreds of writers put their stories on the line for New Times' 29th annual 55 Fiction contest. Like the surf that pounds the sand, judges—Proofreader Andrea Rooks, New Times Staff Writer Chris McGuinness, and Sun Staff Writer Brenna Swanston—c... [ Read ]

Menus Spring/Summer 2017

Menus Spring/Summer 2017

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Spring Arts Annual 2017

Spring Arts Annual 2017

Your six-month guide to all things artsy on the Central Coast. [ Read ]

Brides 2017

Brides 2017

Perfect weddings are about memories, love, and planning [ Read ]

Holiday Guide 2016

Holiday Guide 2016

Your seasonal guide to arts and entertainment on the Central Coast. [ Read ]

Winning Images 2016

Winning Images 2016

A photograph can capture a moment in a way that words simply can’t. And the way in which that point in time is portrayed has everything to do with the person behind the camera. Each photographer’s unique view of the world—the way they think, ho... [ Read ]

Menus Fall/Winter 2016

Menus Fall/Winter 2016

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Student Guide 2016

Student Guide 2016

I’m not sure anyone would accuse SLO County of having diversity. And for some Cal Poly students and staff and faculty members, it’s something the university needs to take a long hard look at creating. It’s about inclusion, campus culture, and... [ Read ]

Autumn Arts Annual 2016

Autumn Arts Annual 2016

Your 6-month guide to music, stage, art and events happening in SLO County! [ Read ]

Summer Guide 2016

Summer Guide 2016

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Best of SLO County 2016

Best of SLO County 2016

New Times’ readers shredded it in this year’s annual Best Of SLO County readers poll. They told us who their faves were and we put them together in this outrageously massive issue for you to enjoy. And to make things just a skosh sweeter, it's... [ Read ]

Menus - Spring/Summer 2016

Menus - Spring/Summer 2016

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Spring Arts Annual 2016

Spring Arts Annual 2016

Your six month guide to all things arty on California's Central Coast. Music, film, gallery, performance, and more for March 17 through September 18, 2016. [ Read ]

Brides 2016

Brides 2016

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Holiday Guide 2015

Holiday Guide 2015

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Winning Images 2015

Winning Images 2015

Wielding a camera—whether digital or film—is all about capturing light. The rays of sun as it sets. The pops of brightness that midday brings. The soft glow of a cloudy day. For 20 years, the New Times Media Group has invited local photograph... [ Read ]

MENUS Fall/Winter 2015

MENUS Fall/Winter 2015

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Autumn Arts Annual 2015

Autumn Arts Annual 2015

Your complete guide to San Luis Obispo's concerts, theater, gallery shows, and more. [ Read ]

Student Guide 2015

Student Guide 2015

As you flip through our annual Student Guide issue and read about why consensual sex is important, SLO’s big no-nos, how you can keep student debt to a hill rather than a mountain, HotHouse and the help it gives to student entrepreneurs with bright... [ Read ]

55 Fiction 2015

55 Fiction 2015

This year we kept it simple, just like submitters kept it brief, and New Times staff members from different departments wrangled through the stacks of words that made up the last year’s worth of 55 Fiction entries. They corralled the chosen ones... [ Read ]

Summer Guide 2015

Summer Guide 2015

The acts are lining up for the California Mid-State Fair, which can only mean two things. You better get your dancing shoes on, and thank goodness it’s finally summer. That action-packed, boot-stomping, cattle-showing, country music-crooning, Wrang... [ Read ]

Best of SLO County 2015

Best of SLO County 2015

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MENUS Spring/Summer 2015

MENUS Spring/Summer 2015

What do you think spring would be if it were a flavor? Something light and bubbly, perhaps? Or earthy and complex? It could be as bright and bold as a field of wildflowers, or as subtle as a hint of clouds in an otherwise clear sky. You can find a... [ Read ]

Spring Arts Annual 2015

Spring Arts Annual 2015

If autumn is the season of decay, spring is the season of bounty. Everything is in abundance—flowers, sunshine, Peeps, the sugar crashes you get after you eat too many Peeps. But most of all, this era of plenty applies to the arts. Here in SLO Coun... [ Read ]

Brides 2015

Brides 2015

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Holiday Guide 2014

Holiday Guide 2014

What would the holidays be without food? Repetitive political arguments with distant relatives? A six-hour drive through holiday traffic to get to Grandma’s house? A three-hour wrapping marathon capped off by too much spiked eggnog and weird dre... [ Read ]

Winning Images 2014

Winning Images 2014

Winning Images began at New Times in 1994, and the contest has been inviting local photographers to participate for 19 years now. It eventually expanded to include our sister paper, the Sun—and this batch of images should remind everyone involve... [ Read ]

MENUS Fall/Winter 2014-15

MENUS Fall/Winter 2014-15

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Autumn Arts Annual 2014

Autumn Arts Annual 2014

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Student Guide 2014

Student Guide 2014

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55 Fiction 2014

55 Fiction 2014

How much can you really say in 55 words? Maybe you could recite a knock, knock joke or two—but that’s not original content, and if you’re going to say something, at least say something fresh and unexpected. Is 55 words enough space to create ch... [ Read ]

Summer Guide 2014

Summer Guide 2014

Breathe in a sweet draft of summer air with the New Times’ annual Summer Guide! [ Read ]

BEST OF SLO 2014

BEST OF SLO 2014

Foe. Rival. Nemesis. Enemy. Call them what you will, but we’ve all got them, to one extent or another. It might be the guy at work who always steals your lunch, the detective who rats you out to Scotland Yard, the jock who mocks you for playing ... [ Read ]

MENUS Spring/Summer 2014

MENUS Spring/Summer 2014

We’ve got a delicious idea: Flip open this spring edition of Menus and choose a restaurant. A winery. A market. Then make a point of dropping by that establishment in the next week. You might be revisiting an old favorite, or you could be ventur... [ Read ]

Spring Arts 2014

Spring Arts 2014

While Art lounges in a fainting couch, twirling its monocle and sucking down a dry martini, Craft bumbles its way through Applebee’s wearing culottes and a fanny pack. Art only watches documentaries and foreign films. Craft is a big Will Ferrell fa... [ Read ]

Brides 2014

Brides 2014

Whether you want your wedding to roll out a red carpet, save some green, or turn ivory tradition upside-down, make sure it’s a colorful one. [ Read ]

Holiday Guide 2013

Holiday Guide 2013

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MENUS Fall/Winter 2013

MENUS Fall/Winter 2013

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Autumn Arts Annual 2013

Autumn Arts Annual 2013

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Student Guide 2013

Student Guide 2013

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Central Coast Business Review- 2013

Central Coast Business Review- 2013

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Summer Guide 2013

Summer Guide 2013

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55 Fiction - 2013

55 Fiction - 2013

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BEST OF SLO 2013

BEST OF SLO 2013

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MENUS Spring/Summer 2013

MENUS Spring/Summer 2013

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Spring Arts 2013

Spring Arts 2013

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BRIDES 2013

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NTMG Holiday Guide 2012

NTMG Holiday Guide 2012

Away in the basement, Narrated by The Shredder   http://www.newtimesslo.com/files/01_Steve_Intro.mp3 Merry Christmas, you're dead, Narrated by Maeva Considine   Why we eat turkey and ham for the holidays, Narrated Ana Korgan   T... [ Read ]

MENUS Fall/Winter 2012-2013

MENUS Fall/Winter 2012-2013

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Autumn Arts 2012

Autumn Arts 2012

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Student Guide 2012

Student Guide 2012

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55 Fiction 2012

55 Fiction 2012

Each year, hundreds of writers from around the Central Coast, state, country, and beyond roll up their sleeves and start writing. They click on keyboards. They scratch pens on paper. They hammer away at typewriters. Then, they submit their tiny l... [ Read ]

Soundcheck 2012

Soundcheck 2012

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Central Coast Business Review 2012

Central Coast Business Review 2012

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Summer Guide 2012

Summer Guide 2012

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Best of SLO County 2012

Best of SLO County 2012

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MENUS Spring/Summer 2012

MENUS Spring/Summer 2012

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Spring Arts 2012

Spring Arts 2012

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BRIDES 2012

BRIDES 2012

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Holiday Guide 2011

Holiday Guide 2011

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MENUS Fall/Winter 2011-12

MENUS Fall/Winter 2011-12

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Student Guide 2011

Student Guide 2011

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SoundCheck 2011

SoundCheck 2011

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55 Fiction

55 Fiction

Each year, hundreds of writers from around the Central Coast, state, country, and beyond roll up their sleeves and start writing. They click on keyboards. They scratch pens on paper. They hammer away at typewriters. Then, they submit their tiny lite... [ Read ]

Central Coast Business Review

Central Coast Business Review

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Summer Guide 2011

Summer Guide 2011

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New Times Best of SLO County 2011

New Times Best of SLO County 2011

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Menus - Spring/Summer 2011

Menus - Spring/Summer 2011

Check out the Spring/Summer edition of MENUS. [ Read ]

Spring Arts 2011

Spring Arts 2011

Check out this year's Spring Arts 2011 issue. [ Read ]

BRIDES 2011

BRIDES 2011

Check out this year's issue of Brides. [ Read ]

New Times Last-Minute Gift Guide 2010

New Times Last-Minute Gift Guide 2010

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Holiday Guide 2010

Holiday Guide 2010

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MENUS - Fall/Winter 2010

MENUS - Fall/Winter 2010

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Autumn Arts 2010

Autumn Arts 2010

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Student Guide 2010

Student Guide 2010

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Soundcheck 2010

Soundcheck 2010

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CC Business Review

CC Business Review

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Summer Guide 2010

Summer Guide 2010

Click the above image to check out this year's Summer Guide. [ Read ]

Best of SLO County 2010

Best of SLO County 2010

Click to check out this year's issue. [ Read ]

Spring Arts 2010

Spring Arts 2010

Click to view this year's Spring Arts Annual [ Read ]

Brides 2010

Brides 2010

Click to check out this year's BRIDES issue. [ Read ]

MENUS Spring/Summer 2010

MENUS Spring/Summer 2010

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Holiday Guide 2009

Holiday Guide 2009

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MENUS Fall/Winter 2009 - Virtual Publication

MENUS Fall/Winter 2009 - Virtual Publication

That’s the word of the day. It means something to savor, knowing that area chefs are taking the bounty of the Central Coast and transforming it into delicious feasts for the senses. New Times is proud to provide a guide to the tastes of the restaur... [ Read ]

Student Guide 2009

Student Guide 2009

Click to check out our Student Guide 2009 virtual publication   Click here if you have problems with the above version. [ Read ]

Autumn Arts '09

Autumn Arts '09

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SOUNDCHECK 2009 - Virtual Publication

SOUNDCHECK 2009 - Virtual Publication

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Meet Your Merchants 2009 Virtual Publication

Meet Your Merchants 2009 Virtual Publication

Click here to view the Meet Your Merchants 2009 Virtual Publication [ Read ]

Summer Guide '09

Summer Guide '09

Huge fluffy beach towels. The intoxicating scent of sunscreen. Drinks with a mandatory umbrella at 4 o’clock, the Pacific Ocean a few steps away. Sand everywhere. Summer is officially here. Well, it will be on June 21 and that is where New T... [ Read ]

Best of SLO County ‘09 - Virtual Publication

Best of SLO County ‘09 - Virtual Publication

Click to view our Best of SLO County 2009 Virtual Publication [ Read ]

MENUS - Spring/Summer 2009 - Virtual Publication

MENUS - Spring/Summer 2009 - Virtual Publication

It’s about the ambience, the conversation. The murmur of other diners. The clink of forks and knives. The sound a cork makes as it slides out of a bottle of wine. Music. It’s about the comfort of tasting a favorite dish, or the excitement over di... [ Read ]

Spring Arts '09

Spring Arts '09

New Times’ Spring Arts issue this year is a two-part affair, with each segment exploring the relationship between contemporary society and words. This relationship changes with each generation but is of particular interest as fewer and fewer A... [ Read ]

Brides '09 - Virtual Publication

Brides '09 - Virtual Publication

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Holiday Guide '09 - Virtual Publication

Holiday Guide '09 - Virtual Publication

Click to view our new Holiday Guide Virtual Publication [ Read ]