San Luis Obispo County Newspapers
The Tribune , 3825 South Higuera, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, (805) 781-7800 is the oldest continuously operating newspaper serving the city and county of San Luis Obispo since. Papers are kept for 1 year at their location; for older copies visit the SLO County Library.
Atascadero News , 5660 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422, (805) 466-2585, has copies of the paper back to the first issue in 1916. Send a SASE with a specific request they will look for you as time allows. It might be nice to send them money for copy cost.
The Bay News , 2055 9th Street, Los Osos, CA 93402, (805) 528-5447
Mustang News , Cal Poly Campus, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, (805) 756-1143
Roadside Thoughts, A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada, lists newspapers that have been published in San Luis Obispo County, giving years of publication and how to locate copies thru WorldCat, a local library or the Library of Congress:
- 10 newspapers published in Arroyo Grande
- 1 newspaper published in Cambria
- 4 newspapers published in Morro Bay
- 2 newspapers published in Nipomo
- 16 newspapers published in Paso Robles
- 1 newspaper published in Pismo Beach
- 40 newspapers published in San Luis Obispo
- 3 newspapers published in Templeton
North County Newspapers available at the Carnegie Library (El Paso de Robles Historical Society)
Historical News Articles
SLO News Index Abstracts of Deaths, Obituaries & Accidents
100 Years Ago Today Articles by SLO historian Wilmar N. Tognazzini that originally appeared in his weekly column in the Telegram-Tribune on the history of San Luis Obispo County 1888-1903.
Times Past Index to Dan Krieger’s articles from his column in The Tribune.