CVS now offering COVID-19 vaccines in Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria
Joining Rite Aid, CVS pharmacies in Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria are now offering COVID-19 vaccines by appointment only. The CVS pharmacy chain has vaccines available for people SLO or Santa Barbara counties deem eligible. Both counties allow health care workers and people 65 or older to sign up...
Teachers next in line to get coronavirus vaccines in SLO County
San Luis Obispo County will allow childcare workers and teachers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations starting next week. The county plans to allot 10% of vaccine doses available each week to educators, through their employers. The remainder of vaccines will remain restricted to healthcare workers and people over 65 years of...
Police seek the public’s help in finding missing Morro Bay woman
San Luis Obispo police are asking the public to help find a missing Morro Bay woman or the car she drives. On Thursday morning, 67-year-old Terri Katz went to an appointment in SLO, but did not return home. Family members, who reported her missing, said she suffers from short term...
Deputies arrest eight protesters at a Santa Barbara County construction site
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested eight protesters on Thursday after they attempted to block construction from starting at an approved residential project located next to the San Marcos Preserve. Deputies repeatedly informed the protesters that blocking access was illegal and could result in their arrests. Some of the protesters...
Port San Luis Harbor commissioner refuses to sign reprimand
By KAREN VELIE During a contentious Port San Luis Harbor District board meeting on Tuesday, commissioners voted 3-2 to reprimand Commissioner Bob Vessely for allegedly violating the Brown Act by emailing confidential closed session information through his public email. District President Jim Blecha wrote two reprimand options. The first would...
People held hostage in SLO were the victims, not the protesters
OPINION by GORDON MULLIN Regarding the Feb. 19 Tribune editorial, “Video shows irate driver hitting SLO protesters,” but is it the driver who’s the victim?” The Tribune’s editorial is about the events of last July when a group of Black Lives Matter protesters decided it would be a good idea...
Caltrans plans to reopen Highway 1 in early summer
Caltrans announced today that repairs of Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast will begin on March 1, with an estimated reopening in early this summer. Debris flow from the Dolan Fire burn scar washed out a 150-foot section of roadway on Jan, 28, resulting in a full closure. After...
