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Grover Beach police seek help finding missing man

Written on 7 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Update: Brent Paine was found save and reunited with his family. The Grover Beach Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a missing 47-year-old man. Shortly after 6 p.m. on Monday, Brent Paine was last seen... (Continue reading)

Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner expands to three daily trips to San Luis Obispo

Written on 7 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Starting next month, Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner train will make three daily trips to San Luis Obispo. Currently, the Surfliner train makes two daily trips to SLO. Effective May 4, Amtrak is adding an additional daily roundtrip route... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles City Council to hear appeal to changes at water park

Written on 7 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Plans to add an adult pool to the Ravine Water Park are on hold after a real estate agent appealed the Paso Robles Planning Commission’s approval. City staff is recommending the city council reject the appeal on... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly taps contractor to manage $1.2 billion modular housing project

Written on 7 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo has selected a construction management firm to oversee a $1.2 billion multi-phase student housing project that is slated to be the nation’s largest modular housing development. University officials awarded the contract... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach motorcycle officer injured in crash

Written on 6 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A Grover Beach police officer was injured in a crash at the intersection of Grand Avenue and 4th Street on Monday afternoon, police said. Shortly after 1 p.m., the officer crashed. First responders transported the officer to... (Continue reading)

A proud Cal Poly moment

Written on 6 Apr, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION by CAL POLY PRESIDENT JEFFREY ARMSTRONG In my 15 years at Cal Poly, I have had countless moments of pride — but some events stop you in your tracks and remind you, unmistakably, why this university exists. This past... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in fatal crash north of San Luis Obispo identified

Written on 6 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Highway Patrol identified the woman killed in a three-car crash on Highway 101 north of San Luis Obispo on March 28 as 69-year-old Nancy Louise Cunningham of Stratham, Georgia. Shortly after 9 p.m., the driver... (Continue reading)

SLO County woman headed to trial in election fraud case

Written on 6 Apr, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County woman was ordered Thursday to stand trial for allegedly violating multiple election laws when she twice ran for mayor of Arroyo Grande. Following her preliminary hearing in which she represented herself, Gaea... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo rancher Dan DeVaul dead at 82

Written on 6 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Dan DeVaul, best known for opening his Sunny Acres ranch to the homeless, has died. He was 82 years old. DeVaul died on March 6 with long-time health issues and dementia. Located on DeVaul’s 72-acre ranch on... (Continue reading)

More than 2,200 households without power in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 5 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 2,200 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo County are without power on Easter morning because of three separate outages. All three are unplanned outages. At 4:28 a.m., 490 PG&E customers in the Lake Nacimiento area... (Continue reading)