School bus crash in Solvang under investigation
By KAREN VELIE Investigators suspect a third driver left the scene of a crash with a school bus that left one person complaining of pain in Solvang on Friday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 2:20 p.m., a caller reported a crash involving a bus on Mission...
Lithium-ion battery fire injures firefighter in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE A firefighter suffered injuries during a lithium-ion battery fire outside a commercial building in San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening. After a fire erupted at an aerospace engineering firm on Monday morning, ESAero, at 3285 S Higuera Street, firefighters worked to monitor and contain batteries at the...
Catholic priest now charged with aggravated sexual assault
By KAREN VELIE A Catholic priest is facing additional charges this week regarding allegations he sexually abused four children in San Luis Obispo County. Father Theodore Gabrielli, 61, is now facing 38 criminal counts including aggravated sexual assault. All of the children were under the age of 14 when the...
Congressman Salud Carbajal and the Monroe Doctrine
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Even MSN will confirm that Trump is not the first president who did not get congressional consent to carry out military actions in another country: “In 1950, President Harry Truman used his authority to send U.S. troops to defend South Korea along with a U.N. Security...
Highway 1 in Big Sur reopened weeks ahead of schedule
By KAREN VELIE For the first time in nearly three years, Highway 1 from Big Sur to San Luis Obispo County fully reopened, a month and a half ahead of schedule. “This reopening will bring much-needed relief to small businesses and families in Big Sur and the surrounding communities who...
Federal judge dismisses DOJ’s attempt to get California’s voter data
By KAREN VELIE The Trump administration lost a round on Thursday when a federal judge dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that sought an unredacted voter registration list from California. In its lawsuit filed in September, the DOJ cited laws it argued allowed the attorney general to demand statewide voter...
No anti-ICE zones for San Luis Obispo County
Statement from the SLO County District Attorney’s Office The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office recognizes and respects the long-standing constitutional right of individuals to peacefully protest, petition the government, and exercise free speech in public forums. These rights are fundamental to our democracy and remain protected here in...
