San Luis Obispo MMA fighter Steven Sainsbury at Table Mountain Casino Resort
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Mixed Martial Arts fighter Steven Sainsbury is competing in his seventh professional bout on May 2 – Valley Fight Series 25 at Table Mountain Casino Resort. Sainsbury will go toe-to-toe with Fresno native James Porter. Porter is 6 feet 2 inches tall with a...
Kayaker drowns off coast of San Luis Obispo County
By KAREN VELIE A male drowned while kayaking off the coast of Montana de Oro State Park in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday morning. Shortly after 10:20 a.m., a caller reported a kayaker was flipped over by waves. It appeared the Kayaker’s life vest somehow slipped off his body....
Man who threatened SLO County official seeks plea agreement
By KAREN VELIE The man accused of planning to kill San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow is likely to be released from prison in less than a year because of a plea agreement. On Jan. 24, 2025, FBI agents disrupted David Platek’s plan to kill Dow and then...
SLO County unemployment rate continues falling
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate fell slightly in March to 4.1%, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. During the same time, unemployment rates in California and the United States also declined. The county unemployment rate fell from 4.6% in January, to 4.4% in February, to...
Shooting results in brief lockdown of Lompoc High School
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A shooting on Thursday resulted in the brief lockdown of Lompoc High School. Prior to 2 p.m., multiple 911 callers reported the sound of gunshots in the area of the 600 block of West College Avenue. Thus far, there have been no reported injuries resulting from the...
California Coastal Commission issues apology to Elon Musk, SpaceX
By JOSH FRIEDMAN As part of a settlement with Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX, the California Coastal Commission issued an apology for remarks its commissioners made about Musk last year, specifically for letting their political beliefs about the CEO influence their regulatory decision-making. [Washington Examiner] On Oct. 10, 2024, the...
San Luis Obispo officers seek help identifying alleged thieves
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of thieves who allegedly stole merchandise from the Home Depot on April 24. The man and woman arrived at the store in a brown Silverado pickup truck. One of the suspects is a...
