Arroyo Grande couple used PPP money to buy condo, lose home
By KAREN VELIE A couple who allegedly scammed the federal government out of more than a million dollars they used to purchase a condo in Hawaii is losing their Arroyo Grande home to foreclosure. The couple, Christopher and Erin Mazzei, is charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy, according...
Rainfall totals are way above average in SLO County
By KAREN VELIE The unusual onslaught of moisture-laden storms has left San Luis Obispo County with some of the highest precipitation totals in decades along with healthy aquifer levels. Climate scientists track rain from July 1 through June 31. Rainfall totals from July 1 through June 8, along with average...
Morro Bay Police Department promotes new commander
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Morro Bay Police Department on Wednesday announced the promotion of Sergeant Tony Mosqueda to the position of commander. Mosqueda began his career in law enforcement in 2005 with the Farmersville Police Department. After rising up from patrol officer, Mosqueda left the Farmersille force in 2014 as...
SLO council approves water and sewer rate hikes
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously to increase water and sewer rates this year and next year. [KSBY] Water rates will increase by 8.5 percent on July 1. They will then increase by an additional 7.5 percent on July 1, 2024. Sewer rates rise by...
Mid-State Fair offering free carnival rides on opening day
By KAREN VELIE The California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles is offering free carnival rides on opening day, July 19. The promotion does not include fair admission. On July 19, fair gates open at 4 p.m. and close at midnight. The fair runs runs July 19 through July 30. Aside...
San Luis Obispo releases video, details of fatal officer shooting
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department released additional details and a video today of the shootout with the man who took the life of officer Luca Benedetti and injured another officer. Shortly before 5 p.m. on May 10, 2021, six officers attempted to serve a search warrant...
Who will benefit from Morro Bay wind energy job creation?
By KAREN VELIE A proposed wind energy project in Morro Bay will create 24,000 jobs during construction, primarily for people who do not live on the Central Coast, according to a new report by two professors at Cal Poly’s Orfalea College of Business. California plans to rely on offshore wind...
