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Find great local sales and deals on dining, lodging, golf, happy hours and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Cafe Roma Restaurant in San Luis Obispo Happy hour special Happy hour on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with half price glasses of wine in the...
Coastal Commission green-lights 8 proposed homes in Cayucos
By KAREN VELIE The California Coastal Commission last week approved an eight-home project proposed in Cayucos. Neighbors had appealed to the Coastal Commission, as expected, following the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission’s 4-0 approval of the development in March. The nearly 10 acre site is located on N. Ocean...
San Luis Obispo bound passenger plane diverted to Bakersfield
By KAREN VELIE The pilots of a passenger flight headed from Texas to San Luis Obispo discovered the planes flaps were not working on Wednesday, leading the pilots to divert the plane to Bakersfield, according to Simple Flying. Without flaps, the pilots knew the landing speed would be accelerated. While...
Paso Robles City Council’s decision will cost community millions
By KAREN VELIE For three years, the British Royal Air Force conducted training exercises at the Paso Robles Municipal Airport, an activity that brought approximately $3 million annually to the local economy. Scheduled to return to the Central Coast in Jan. 2025, the group now plans to conduct their training...
Strike averted, staff get 14% raises at hospitals in San Luis Obispo, Templeton
By KAREN VELIE Averting a strike, approximately 400 healthcare workers at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton reached an agreement with Adventist this week. The agreement includes a 14% pay increase over three years, a $23 minimum wage, and fully-paid...
Central Coast fishermen sue California Coastal Commission over wind energy
By KAREN VELIE Fishermen from Morro Bay and Port San Luis recently filed a legal challenge against the California Coastal Commission for not requiring wind energy companies to abide by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rules before providing permits for sonar testing, the second lawsuit the groups have filed against...
Babysitter guilty of sex abuse against child in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE A judge on Friday sentenced a 23-year-old babysitter to five-years in prison for committing multiple acts of sexual abuse against an 11-year-old girl he was watching in San Luis Obispo. After an eight-day trial, the jury determined Tanner Fite committed four separate sexual acts against the child...
