Los Osos board rejects bid to become a city
By KAREN VELIE The Los Osos Community Services District Board of Directors voted 4-0 to reject plans last to turn the bedroom community into a city, during its Dec. 1 board meeting. Instead, the board voted to bring community groups together to discuss bringing in more funding for the community....
Electrical fire damages home in San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze at a single-family home in the 1600 block of Garnette Stree at the Laguna Lake Mobile Estates on Monday evening. At about 7:30 p.m., the homeowner was alerted by a smoke alarm. Firefighters arrived and found a small electrical fire in the...
Mail truck destroyed in crash with semi near Guadalupe
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A semi-truck collided with a U.S. Postal Service vehicle near Guadalupe on Monday, destroying the truck and scattering mail. Shortly before 4 p.m., the two trucks collided in the 3500 block of West Main Street east of Guadalupe. The female driver of the mail truck suffered non-life...
Scientists expect engineering challenges for Morro Bay offshore wind farm
By JOSH FRIEDMAN With a lease auction taking place Tuesday for five offshore wind development areas, three of which are off the coast of San Luis Obispo County, experts are raising questions about engineering, cost and regulatory hurdles for the projects. [MIT Technology Review] The lease sale will mark the...
Train hits and kills pedestrian in Grover Beach
By KAREN VELIE A passenger train struck and killed a pedestrian at the Grover Beach station on Monday evening. Shortly before 5 p.m., the Amtrak train hit and killed a male pedestrian. The crash occurred in the area of W. Grand Avenue and Highway 1. The name of the pedestrian...
Car crashes into power pole near Los Osos, knocks out electricity
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver crashed into a power pole on Los Osos Valley Road near Los Osos on Sunday, sparking a fire and knocking out electricity in the area. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported the single-car crash on Los Osos Valley Road by Turri Road. The collision...
SLO County gas price decline continues, find the lowest prices
By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County plunged 21 cents during the past week to $5.24, as demand remains low and domestic gasoline stocks grow, according to figures from AAA. The average price of gas in California fell 27 cents during...
