Veteran’s Day is a time to remember
By DELL FRANKLIN Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” and “Life on The Mississippi, 1969” are currently on Amazon. I...
Grover Beach identifies people killed in murder-suicide
By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach police identified the two people who died in a murder-suicide on Saturday morning as 24-year-old Emily Reilly and 28-year-old Owen Wesner. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Saturday, dispatchers sent officers to the 300 block of North Third Street. Officers arrived to find two people deceased...
SLO and Santa Barbara Counties under wind, flood advisories
By KAREN VELIE The National Weather Service issued high wind and flood advisories for both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties on Monday. Forecasters warn of southwest winds of 10 to 25 mph with gusts of up to 35 mph. The advisory is in place until noon on Monday....
San Luis Obispo County deals on dining, lodging, happy hours
Find great local sales and deals on dining, happy hours, lodging, golf 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...
Immigration crackdown leads to multiple arrests in Santa Maria
By KAREN VELIE Immigration enforcement agents arrested more than a dozen people in the Santa Maria area during the past four days, which includes an arrest outside a Goodwill store and a raid at a farm. On Sunday morning, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were attempting to arrest...
Highway 1 at Ragged Point reopens following mudslide
By KAREN VELIE Highway 1 from Ragged Point to Lucia reopened on Sunday following a mudslide. During the storm on Saturday, a mudslide led to the closure of Highway 1 at Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to 4 miles north of Lucia – a hamlet 38 miles north...
San Luis Obispo County gas prices falling, find lowest costs
By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County fell six cents last week to $4.87 a gallon, according to figures from AAA. In California, the average price for a gallon of gas rose dropped four cents to $4.66. Nationally, gas prices remained...
