Oceano Dunes reopen despite lawsuit filed by environmental group
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity sued California State Parks, seeking to stop Friday’s reopening of the Oceano Dunes to vehicle traffic on the grounds that off-roading at the park kills endangered snowy plovers. Even so, cars were lined up to get in at 5:30 a.m. In...
Felons, investigations and residency issues mar SLO County politics
By KAREN VELIE With many divided along political lines, felons, people charged with misdemeanors, others under investigation for corruption and a mayor who has not lived at her city address in six months are on ballots in San Luis Obispo County. In San Luis Obispo, incumbent Mayor Heidi Harmon’s seat...
Protesters marched through SLO, seeking revolution
By RICHARD BASTIAN Approximately 100 protesters marched through San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening to promote their demands which include dropping charges for protesters, abolishing the police and prison system, free internet, free transportation and a wealth tax. The protest was organized by Abolitionist Action Central Coast/SLO, a group comprised...
Arroyo Grande home destroyed by fire
A fire destroyed a large house in rural Arroyo Grande Thursday, displacing seven residents. [KSBY] Shortly after 4 p.m., a caller reported a fire at a multi-story home at 575 Mirabella Lane. Residents of the house escaped without suffering any injuries. Cal Fire personnel arrived and found the house fully...
Man accused of trying to lure children with tobacco for sex
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 20-year-old Solvang man last week for allegedly using flavored tobacco products to lure a 12-year-old into sex acts. On Oct. 20, a mother reported to law enforcement that a man was stalking her child on Snapchat. Deputies arrived in the...
Flying tire kills one person on Highway 101 in Paso Robles
BY CCN STAFF One person was killed after a tire flew off a semi truck and hit a car on Highway 101 in Paso Robles on Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 3 p.m., the semi truck was headed southbound when a tire broke off and flew into northbound traffic. The tire...
Protesters planning to disrupt traffic in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE A group comprised primarily of Cal Poly students is planning to disrupt the evening commute in San Luis Obispo on Thursday, and in the future, until their demands are met, according to Abolitionist Action Central Coast/SLO’s Instagram posts. “We will haunt the ones in power and give...
