2019

Man jailed after beating puppy with master lock

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Ventura police officers arrested a homeless man on Tuesday for beating a puppy with a large master lock near a bus depot. At about 12:25 p.m., a Gold Coast Transit bus driver called police and reported a... (Continue reading)

Highway 166 closed causing Central Coast heavy traffic

By CCT STAFF CHP officers closed Highway 166 from Maricopa to Highway 101 on Thursday afternoon because of poor weather conditions and multiple vehicle accidents near the intersection with Highway 33. Officers also closed Highway 33 south of Highway 166.... (Continue reading)

Meth dealer walks away from Lompoc prison camp

By JOSH FRIEDMAN For at least the third time this year, an inmate escaped the minimum security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc. At about 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, prison guards determined Daniel Diaz, 27, was missing from the Lompoc prison... (Continue reading)

The hubris of the SLO City Council

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT San Luis Obispo is going to save the earth from global warming. In 15 years. Faster than anybody – including the state of California or the United Nations — thought possible. We’re going to do it,... (Continue reading)

North County woman found in car submerged in Lake Nacimiento

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s dive team found the body of a missing North County woman inside her vehicle in Lake Nacimiento on Monday. Jyll Stevens, 45, went missing after eating dinner with friends in Heritage... (Continue reading)

Teen killed in Avila Beach golf cart crash identified

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The 13-year-old boy who died in a golf cart accident in Avila Beach on Sunday has been identified as Jared Aichouri of Templeton. Family and friends held a candlelight vigil in Aichouri’s honor at Templeton Park Monday... (Continue reading)

SLO teen killed in Avila Beach golf cart crash

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 16-year-old boy crashed a golf cart in rural Avila Beach on Sunday, resulting in a 13-year-old male passenger becoming trapped underneath the vehicle and later dying at the hospital. [KSBY] At about 1 p.m., the 16-year-old... (Continue reading)

Investigators looking for missing Heritage Ranch woman’s car

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents of the Heritage Ranch area of rural Paso Robles to search through home surveillance footage for the vehicle of a missing woman whom authorities deem to be... (Continue reading)

Merry Christmas, Cayucos ne’er-do-wells

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.  By DELL FRANKLIN The holier-than-thou crusaders of Cayucos, who... (Continue reading)

Two people injured in Highway 46 crash

By CCT STAFF Two people were injured in a crash on Highway 46 near the Shandon rest area on Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 6 a.m., a car and a semi truck collided on westbound Highway 46,... (Continue reading)