July, 2022

Semi-truck loaded with asparagus burns in Paso Robles

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A truck transporting asparagus burst into flames in Paso Robles early Monday morning. At about 4 a.m., a caller reported the trailer of a semi-truck was burning near the intersection of Highway 46 East and Mill Road.... (Continue reading)

Man trapped on cliff at Pirate’s Cove, rescued

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Emergency personnel rescued a climber from a cliff at Pirate’s Cove on Sunday. Shortly before 11 a.m., a caller reported a climber was stuck on a cliff. Cal Fire rescue crews then arrived at the scene. KSBY... (Continue reading)

Unbearable Cayucos school board boredom

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, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach City Council votes for a 20% pay increase

By KAREN VELIE The Pismo Beach City Council voted 3-2 on July 19 to give themselves a 20 percent increase in pay, with Mayor Ed Waage and Councilwoman Sheila Blake dissenting. Council members Marci Guthrie, Mary Ann Reiss and Scott... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices continue steady decline

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County gas prices continue to fall as demand remains low and crude oil prices slide. During the past week, the average price of gas in SLO County dropped 10 cents to $6.07 a gallon,... (Continue reading)

California seaport truck blockade in day five, food products in peril

By KAREN VELIE Independent truckers are blocking access to the Port of Oakland for the fifth day in protest of California’s “gig worker” law. The blockade is delaying the transportation of perishable food products such a beef, pork and dairy... (Continue reading)

Elderly man injured in hit-and-run accident in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are requesting help from the community in identifying a driver who struck an 87-year-old man Friday morning and fled the scene. At about 11:15 a.m., a female driver was exiting a condominium complex... (Continue reading)

SLO officers accused of targeting a witness to a use of force incident

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Police Chief Rick Scott says it might just be coincidence that officers in two police cars followed a videographer who is known as the “SLO County Observer” for seven minutes a few days ago.... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach officer resigns after journalist outs their affair

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE A Pismo Beach police sergeant resigned last month after an investigation revealed he engaged in sex acts with a local broadcast journalist while on duty, a relationship that allegedly went south after one of... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police seek suspect in armed robbery

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police are looking for the man who robbed the Carl’s Jr. on Black Oak Drive at gunpoint on Thursday morning. At about 6:30 a.m., the robber entered the restaurant armed with a small, black semi-automatic... (Continue reading)