December, 2022

Find sales and gift ideas in San Luis Obispo County

Find great local deals on dining, entertainment, landscaping and Christmas shopping while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Is procrastination your middle name? and the thought of battling department store crowds is giving you nightmares, one... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County adding new street lights

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County is installing new streetlights and associated improvements in Templeton, Los Osos, Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande, the Public Works Department announced Thursday. The following locations were prioritized to increase safety to the traveling... (Continue reading)

Former Paso Robles school board trustee alleges retaliation

OPINION by KENNEY ENNEY If you were to believe progressives like Carey Alvord-Schof and her radical supporters, the challenge to my appointment to the Paso Robles school board is because I’m a “racist, sexist, hater,” determined to deny rights and... (Continue reading)

Judge places dangerous property in San Luis Obispo in receivership

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge placed a San Luis Obispo property located next to the Prado Road homeless shelter in a receivership earlier this month, ruling authorities must step in to clean up the criminality and dangerous conditions at the... (Continue reading)

Injured dirt biker rescued from Pozo Summit Trail

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted an injured dirt biker off of a trail near Santa Margarita on Wednesday afternoon. The dirt biker crashed while riding on the Pozo Summit Trail and could not ride back to the trailhead, according... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies pedestrian killed in crash on Highway 101

By KAREN VELIE The CHP identified the 62-year-old pedestrian who was struck and killed while walking across Highway 101 in Paso Robles last week as Nicholas Schaefer of Paso Robles. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Nov. 16, Schafer was crossing... (Continue reading)

Will there be litigation over issues with SLO County’s ballot recount?

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles woman who requested a recount and inspection of ballots received in the District 2 San Luis Obispo County supervisorial race is considering litigation because of possible overcharging and alleged obstructive steps Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano... (Continue reading)

Illegal immigrants paid $15,000 for boat to Santa Barbara County

By KAREN VELIE A jury found two Mexican men guilty on Tuesday of drug and alien trafficking charges after law enforcement caught them on a panga boat containing 45 pounds of methamphetamine and 11 illegal immigrants from Mexico on a... (Continue reading)

Researchers spot whales near California wind farm zones

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Researchers have spotted whales around areas off the coasts of California and Oregon that may become offshore wind farm zones. Last year, the federal Department of the Interior, in coordination with the Department of Defense, identified a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police announce DUI patrols for Thursday

By KAREN VELIE Officers with the San Luis Obispo Police Department will be out looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs on Thursday night through Friday morning, the department announced Wednesday. Additional officers will... (Continue reading)