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Power outage in SLO impacts more than 1,600 customers

Written on 26 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A total of 1,642 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo lost power Sunday night. The outage occurred at approximately 10:48 p.m., according to PG&E. It stretched from downtown SLO to the Sinsheimer Park area. Power returned to... (Continue reading)

Phillips 66 shutting down refinery in Nipomo

Written on 25 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Phillips 66 on Friday announced plans to shut its refinery in Nipomo during the first quarter of 2023. For more than 60 years, the 1,780-acre Santa Maria Refinery next to Highway 1 on the Nipomo Mesa has... (Continue reading)

Democrat opposed to abortion pepper sprayed demonstrators in Templeton

Written on 25 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE The 46-year-old Arroyo Grande man who was arrested last week for allegedly pepper spraying a group of demonstrators on a Highway 101 overpass in Templeton is a decades-long Democrat who is opposed to abortion, according to voter... (Continue reading)

Home Depot in Goleta evacuated after assault with a deadly weapon

Written on 24 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County deputies arrested a 43-year-old man who allegedly assaulted a victim with a knife at the Camino Real Marketplace in Goleta on Friday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m., a caller reported the assault. Deputies arrived... (Continue reading)

Atascadero appoints former chief Haley as interim top cop

Written on 24 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The city of Atascadero announced Friday the appointment of former police chief Jerel Haley to temporarily run the department while the city searches for a new chief. In 2011, city officials selected Haley to run the police... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest suspects with drugs, a gun and stolen tequila

Written on 23 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers caught a trio of Santa Maria residents Thursday evening with drugs, a loaded gun and bottles of tequila that had just been stolen from BevMo! Shortly before 8 p.m., a man stole... (Continue reading)

Court approves $230 million settlement over Refugio oil spill

Written on 23 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal judge has approved a $230 million settlement to a class action lawsuit over the 2015 oil spill in Santa Barbara County that resulted in an estimated 15,000 barrels of crude oil flowing into the Pacific... (Continue reading)

Campaign sign wars in Arroyo Grande

Written on 23 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by SHARLOTTE WILSON Here we go, campaign sign wars are on again! With an election season upon us once again, campaign signs are allowed to start posting 60 days before an election. Here we are just 12 days into... (Continue reading)

Fire damages commercial building in Arroyo Grande

Written on 23 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire broke out on Thursday at a commercial building in Arroyo Grande that houses the business Innovative Cleaning Solutions. A caller reported the blaze at 1023 E. Grand Avenue shortly before 11 p.m., according to Cal... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo City Council approves The Hub project

Written on 23 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday approved a Monterey Street development that will house eight local businesses, rejecting an appeal claiming the project will be a disturbance to an adjacent neighborhood. [New Times] Named The... (Continue reading)