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January, 2023

Two more bodies found in SLO County hotel room

Written on 17 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande police found two bodies in a room at the Aloha Inn on Jan. 7, police said. There are now two cases of multiple bodies found in a hotel room in SLO County on a Saturday... (Continue reading)

Construction site fire injures three people in Santa Maria

Written on 17 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire at a construction site injured two men and a woman in Santa Maria early Tuesday morning. Shortly after midnight, a caller reported a recreational vehicle engulfed in flames at a construction site in the 3500... (Continue reading)

IRS extends tax deadlines for people in SLO and Santa Barbara counties

Written on 17 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Internal Revenue Service is providing a one-month extension for residents and businesses in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties because of the recent storms, the IRS announced last week. Federal taxpayers in 31 California counties... (Continue reading)

Surviving Boomer, Cayucos’ beloved nightmare

Written on 16 Jan, 2023 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

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)

Los Osos schedules meeting to discuss possible lawsuits over flooding

Written on 16 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Los Osos Community Services District scheduled a special board meeting for Tuesday evening to discuss anticipated litigation related to the thousands of gallons of water and mud that crashed into Vista de Oro Estates after a... (Continue reading)

Another mudslide damages Highway 1, in Big Sur

Written on 16 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A massive mudslide covered Highway 1 near Mud Creek in Big Sur in mud and debris during last weekends storms. Earlier this month, authorities closed Highway 1 from northern San Luis Obispo County to Big Sur in... (Continue reading)

Los Osos diverts water from failed basin, neighbors call foul

Written on 16 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

BY KAREN VELIE Floodwaters flowed into homes in the Cuesta-by-the-Sea neighborhood in Los Osos on Saturday, prompting neighbors to question if an earlier basin failure caused the flooding. While an atmospheric river pummeled Los Osos on Jan. 9, floodwaters did... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s latest mudslides and damaged roads, photos

Written on 16 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN As several storms pounded San Luis Obispo County over the weekend, multiple roads collapsed, cracked or were covered in mud. A portion of Stage Coach Road near the Cuesta Grade collapsed because of a mudslide. County staff... (Continue reading)

SLO County weekend rainfall totals, dry days ahead

Written on 16 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The last in a series of storms is expected to move through San Luis Obispo County on Monday, with a small chance of rain on Tuesday. Meteorologist forecast mostly dry days through the end of January. The... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police seek help capturing alleged thieves

Written on 15 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

BY KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande Police Department is asking the public for help identifying two suspects who allegedly used stolen credit cards to make purchases at Walmart. Police are circulating images from surveillance footage of a man and woman... (Continue reading)