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January, 2023

SLO County dining, legal, landscaping specials in January

Written on 13 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Sales and deals | No comments

Find great local deals on dining, entertainment, landscaping and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. SeaVenture Restaurant in Pismo Beach Enjoy ocean front dining at the SeaVenture Restaurant in Pismo Beach. During January, foodies... (Continue reading)

Rain washes out section of Highway 229 in Creston

Written on 13 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Monday’s storm washed out part of Highway 229, disrupting road access to those living on the highway that connects Santa Margarita to Creston. On Thursday, Caltrans announced the closure Highway 229 in both directions between highways 41... (Continue reading)

SLO County braces for more flooding, slides and downed trees

Written on 13 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Just as San Luis Obispo County is cleaning up from Monday’s atmospheric river, more rain is on the way. The rain is slated to arrive early in the day on Friday and continue intermittently through Monday. And... (Continue reading)

Homeless move to SLO overpass as storm approaches

Written on 13 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE A group of homeless people who typically camp along a creek bed in San Luis Obispo have moved their belongings to the Los Osos Valley Road bridge over Highway 101. Eight to 10 homeless people have set... (Continue reading)

Road closed, hundreds cutoff near Lake Nacimiento

Written on 12 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE The atmospheric river that pummeled San Luis Obispo County on Monday left hundreds of people near Lake Nacimiento stranded in their neighborhood. Early Monday morning the power went out for the more than 400 PG&E customers in... (Continue reading)

300,000 gallons of sewage spill into the Salinas River

Written on 12 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE An estimated  300,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Salinas River in the Templeton area amid the storm on Monday, according to San Luis Obispo Public Health Department. Health officials did not disclose why the Templeton Community... (Continue reading)

Mother of missing 5-year-old chronicles their last moments together

Written on 12 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The mother of the missing 5-year-old boy who was swept away by raging floodwaters near San Miguel has revealed what she witnessed on that tragic Monday. [KSBY] On the morning of Jan. 9, Lyndsy Doan was driving... (Continue reading)

Scheme to keep Diablo Canyon open is illegal, groups say

Written on 12 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

Statement by Mothers for Peace Federal law requires reactors to close while the Nuclear Commission reviews license renewal application San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth and the Environmental Working Group filed a petition on Tuesday asserting... (Continue reading)

Orcutt Road outside San Luis Obispo in danger of collapse

Written on 12 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Highway Patrol is asking the public not to drive on Orcutt Road on the outskirts of San Luis Obispo near Righetti Road, the CHP said in a press release. During the last storm, the CHP... (Continue reading)

Woman dies after being hit by a car in Grover Beach

Written on 12 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The woman hit by a car while walking in Grover Beach died after being transported to a local hospital with critical injuries on Wednesday evening, police said. Shortly after 7 p.m., a caller reported a pedestrian injured... (Continue reading)