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May, 2023

Santa Maria Police ask for help identifying jewelry thief

Written on 16 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police are asking for the public’s help identifying a jewelry thief. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, posing as a customer looking to buy jewelry for a relative, the suspect asked a clerk at the... (Continue reading)

Driver hits and kills man running on Highway 101 in Atascadero

Written on 16 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The driver of a pickup truck hit and killed a 25-year-old man who ran into the path of the vehicle on Highway 101 in Atascadero early Tuesday morning.  Shortly after 2 a.m., Ethan Paul Thompson, 32, was... (Continue reading)

Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater, protect our coast

Written on 16 May, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

Opinion by Mandy Davis We’ve all heard that expression, “Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water!” There is nowhere this might better be applied than to the issue of the designation of a marine sanctuary off our Central... (Continue reading)

SLO County air district cancels meeting, failed to post agenda

Written on 16 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District canceled its May 17 board meeting after CalCoastNews discovered the posting of the meeting agenda did not comply with the Brown Act. The Ralph M. Brown Act requires... (Continue reading)

Fire burns tractors and trailers in Santa Maria

Written on 16 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire scorched six tractors and trailers in an agricultural area around the eastern city limit of Santa Maria early Tuesday morning.  A caller reported the blaze burning at a lot east of Highway 101 by Stowell... (Continue reading)

New issues at Georgia Brown Elementary, may not be rebuilt

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

By KAREN VELIE Less than two months after the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District board voted 4-3 to renovate the Georgia Brown Elementary School on 36th Street, the state found a potential danger at the site, the district announced... (Continue reading)

Fire burns more than 100 acres in California Valley

Written on 15 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vegetation fire burned more than 100 acres in California Valley in eastern San Luis Obispo County on Monday. Initially reported as a structure fire, the blaze started at approximately 12:23 p.m. near the intersection of Angwin... (Continue reading)

SLO County warns public of scammers claiming to be law enforcement

Written on 15 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a phone scam that appears to originate from law enforcement, investigators announced on Monday. As part of this scam, a caller claims  there is a warrant for... (Continue reading)

Who are the highest paid SLO County officials, employees?

Written on 15 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE At a time San Luis Obispo County is facing a $5 million budget shortfall, some elected officials and department heads continue to seek large increases in pay. After refusing to provide line-level staffers raises of more than... (Continue reading)

Rattlesnake bites woman on Santa Barbara County trail

Written on 15 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted a female hiker to the hospital after a rattlesnake bit her while she was walking her dog on a Santa Barbara County trail Saturday morning. [KCOY] The rattlesnake bit the 26-year-old woman on the... (Continue reading)