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October, 2023

Car slams into Arroyo Grande restaurant after collision

Written on 24 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two vehicles collided in Arroyo Grande on Monday afternoon, with one of the cars then slamming into both a coffee shop patio and a seafood restaurant.  Shortly after 4 p.m., a caller reported the vehicles crashed in... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police searching for stabbing suspect

Written on 24 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police are searching for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a man multiple times during an altercation on Saturday. Shortly before noon, a fight involving the occupants of two vehicles broke out in the 1700 block... (Continue reading)

Two women killed in head-on crash near Buellton

Written on 23 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two women died and a man was seriously injured after a pair of vehicles collided head-on near Buellton on Sunday. Shortly after 5 p.m., Morgan Bouslaugh, 22, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet westbound on Santa Rosa Road... (Continue reading)

It is time to support new housing opportunities in SLO County

Written on 23 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

Opinion by REACH Housing Advocacy Team Open letter  to San Luis Obispo County Supervisors, mayors, council members, planning commissioners, and all interested in creating more opportunities for housing: SLO County’s persistent housing shortage has become a fundamental threat to our... (Continue reading)

SLO developer takes stand over allegations he swindled an investor

Written on 23 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE After five years of legal wrangling, San Luis Obispo-based developer John Belsher is answering questions under oath about what he did with funds from projects he and his partner developed in SLO County. The Jeffrey Chase and... (Continue reading)

Hit-and-run driver kills man at Lompoc Home Depot

Written on 22 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A 42-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon by a hit-and-run driver in the Home Depot parking lot in Lompoc. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported a vehicle versus pedestrian crash in the parking lot. Emergency personnel... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into fire hydrant in SLO, arrested

Written on 22 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE An alleged drunk driver crashed into a fire hydrant in San Luis Obispo early Sunday morning, sending water gushing into the air and onto the street. Shortly before 1 a.m., the driver hit a fire hydrant at... (Continue reading)

Man killed, others wounded in shooting at Santa Maria party

Written on 22 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A shooting at a house party in Santa Maria early Saturday morning left one man dead and others wounded. Shortly after midnight, a caller reported a shooting at a home in the 1000 block of N. School... (Continue reading)

Say no to REACH’s plan to industrialize Morro Bay, protect our coastline

Written on 21 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION by GAIL JOHNSON An open letter to REACH, a regional economic action coalition: Recently, you invited citizens of the San Luis Obispo County to offer public comments regarding your “economic development” strategies.  I would like to comment on your... (Continue reading)

The Ball Player’s Son

Written on 21 Oct, 2023 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

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, “The ballplayer’s Son” is currently on Amazon.... (Continue reading)