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Grover Beach planning Grand Avenue improvements

Written on 28 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of Grover Beach expects to break ground this fall on a West Grand Avenue street improvement project.  Grover Beach’s West Grand Avenue Streetscape project has been in the works since 2021. The project spans 4th... (Continue reading)

Mesick steps in as Paul Flores’ attorney

Written on 27 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo based attorney Harold Mesick is planning to represent Paul Flores during an upcoming restitution hearing, contingent on the man convicted of murdering a Cal Poly coed agreeing to waive a conflict of interest. In... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande appoints Bill Robeson interim city manager

Written on 27 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Arroyo Grande Assistant City Manager Bill Robeson will next week, on an interim basis, take over the job as the city’s top executive.  Current City Manager Whitney McDonald is leaving Arroyo Grande to become the assistant city... (Continue reading)

Over 2,000 PG&E customers without power in Atascadero

Written on 27 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 2,000 PG&E customers lost power in Atascadero on Thursday morning. Shortly after 7 a.m., 2,195 PG&E customers in Atascadero lost power. PG&E estimates the power will be restored by 1:15 p.m. The cause of the... (Continue reading)

Attacker stabs man at Pismo Beach bus stop

Written on 26 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Pismo Beach police officers are searching for a suspect who stabbed a man at a bus stop on Tuesday. [Tribune] The unidentified assailant stabbed the man at about 5 p.m. at the bus stop on Five Cities... (Continue reading)

Former Oceano official facing punitive damages in harassment case

Written on 26 Jul, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A bitter row between former Oceano Community Services District Director Cynthia Replogle and several of her neighbors could leave the controversial public figure owing punitive damages, a judge ruled last week. While multiple neighbors, community and former... (Continue reading)

Gas prices rise in San Luis Obispo County, find lowest prices

Written on 26 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Gas prices are on the rise in San Luis Obispo County, though prices remain well below a high of $6.63 seen in June 2022. The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Medi-Cal warns Central Coast residents they could lose coverage

Written on 25 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Thousands of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County residents could lose their Medi-Cal coverage this year because of a paperwork requirement. In 2020, because of COVID, the federal government enacted a policy that ensured people on... (Continue reading)

SLO High School officials buried sexual misconduct allegations for years

Written on 25 Jul, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE A female San Luis Obispo High School trainer accused head basketball coach and history teacher Jeff Brandow of sexual misconduct nearly a decade ago, but officials squelched her complaint and the harassment allegedly continued. Despite the 2014... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest alleged repeat Lowe’s thief

Written on 25 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers last week arrested a man who allegedly stole items from the Paso Robles Lowe’s store twice in less than three weeks.  On June 30, Kody Lee Samuels 36, of Santa Maria allegedly stole a log... (Continue reading)