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January, 2024

Gunshots lead to shelter-in-place at Paso Robles school

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Georgia Brown Elementary School in Paso Robles enacted a shelter-in-place order after multiple school staffers reported hearing gunshots fired on Tuesday morning. Officers responded and searched the area, but found no issues. In addition, no one made... (Continue reading)

California needs an equitable income tax system

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

Statement by California Controller Malia Cohen Cohen released the following statement following last month’s announcement that the L.A. Dodgers signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with pitcher Shohei Ohtani. The contract is structured so that Ohtani will receive $2 million... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguish Paso Robles urgent care bathroom blaze

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a blaze that broke out inside a Paso Robles urgent care bathroom Monday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m., a caller reported a fires at Carbon Health Urgent Care Paso Robles, located at 500 1st Street.... (Continue reading)

Group launches recall effort to oust Grover Beach mayor, 2 councilmen, video

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A citizens group launched a recall effort to oust Grover Beach Mayor Karen Bright and councilmen Daniel Rushing and Zachary Zimmerman through a recall election on Monday. During public comment at Monday’s Grover Beach Council meeting, Lesley... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach residents working on anti-water rate increase initiative

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A group of Grover Beach residents plan to overturn the City Council’s resolution to raise water rates by more than 100% through an anti-water rate increase initiative. Grover H2O filed a notice of intent to circulate the... (Continue reading)

Self-cleaning oven starts fire, Nipomo home destroyed

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A self-cleaning oven is the suspected cause of a house fire in Nipomo on Monday afternoon. The blaze destroyed the home. Shortly after 1 p.m., a resident of the home on the 800 block of Alejandro Way... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest wanted felon driving stolen car

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a wanted felon whom they allegedly found driving a stolen vehicle early Thursday morning with a ghost gun and ammunition inside.  Officer DJ Peck spotted a car without plates at a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County government meetings this week

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | One comment

By CalCoastNews Staff Government meetings in San Luis Obispo County for the week of Jan. 7 through Jan. 13: San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meets at 9 a.m. on Jan. 9 at the county building. The board is... (Continue reading)

Ambulance provider wins, Santa Barbara County loses latest legal battle

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County lost the latest legal battle over why it awarded its own fire department a contract. The recent ruling bars the county from taking over ambulance services, at least for now. For 50 years, American... (Continue reading)

SLO County developer sends clandestine texts, denied bail

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo developer Ryan Wright’s clandestine texting backfired and he lost another bid to get out of jail. Inmates are barred from sending private texts from a federal jail, but that apparently didn’t stop Wright, according... (Continue reading)