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February, 2024

San Luis Obispo County’s impressive rainfall totals, reservoir levels

Written on 24 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The latest round of storms drenched San Luis Obispo County earlier this week, leaving most of the county with above average yearly rainfall totals and healthy reservoir levels. Climate scientists track rain from July 1 through June... (Continue reading)

Helicopter crashes in Orcutt, pilot walks away

Written on 24 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in a field in Orcutt on Friday morning walked away uninjured from the wreckage. Shortly before 8 a.m., the pilot was spraying organic pesticides on a field near Orcutt-Garey and... (Continue reading)

Driver hits pedestrian on Madonna Road in SLO, video

Written on 23 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver hit and seriously injured a pedestrian on Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo Thursday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m., several 911 callers reported a vehicle struck a pedestrian walking outside of a crosswalk in the... (Continue reading)

Alleged thieves charged with grand theft of alcohol from Atascadero store

Written on 23 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police arrested three men who allegedly stole more than $950 worth of alcohol from the Smart & Final in Atascadero on Thursday afternoon. Investigating allegations that three men in a red Mercedes were involved in... (Continue reading)

State grants more than $10 million to conserve ranch in Santa Margarita

Written on 23 Feb, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE A local conservation group is set to protect approximately 27,500 acres of grassland, blue oak savannah, shrubland and riparian corridors in rural Santa Margarita, according to California Department of Fish and Game. Earlier this month, the Wildlife... (Continue reading)

Cayucos pier damaged but will partially reopen

Written on 22 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A storm this week swept pilings from the Cayucos Pier into the ocean, leaving the end of the structure teetering over the water. Nevertheless, the majority of the pier will soon reopen. Officials closed access to the... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach to install 210 new downtown parking meters

Written on 22 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of Pismo Beach will soon install 210 new downtown parking meters along Price Street. On Jan. 17, the Pismo Beach City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the purchase of 210 parking meters and associated equipment... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo city manager resigning

Written on 22 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo City Manager Derek Johnson announced plans to resign his post, after accepting the chief executive officer position in Marin County, Johnson announced Thursday. Johnson has worked for San Luis Obispo for 12 years –... (Continue reading)

SLO County employee charged with 12 counts of embezzlement

Written on 22 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office investigators arrested a county employee at his home in Atascadero on Wednesday morning for embezzling more than $100,000. Prosecutors filed 12 felony embezzlement charges against former information technology supervisor Norman... (Continue reading)

3.5-magnitude earthquake hits north of Shandon

Written on 21 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit north of Shandon on Wednesday morning, near the border between San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties. The earthquake struck at 6:01 a.m. about 21 miles northeast of Paso Robles, according to the... (Continue reading)