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Firefighters battle blaze at hotel in Pismo beach, everyone evacuated

Written on 19 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A fire at a hotel in Pismo Beach damaged 15 rooms early Wednesday morning. Shortly before 4 a.m., a caller reported a fire burning at the Grove at Pismo Beach. Firefighters evacuated guests and extinguished the blaze.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles dumping the SLO Tribune for the New Times

Written on 19 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles is dumping the SLO Tribune and selecting the New Times as its paper of choice for public notices, in a financial gut punch to the Tribune. While not the most exciting content, public notices provide... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles trying to sell 35 parking kiosks

Written on 19 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of Paso Robles has 35 parking kiosks to sell in the aftermath of the decision to cancel its paid parking program. [KSBY] Last month, the Paso Robles City Council voted unanimously to dump its controversial... (Continue reading)

Ex-Central Coast coach, yearbook distributor convicted of child sex crimes

Written on 19 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former Central Coast coach and yearbook distributor is facing life in prison for dozens of child sex crimes. In 2019, responding to a tip from a Santa Ynez Valley High School teacher who overheard an inappropriate... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man arrested for assault significant other, harm to a child

Written on 18 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE An Arroyo Grande man is in jail with his bail set at $100,000 after he allegedly assaulted his significant other and caused harm to a child on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m., a caller reported a... (Continue reading)

Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint in California

Written on 18 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A suspect or suspects robbed a Secret Service agent at gunpoint in Orange County the same night President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attended a fundraiser in Los Angeles. [Washignton Post] Shortly after 9:30 p.m.... (Continue reading)

Kristin Smart’s killer ordered to pay restitution

Written on 18 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge on Monday ordered Paul Flores, the man convicted of killing Cal Poly coed Kristin Smart in 1996, to pay more than $350,000 in restitution to her family for costs they incurred following her death. In... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 17 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on June 18 in the board chambers. Some local governments pack consent calendars with important items prior to major holidays when many members of... (Continue reading)

Change is hard, but a long time coming for Los Osos

Written on 17 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The headlines read, “Building moratorium could be lifted” and then “Coastal Commission approves plan to lift Los Osos building moratorium.” What reporters didn’t say is that there is not a “building moratorium” presently or in the... (Continue reading)

More people plan to leave California in 2024 than any other state

Written on 17 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid the high cost of housing, taxes and gas, California leads in the number of people planning to relocate to another state in 2024, according to Consumer Affairs. From 2020 through 2023, California’s population dropped by 1.4%.... (Continue reading)