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Grover Beach officials again attempting to raise sewer rates

Written on 26 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Despite the citizens of Grover Beach voting in 2024 to repeal the city’s 112% water and sewer rate increase by more than 64%, the City Council voted on Monday to begin the process of raising sewer rates... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo’s St. Patrick’s Day enhancement zone recap

Written on 25 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE In an attempt to reduce street parties, vandalism and alcohol related crimes; the San Luis Obispo Police Department enacted a safety enhancement zone for the two weekends near St. Patrick’s Day. SLO released data on citations and... (Continue reading)

Female inmate dies at jail in Santa Maria, cause undetermined

Written on 25 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A female inmate died in her cell at Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria on Monday. Her cause of death has not yet been determined. Deputies booked the unidentified woman into the jail on March 19 for... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man arrested for cold case murder

Written on 25 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A lengthy investigation resulted in charges against a Santa Maria man for a murder that occurred more than seven years ago, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. On Sept. 3, 2017, the suspect allegedly... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police seek help finding missing man

Written on 25 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The Pismo Beach Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a missing 64-year-old man – Charles “Chuck” Fortner. Fortner was last seen on the evening of March 23 in the downtown Pismo Beach area. He was... (Continue reading)

Two injured in crash in Paso Robles, drunk driver flees

Written on 25 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE An alleged drunk driver crashed into another driver in Paso Robles and then fled the scene on Monday. Officers later caught him hiding in a parking lot. On Monday evening, 49-year-old Peter Terence Wells was driving a... (Continue reading)

Armed woman robs sleeping man in San Luis Obispo

Written on 24 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 36-year-old woman is in jail after she allegedly robbed a man as he slept near the San Luis Obispo downtown transit center on Osos Street on Sunday, police said. During the afternoon, Antonia Bustos allegedly took... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County secures final funding for two trails

Written on 24 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE All funding milestones have been met for the two long-anticipated transportation projects in San Luis Obispo County: the Bob Jones Trail extension segment two project and the Morro Bay to Cayucos trail gap closure project. The final... (Continue reading)

Cayucos Sanitary District rejects out-of-state manager

Written on 24 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following community concerns over its out-of-state general manager, the Cayucos Sanitary District Board of Directors voted 3-2 on March 20 not to rehire Rick Koon while looking into consultant services to manage the district, with directors Robert... (Continue reading)

Van crashes off ridge near Morro Bay, rescue in progress

Written on 23 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A van crashed off Highway 41 near Morro Bay on Sunday morning leading multiple agencies to work to locate the vehicle and rescue its occupants. Shortly after 10:30 p.m., a caller reported a van veered off eastbound... (Continue reading)