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New Morro Bay ordinance set to block battery storage facility

Written on 29 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Morro Bay City Council on Tuesday voted 5-0 for an urgency ordinance on a potential battery energy storage project. The urgency ordinance temporarily halts the project. The City Council also directed staff to return with another... (Continue reading)

Battery storage fire contaminated soils with heavy metals

Written on 29 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following the the battery storage fire at Moss Landing, scientists found unusually high concentrates of heavy metals in the marsh soils at Elkhorn Slough Reserve, according to a press release. For years, research scientists at San José... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly mourns student’s death, fifth in a year

Written on 28 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo today announced the death of third-year student Christina DeChalk, who passed away on Jan. 26. DeChalk was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was majoring in computer science.  The... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles City Council votes to raise garbage rates by 11.5%

Written on 28 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles City Council voted earlier this month to raise garbage rates by 11.5%. The rates are slated to increase in February. Paso Robles rate payers had 45 days to send in written letters protesting the... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest two drivers following pair of DUI crashes

Written on 27 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a pair of alleged DUI crashes over the weekend, the San Luis Obispo Police Department is warning residents about the danger of driving under the influence. The first crash occurred Friday on Broad Street by Orcutt... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police arrest alleged predator

Written on 27 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande police officers arrested a Ventura man on Friday after he allegedly attempted to meet with a minor for sex. Shortly after noon on Jan. 24, officers took 49-year-old Jason Fisher into custody in Arroyo Grande... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Counsel Rita Neal retiring

Written on 27 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Counsel Rita Neal announced today she plans to retire on March 15. Neal has worked for the county since 1998, when she was hired as a deputy county counsel. The SLO County Board... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo officers seek help identifying thieves

Written on 26 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of thieves who allegedly stole a purse while at a restaurant on Saturday afternoon. Both women were wearing hats when they entered Finney’s... (Continue reading)

Battery storage facility in Nipomo nearly completed

Written on 26 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 100 megawatt battery storage facility is slated to open next month in Nipomo. Caballero Energy Storage plans to store energy in lithium-ion batteries. Initially proposed and owned by PG&E, Apha Omega Power recently acquired the facility... (Continue reading)

Continuation school in Cambria temporarily closes, only one student

Written on 25 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cambria’s continuation high school is temporarily closed after enrollment fell to just one student. Part of the Coast Unified School District, Leffingwell Continuation High School suspended operations, but is not permanently closed. The school’s only student plans... (Continue reading)