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Scam targets Arroyo Grande water customers

Written on 11 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The City of Arroyo Grande is warning the public of a potential scam targeting water customers. Similar to neighboring cities, individuals visit Arroyo Grande residents and falsely claim that city water is contaminated, and advise them not... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo doubles fines as Cal Poly students return

Written on 11 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE As Cal Poly students return to campus, San Luis Obispo police are patrolling neighborhoods looking for candidates for hefty fines. Over an 11-day span ending Sept. 22, fines are doubled for violations of the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach approves five-story condominium building

Written on 10 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach Planning Commission last week voted 4-1 to give preliminary approval for a five-story mixed-use building, with Commissioner David Swift dissenting. The project, Bella Vista Villas, includes 20 condos and a 900 square foot commercial... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest man brandishing a machete in Santa Maria

Written on 10 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies arrested a man brandishing a machete following a five-hour standoff in Santa Maria on Tuesday, the suspect’s second arrest in less than three months. Shortly after 10 a.m., deputies responded to the... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach woman arrested for threats at Hotel Cerro in SLO

Written on 9 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Grover Beach woman is in jail for making criminal threats following a standoff at the Cerro Hotel in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday morning. Staff at the Hotel Cerro called law enforcement at about 9 a.m.... (Continue reading)

Standoff at Hotel Cerro in San Luis Obispo

Written on 9 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE There is a standoff at the Cerro Hotel in San Luis Obispo between law enforcement and an individual who barricaded themself in a hotel room on Tuesday morning. Shortly before 11 a.m., the SLO Police Department asked... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County waste agency’s financial troubles continue

Written on 9 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE The latest audit for San Luis Obispo County’s waste agency found “inadequate internal controls over payroll during an employee’s leave of absence.” The SLO County Integrated Waste Management Authority board is scheduled to discuss the 2023-2024 fiscal... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach, Avila Beach ranked as California’s most beautiful beaches

Written on 9 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Both Pismo Beach and Avila Beach won top rankings for the most beautiful beaches in California by Sunset Travel Awards. Known for its great views, Pismo Beach sports wide sandy shores, and laid-back California charm. Activities include... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices steady, find lowest costs

Written on 7 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County held steady at $4.92 a gallon last week despite flooding at a refinery leading to an increase in the national average price of gas,... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies arrest fragrant felons

Written on 6 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies on Friday arrested three men suspected of stealing nearly $2,000 of perfume from a store in Goleta. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday, a caller from Ulta Beauty in the Camino Real... (Continue reading)