By KAREN VELIE The tens of thousands of people who gathered last weekend in Isla Vista for the annual spring break event known as Deltopia were met by nearly 300 law enforcement personnel, leading to a sharp increase in arrests... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A Grover Beach police officer’s actions led firefighters to quickly put out a residential blaze on Sunday night. While conducting a neighborhood patrol near The Pike and Oak Park Boulevard, Officer Akai Reyna noticed smoke in the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A judge sentenced a Grover Beach woman to 90 days in jail and two years probation on Monday for election fraud related to her run as a write-in candidate for the San Luis Obispo County District 3... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Morro Bay City Council on Tuesday will consider moving back to an in-house city attorney, according to its agenda. From its incorporation in 1964 until 2002, Morro Bay contracted its city attorney services. Then from 2002... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A driver suffered major injuries during a two-vehicle collision in rural Paso Robles on Friday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 9 p.m., 26-year-old Avery Lockliear was driving a gray Honda Civic eastbound on... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Gas prices in San Luis Obispo County rose two cents last week to $5.01 a gallon, according to figures from AAA. “Gas prices made a bigger jump this past week, with the national average for a gallon... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo’s “Hands Off!” protest brought approximately 5,000 people to the courthouse to rally against Trump on Saturday afternoon. The rally included speakers such as U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal who addressed the crowd from the steps... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE After listening to mutiple proposed plans for a 409 unit residential development off Los Osos Valley Road, the San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday directed staff to process the developer’s application. If approved, Broadstone Village is... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Following a more than two month investigation, detectives arrested a Santa Maria man on Tuesday for selling cannabis to children. In January, a parent contacted the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office to report that her child had... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Gus’s Grocery, a popular sandwich shop in San Luis Obispo, closed its doors last week following more than three decades in business, which the owner blamed on bad press. The shop began having issues in Aug. 2024... (Continue reading)