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Morro Bay City Council votes to ban battery storage facilities

Written on 26 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to extend an urgency ordinance banning battery storage facilities in the city. Vistra, a Texas-based energy company, has plans to construct and operate a 600 megawatt battery storage... (Continue reading)

Suspect breaks into San Luis Obispo apartment, assaults woman

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

By KAREN VELIE A 41-year-old man broke into a former girlfriend’s apartment and assaulted her in San Luis Obispo early Monday morning. Shortly after 1 a.m., Brian Dill allegedly broke into his former girlfriend’s apartment and strangled her, before fleeing... (Continue reading)

Gag order placed on SLO County embezzlement case

Written on 24 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge on Monday morning placed a gag order on an embezzlement case against a former probation officer who allegedly stole more than $100,000 from the SLO County Probation Peace Officers’ Association. Fallyn... (Continue reading)

Newsom appoints Dawn Ortiz-Legg to California Air Resources Board

Written on 23 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE Governor Gavin Newsom appointed San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg to a seat on the California Air Resources Board on Feb. 20. The appointment requires Senate confirmation, according to a press release. In 2020, Newsom appointed... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices rise slightly, find the lowest costs

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

By KAREN VELIE Gas prices rose slightly last week in California, while nationally gas prices remain flat. The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County rose two cents last week to $5.04, according to figures... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County plans to appoint new county counsel

Written on 23 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is slated to appoint Jon Ansolabehere as county council on Tuesday, according to the agenda. If appointed, if appointed, Ansolabehere will receive $397,783 annually in salary and benefits. His... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police officers accuse youth coach of drug dealing

Written on 22 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers earlier this week arrested a 22-year-old youth coach on multiple charges including selling drugs near a school. After receiving a tip that 22-year-old Trevor Mason was dealing narcotics in San Luis Obispo,... (Continue reading)

Reckless driver crashes Corvette into home in San Luis Obispo

Written on 20 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By SUMMER AWBREY A drunk driver doing donuts on a residential road lost control and crashed his corvette into a house in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday evening, police said. This is the second time in less than a week... (Continue reading)

San Luis Coastal School District cuts some positions, not enough

Written on 20 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Facing a $6.3 million budget deficit, on Tuesday the San Luis Coastal Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to cut 20 employee positions while also agreeing not to eliminate 5.5 counseling positions. Staff proposed passing two... (Continue reading)

Caregiver allegedly rips off San Luis Obispo man, arrested

Written on 20 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a local caregiver and her boyfriend on elder abuse and embezzlement charges on Feb. 8, after they allegedly targeted an elderly man. A month earlier, a 60-year-old man told officers he... (Continue reading)