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Check out San Luis Obispo County rainfall totals, reservoir levels

Written on 14 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The first major storm of the season brought between 1.14 inches in San Simeon to 2.92 inches in nearby Rocky Butte. Rainfall totals in San Luis Obispo County are well above average in all areas of the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero City Council to consider allowing cannabis retail stores

Written on 14 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero City Council is scheduled on Tuesday to discuss permitting retail cannabis stores in the city. In February, the city council directed staff to bring forward a discussion regarding the potential for retail pot sales within... (Continue reading)

Most of San Luis Obispo County under tornado warning

Written on 13 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Residents in western and central areas of San Luis Obispo County including San Luis Obispo and Paso  Robles are asked to take cover as severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado are headed to the area on... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police bust alleged gang member with drugs and a gun

Written on 13 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE As part of ongoing proactive enforcement, on Friday evening officers from the Santa Maria Police Department Gang Suppression Team conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle in the area of Carlotti and Seeward Avenue. Officers then... (Continue reading)

Supervisors reject plan for temporary bridge in rural Arroyo Grande

Written on 12 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors rejected a proposal to install a temporary bridge on Cecchetti Road in rural Arroyo Grande by a 2-3 vote on Oct. 7. A storm in 2023 washed out the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County gas prices rise slightly, find lowest costs

Written on 12 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County increased one cent last week to $4.90 a gallon, according to figures from AAA. In California, the average price for a gallon of gas... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys travel trailer in rural Santa Margarita

Written on 12 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire destroyed a travel trailer in rural Santa Margarita on Saturday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., a caller reported the blaze burning off Parkhill Road near Huer Huero Road. Firefighters arrived to find the travel trailer... (Continue reading)

Article reports San Luis Obispo downtown on the brink

Written on 11 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

By KAREN VELIE A reporter details the ongoing decline of San Luis Obispo’s downtown including vacant buildings, less foot traffic, increasing prices and issues with paid parking, in SFGate’s “Heartbreaking: Once thriving California downtown is on the brink.” In September... (Continue reading)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection recruiting at Cal Poly

Written on 10 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents plan to attend Cal Poly’s Career Fair on Oct. 22 and 23 as part of the agency’s current recruiting efforts. More than 150 employers plan to participate in the annual job... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores’ attorney attempts to overturn murder conviction

Written on 10 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Nearly three years after a jury found Paul Flores guilty of murdering Kristin Smart, on Thursday Flores’ attorney asked an appellate court in Ventura County to shorten or end his sentence. Flores’ attorney Solomon Wollack said that... (Continue reading)