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Parts of Cambria under a boil water notice

Written on 12 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Parts of Cambria are under a boil water notice following an equipment failure on Friday. The equipment failure prevented a tank from refilling, causing a loss of water pressure. Many customers started reporting low or no water pressure... (Continue reading)

What we know about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson

Written on 12 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE The 22-year-old suspect in the political assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was registered to vote with no political affiliation and had not voted in the past two elections. Tyler Robinson was arrested on Thursday evening. He... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying thief

Written on 12 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Thursday it is seeking the public’s help identifying a thief who ripped off perfume from Ulta on Madonna Road. On Sept. 9, the alleged thief was captured on security cameras... (Continue reading)

Boil water notice for parts of San Luis Obispo

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

By KAREN VELIE The City of San Luis Obispo issues a preliminary boil water notice to approximately 100 households on Thursday. City staff discovered that a required backflow preventer had been removed from a private property on Castillo Court. The... (Continue reading)

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)