Daily Briefs


Templeton Italian restaurant closing after 15 years

By KAREN VELIE After 15 years in business, Griff’s Bistro and Pizzeria in Templeton is shutting down this week. During the pandemic, many restaurants grappled with financial issues because of closures. Following the closures, many families hit hard by inflation... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police seek help identifying fraud suspects

By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying two possible fraud suspects. Both women recently went into the Vons grocery store on El Camino Real, where the alleged fraud occurred. The women have been... (Continue reading)

Nearly 3,000 PG&E customers lose power in San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach

By KAREN VELIE Nearly 3,000 PG&E customers lost power in San Luis Obispo and Avila Beach on Wednesday evening. Shortly after 10 p.m., 2,910 PG&E customers from San Luis Obispo to Avila Beach lost power. PG&E estimates the power will... (Continue reading)

Federal grand jury indicts Santa Maria Courthouse bomber

By KAREN VELIE A federal grand jury today returned a three-count indictment against a 20-year-old man who allegedly set off a bomb injuring five people at the Santa Maria Courthouse. The indictment  charges Nathaniel James McGuire with one count of... (Continue reading)

Repossessed auto leads to Grover Beach man’s arrest

By KAREN VELIE A repossessed auto led to the arrest of a 36 year old Grover Beach man on multiple firearm related charges on Tuesday. Shortly after Eric Covault’s auto was repossessed, law enforcement learned the vehicle contained a ghost... (Continue reading)

Two cars crash in San Luis Obispo, minor injuries

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two cars crashed in the intersection of S. Higuera Street and Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo Tuesday night, resulting in minor injuries. Shortly after 9 p.m., one driver tried to turn left onto Los... (Continue reading)

McLintocks restaurants close in Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo

By KAREN VELIE F. McLintocks Saloon and Dining restaurants in Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo have closed, six months after McLintocks in Arroyo Grande closed. In 1973, McLintocks opened its first restaurant in Shell Beach. Two years later, the... (Continue reading)

Thief snatches painting from Paso Robles art gallery

By KAREN VELIE A thief snatched a small painting of Moonstone Beach in Cambria from an art gallery in Paso Robles on Saturday afternoon. Artist Annie Laddon had drawn the 8 inch by 16 inch painting in Cambria with plans... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police warn community about phone scam

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Police Department is warning the public about a phone scam aimed at extorting money from local residents. Con artists are using technology to spoof the department’s phone number to deceive victims into sending payments.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo receives over $8 million in federal grants

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo received two grants, totaling more than $8 million, from the U.S. Department of Education to help address a variety of critical issues and areas of need in education. With the funding,... (Continue reading)