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Funding gap filled for Bob Jones Trail extension

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Council of Government’s (SLOCOG) voted Wednesday to fill a $7.8 million funding gap for the Bob Jones Trail Extension project after losing a grant from Caltrans. SLOCOG staff had applied for the Caltrans... (Continue reading)

Father and son charged with sex crimes in Santa Maria

By KAREN VELIE Deputies arrested a father and son from Santa Maria on Tuesday for allegedly molesting a child and other sex crimes. Santa Barbara County Sheriff detectives are asking any additional victims to come forward. An adult survivor contacted... (Continue reading)

Vehicle crashes into pole in San Luis Obispo, thousands lose power

By KAREN VELIE A white Jeep Cherokee crashed into a phone pole on Orcutt Road south of San Luis Obispo on Wednesday morning causing more than 5,000 PG&E customers to lose power. Shortly before 10 a.m., the Jeep crashed into... (Continue reading)

Three people injured in rollover crash in rural Arroyo Grande

By KAREN VELIE Three people suffered moderate injuries in a single vehicle rollover crash on Corbett Canyon Road in rural Arroyo Grande on Tuesday night. Shortly before 5:30 p.m.,a caller reported a vehicle had driven off the roadway. The reporting... (Continue reading)

California Mid-State Fair bans poultry and dairy cattle in 2025

By KAREN VELIE The California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles is banning live poultry and dairy cattle exhibits because of the “alarming spread of bird flu across the state,” fair officials announced Monday. “We are saddened to announce the poultry... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria investment advisor pleads guilty to fraud

By KAREN VELIE A financial advisor from Santa Maria, who signed a plea agreement late last year, pleaded guilty at a hearing today to defrauding her clients and an out of state business out of millions of dollars. Julie Darrah,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles Police Department welcomes a canine named Griff

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Police Department announced today it is pleased to welcome its newest member to its patrol force: a canine named Griff. Griff is a 15-month-old German Shepherd imported from Serbia by the city’s vendor kennel... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

By CalCoastNews Staff How will the Paso Robles City Council respond to a request to create a new layer of government that can tax those with wells over the Paso Groundwater Basin? Will the San Luis Obispo City Council move... (Continue reading)

Bro hugs with a super Trumper at Schooner’s Wharf in Cayucos

By DELL FRANKLIN Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” and... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seek help finding Boot Barn thief

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a thief who allegedly stole merchandise from the Boot Barn on Madonna Road on Monday. The man walked into the Boot Barn and gathered mutiple... (Continue reading)