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Templeton advisory group members support felon, mock victims

Written on 23 Aug, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE All but one Templeton Area Advisory Group board member voiced support for David Leader, chair of the board and recently convicted felon. The board members mocked Leader’s victims during a contentious meeting on Thursday. A day earlier,... (Continue reading)

Gas prices increase in San Luis Obispo County, find lowest costs

Written on 23 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments
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By KAREN VELIE Amid continued instability in the Strait of Hormuz, the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County increased three cents last week to $5.86, according to AAA. At $5.66, the average price for... (Continue reading)

Driver suffers major injuries in Highway 101 crash in rural Arroyo Grande

Written on 22 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A single vehicle crash on Highway 101 in rural Arroyo Grande left one person suffering from major injuries on Saturday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 4 p.m., a caller driving southbound on Highway... (Continue reading)

Fire burns hundreds of acres along Highway 166

Written on 22 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire that started Saturday morning is burning along Highway 166 south of the Carrizo Plain. The blaze, dubbed the Carrizo Fire, has burned 268 acres, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 11 a.m., a caller reported... (Continue reading)

Company can pump oil off Santa Barbara coast, judge rules

Written on 22 Aug, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A federal judge ruled this week that Sable Offshore can continue extracting oil off the coast of Santa Barbara, and pumping it through a pipeline, under a Trump administration emergency order. The ruling removed state oversight, which... (Continue reading)

Officers seek witnesses to fatal crash near Harmony

Written on 21 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE CHP officers are seeking witnesses to a crash on Highway 1 near Harmony on Aug. 14, which killed a 15-year-old Morro Bay boy and injured three other teens. Shortly after 11 p.m., an 18-year-old Cambria man was driving... (Continue reading)

SLO County unemployment rate increases

Written on 21 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE For a second month in a row, unemployment rates increased in San Luis Obispo County, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. The county unemployment rate rose from 4.3% in June to 4.5% in July. During July,... (Continue reading)

Mobile home fire in San Luis Obispo displaces one person

Written on 20 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire damaged a mobile home in San Luis Obispo on Thursday, leaving one resident displaced. Shortly before 1:30 p.m., the fire started at a mobile home on South Street. Firefighters arrived at the scene and contained... (Continue reading)

Police searching for bicyclist who robbed Central Coast bank

Written on 20 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a Bank of America in Montecito on Wednesday, then fled on a bicycle. Shortly before 3 p.m., a masked suspect entered the Bank of America at 1096 Coast Village... (Continue reading)

Estate planning for family protection

Written on 20 Aug, 2026 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

By  Attorney David Duringer Most estate plans fail. I say that because almost all of my clients (my practice is limited to estate planning) have family protection as their primary, overarching objective, yet very few estate plans are designed comprehensively... (Continue reading)