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San Luis Obispo County’s $2 billion tourism industry grew in 2024

Written on 8 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County’s tourism industry increased by 2.6% in 2024, reaching a total of $2.4 billion, according to the county’s marketing organization Visit SLO CAL. Visit SLO CAL recently released the findings of a report on... (Continue reading)

Intoxicated driver crashes into bicyclist in San Luis Obispo

Written on 7 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a driver who allegedly struck and injured a pedestrian Tuesday evening while being under the influence of narcotics. Late in the evening, the driver of a black Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck... (Continue reading)

Undefeated San Luis Obispo MMA fighter to face toughest opponent

Written on 7 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Undefeated San Luis Obispo Mixed Martial Arts fighter Steven Sainsbury is competing in his fifth professional bout on May 17 at one of the premiere fighting events in the county – Fight Night III in San Jose.... (Continue reading)

Head-on collision on Highway 58 near Creston

Written on 7 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A head-on collision on Highway 58 near Creston on Wednesday morning has stalled traffic in both directions, according to the CHP. Shortly before 7 a.m., a brown Dodge Ram pulling a trailer crashed head-on with a black... (Continue reading)

SLO police cite 35 during bicycle and pedestrian safety operation

Written on 7 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department issued 35 citations to drivers and bicyclists for a variety of violations during a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation on Monday. Police officers conducted the operation citywide from 7 a.m. to... (Continue reading)

Watch Cal Poly president address congress on antisemitism

Written on 7 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President Jeffrey Armstrong is scheduled to speak at a hearing before Congress today regarding antisemitism on campus. The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing starts at 7:15 a.m. PT.... (Continue reading)

California files lawsuit against Trump administration over wind energy

Written on 6 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

By KAREN VELIE California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the Trump Administration’s alleged “unlawful attempt to freeze the development of offshore wind energy,” according to Bonta’s office. On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria, SLO ranked in top 10 most unaffordable home markets

Written on 6 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE While home ownership is a key part of the American dream, there is a dramatic gap between what the middle class can afford and actual home prices, according to GOBankingRates. The top 10 most unaffordable cities in... (Continue reading)

Did a San Luis Obispo developer build an uninhabitable home?

Written on 5 May, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE Less than a month after moving into their dream home, a San Luis Obispo couple began noticing “egregious construction defects.” A few years later, their San Luis Ranch home is uninhabitable because of black mold, according to... (Continue reading)

Nipomo woman forged documents for immigrants, pleads guilty

Written on 5 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 54-year-old Nipomo woman pleaded guilty today to forging hundreds of fraudulent documents to help immigrants meet requirements for green cards or to adjust their immigration status and for using a deceased doctor’s credentials to acquire and... (Continue reading)