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Morro Bay City Council votes to purchase school site

Written on 29 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Morro Bay City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to purchase the Morro Elementary School property from San Luis Coastal Unified School District for $5.3 million, with Councilwoman  Cyndee Edwards dissenting. The property was appraised at $10.2... (Continue reading)

Pregnant Atascadero woman loses baby following head-on crash

Written on 28 Aug, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A pregnant Atascadero woman lost her baby after a wrong-way driver crashed into the car she was driving on the Cuesta Grade on Wednesday night. Under the influence of alcohol and possibly drugs, David Worthington Ross was... (Continue reading)

More than 3,500 PG&E customers without power in Paso Robles

Written on 28 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE More than 3,500 PG&E customers in Paso Robles are without power on Friday afternoon because of two separate outages. Both are unplanned outages. At 4:19 p.m., 3,292 PG&E customers on the east side of Highway 101 near... (Continue reading)

Parolee arrested for DUI after crash in San Luis Obispo

Written on 28 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a parolee for DUI following a crash on Friday morning. Shortly before 9 a.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle collision near 56 Prado Road. They determined a silver Nissan struck a... (Continue reading)

Newsom signs bill allowing more wine sales, tastings at farmers markets

Written on 28 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law a bill that expands opportunities for small winemakers to sell wine and offer tastings at farmers markets. Under previous law, winemakers could only sell wine at farmers markets... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police holding DUI checkpoint Saturday night

Written on 28 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the South County city at an undisclosed location on Saturday evening from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Officers select the DUI checkpoint location based on a history... (Continue reading)

Orcutt boy found to have explosives at home, school threat thwarted

Written on 27 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Investigators seized two explosive devices that a boy had in his Orcutt area home, thwarting a potential threat to a school, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began on Aug. 18, when deputies... (Continue reading)

Man dies after wrong-way DUI driver crashes on Cuesta Grade

Written on 27 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Grover Beach man was killed in a five-vehicle crash allegedly caused by a wrong-way driver on the Cuesta Grade on Wednesday night.  A caller reported the crash shortly after 11 p.m. on southbound Highway 101 by... (Continue reading)

Socialism? Let’s not

Written on 27 Aug, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by STACY KORSGADEN Three months ago, I was traveling the state running for California Insurance Commissioner. I finished a near third out of eleven candidates and first among Republicans. I lost the primary, but I will never stop caring... (Continue reading)

Former California city councilmen sentenced to federal prison for bribery

Written on 26 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two former city councilmen in Southern California each received sentences of 18 months in federal prison for committing corrupt acts while they were elected officials. Ricardo Pacheco, 63, of Baldwin Park, and Jacob Galvan, 39, of Compton,... (Continue reading)