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Atascadero teen rescued after falling down embankment near Big Sur

Written on 6 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero teen is in the hospital after he fell nearly 250 feet while hiking on a trail near Big Sur on Thursday afternoon. At 4:30 p.m., the 19-year-old man was hiking with his girlfriend on the... (Continue reading)

Berkeley can’t enforce natural gas ban, and neither can SLO

Written on 6 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By KAREN VELIE Berkeley can’t enforce its natural gas ban, and neither can San Luis Obispo or more than a dozen other cities in California. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 2 declined a full court review of... (Continue reading)

Police deem Paso Robles High School bomb threat not credible

Written on 6 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers are investigating a juvenile who allegedly made a phony bomb threat on Snapchat that was directed at Paso Robles High School. On Thursday, Paso Robles High School students reported a Snapchat user made bomb threats... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police searching for missing teen

Written on 5 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers are asking the public for help with locating a missing teenage girl.  Investigators are not aware of any possible whereabouts of Yuliema Ambrocio Cruz, 14. Police ask that anyone who has information about... (Continue reading)

Halcyon Road scheduled to reopen next week following mudslide

Written on 5 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County plans to begin repairing Halcyon Road on Monday, with a proposed reopening planned for Friday, according to a press release. A mudslide closed Halcyon Road just north of Highway 1 in both directions... (Continue reading)

A Cayucos hero rescues people at sea

Written on 5 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Discovered, Featured | 6 comments

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” is currently on Amazon.... (Continue reading)

Tourist killed by large waves in Pismo Beach

Written on 5 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Large waves knocked a woman onto the rocks in Pismo Beach on Dec. 30. She died at the scene. Shortly before 9 a.m., 39-year-old Brindha Shunmuganathan of Georgia was walking with her children along the ocean access... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police searching for credit card thieves

Written on 4 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police are asking the public to help locate two women who allegedly stole a credit card and then used it at several businesses in the North County city. The Paso Robles Police Department is... (Continue reading)

Man hospitalized after spotted down near Santa Barbara train tracks

Written on 4 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man spotted on the ground near railroad tracks in Santa Barbara Thursday morning led to the abrupt stop of an Amtrak train and responders transporting the person to the hospital. [KCOY] It is unclear if the... (Continue reading)

Giant waves and fencing trap campers at Oceano Dunes, video

Written on 4 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE As giant waves pounded the coast on Dec. 28, metal fencing trapped dozens of campers at the Oceano Dunes. One woman, who was smashed between a vehicle and the fencing, sustained bruising over much of her body.... (Continue reading)