By SUMMER AWBREY A late-night fire damaged an apartment building in Pismo Beach and displaced six people on Tuesday, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before midnight, a caller reported a fire burning at a multi-unit residential building at 551 Wadsworth... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is the highest priced university in the California State University system because of the fees it charges, according to a CSU report. The average campus-based mandatory fees in 2024-2025 are $1,981 per... (Continue reading)
By CalCoastNews staff Will Pismo Beach raise its development fees? How will the San Luis Obispo City Council respond to a request to award nearly $10 million for design and engineering for the proposed Prado Road Bridge over Highway 101?... (Continue reading)
By SUMMER AWBREY An Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian in Carpinteria on Tuesday. Shortly after 9 a.m., the train hit the pedestrian at the end of Calle Ocho, according to the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District. The pedestrian died... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A semi-truck crashed and overturned west of Paso Robles in the Adelaida area Monday morning, prompting a hazmat response. Bakersfield man Luis Hernandez Lopez, 29, was driving a Peterbilt truck eastbound on Chimney Rock Road while towing... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Amid a more than one year attempt to close the San Simeon Community Services District, the interim general manager announced plans to resign in April while only four board members remain, several of whom plan to leave... (Continue reading)
Correction: The funds were sent to ECOSLO via direct deposit and not a check as initially reported. By KAREN VELIE Following with its history of conflicts of interest and financial mismanagement, San Luis Obispo County’s waste agency mistakenly sent $4,500... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A suspect shot and killed a 29-year-old man in Lompoc on Sunday evening. Shortly before 10 p.m., a caller reported a shooting in the 800 block of North Seventh Street. Officers arrived to find a man suffering... (Continue reading)
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)
Find great local sales and deals on dining, happy hours, lodging, golf and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Cafe Roma Restaurant in San Luis Obispo Happy hour special Happy hour on Mondays, Wednesdays... (Continue reading)