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Parts of Cambria under a boil water notice

By KAREN VELIE Parts of Cambria are under a boil water notice following an equipment failure on Friday. The equipment failure prevented a tank from refilling, causing a loss of water pressure. Many customers started reporting low or no water pressure... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court decision will turn communities into immigration hunting grounds

OPINION by GEORGE GALVIS The Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to resume racially motivated immigration raids across Los Angeles turns our neighborhoods into hunting grounds where masked agents with military weapons can kidnap people based solely on the... (Continue reading)

What we know about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson

By KAREN VELIE The 22-year-old suspect in the political assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was registered to vote with no political affiliation and had not voted in the past two elections. Tyler Robinson was arrested on Thursday evening. He... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying thief

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Thursday it is seeking the public’s help identifying a thief who ripped off perfume from Ulta on Madonna Road. On Sept. 9, the alleged thief was captured on security cameras... (Continue reading)

Boil water notice for parts of San Luis Obispo

By KAREN VELIE The City of San Luis Obispo issues a preliminary boil water notice to approximately 100 households on Thursday. City staff discovered that a required backflow preventer had been removed from a private property on Castillo Court. The... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles councilman describes Tribune, city settlement

OPINION by CHRIS BAUSCH With regards to requests to respond to my co-respondent the City of Paso Robles’ attorney’s statement released on Sept. 8 and multiple stories published since by the petitioner the SLO Tribune, I am pleased to confirm... (Continue reading)

Scam targets Arroyo Grande water customers

By KAREN VELIE The City of Arroyo Grande is warning the public of a potential scam targeting water customers. Similar to neighboring cities, individuals visit Arroyo Grande residents and falsely claim that city water is contaminated, and advise them not... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo doubles fines as Cal Poly students return

By KAREN VELIE As Cal Poly students return to campus, San Luis Obispo police are patrolling neighborhoods looking for candidates for hefty fines. Over an 11-day span ending Sept. 22, fines are doubled for violations of the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach approves five-story condominium building

By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach Planning Commission last week voted 4-1 to give preliminary approval for a five-story mixed-use building, with Commissioner David Swift dissenting. The project, Bella Vista Villas, includes 20 condos and a 900 square foot commercial... (Continue reading)

Emails expose supervisor Paulding’s involvement in Nipomo battery storage facility

By KAREN VELIE In the aftermath of a battery fire in Moss Landing, concerned Nipomo residents voiced safety concerns earlier this year regarding a Caballero battery storage project in their neighborhood. San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding responded saying... (Continue reading)