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Fire burns three acres east of Templeton

Written on 2 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vegetation fire burned 3.2 acres in rural Templeton Thursday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning near the 1800 block of Burnt Rock Way east of Templeton, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters... (Continue reading)

Spirits renewed during Memorial Day ceremony in Cayucos

Written on 1 Jun, 2023 in Discovered, Featured | 3 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, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)

Police capture wanted suspect in San Luis Obispo

Written on 1 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The man whom police officers hunted down on Wednesday, prompting a lockdown of San Luis Obispo High School, had been wanted for several months for allegedly committing a string of crimes in SLO. He also had evaded... (Continue reading)

Fire damages residential structure near Avila Beach

Written on 1 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire badly damaged a residential structure and burned a quarter-acre of vegetation near Avila Beach on Thursday.  Shortly before 3 p,m,, a caller reported a blaze burning off the 2400 block of Skyview Trail, close to... (Continue reading)

SLO High School on lockdown while police captured suspect

Written on 31 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo High School staff put the school in lockdown on Wednesday afternoon while police officers searched the area for a wanted suspect. The San Luis Obispo Police Department directed school officials to place the students... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo’s grossly unfair water rates

Written on 31 May, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT Grossly unfair is a good description of San Luis Obispo’s water rates, which charge those practicing water conservation nearly twice the rate of water wasters. On June 6, the city council plans to raise water rates,... (Continue reading)

Man killed in crash on Highway 46 at Cholame ‘Y’

Written on 31 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Northern California man was killed in a crash at the Cholame “Y” in northeastern San Luis Obispo County Tuesday evening.  Shortly after 7 p.m., Kayleigh Pearson, 37, of Hanford was driving a 2021 Ford Explorer eastbound... (Continue reading)

U.S. Census reveals largest racial groups in each Central Coast County

Written on 31 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Central Coast of California has an almost even number of Hispanic people and white people, according to data the U.S. Census Bureau released last week. The data also includes information on income, housing and nation of... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles High School student threatens to shoot up school

Written on 30 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers arrested a Paso Robles High School student on Tuesday who allegedly threatened to “shoot up” the school in a message written in a school bathroom. During a routine bathroom check, a school staffer discovered a message... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man busted with nearly 2 pounds of fentany

Written on 30 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a Grover Beach man they caught with a large amount of drugs including nearly two pounds of fentanyl on May 25. After observing a vehicle weaving across lanes and driving... (Continue reading)