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Surviving Boomer, Cayucos’ beloved nightmare

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)

Los Osos schedules meeting to discuss possible lawsuits over flooding

By KAREN VELIE The Los Osos Community Services District scheduled a special board meeting for Tuesday evening to discuss anticipated litigation related to the thousands of gallons of water and mud that crashed into Vista de Oro Estates after a... (Continue reading)

Another mudslide damages Highway 1, in Big Sur

By KAREN VELIE A massive mudslide covered Highway 1 near Mud Creek in Big Sur in mud and debris during last weekends storms. Earlier this month, authorities closed Highway 1 from northern San Luis Obispo County to Big Sur in... (Continue reading)

Los Osos diverts water from failed basin, neighbors call foul

BY KAREN VELIE Floodwaters flowed into homes in the Cuesta-by-the-Sea neighborhood in Los Osos on Saturday, prompting neighbors to question if an earlier basin failure caused the flooding. While an atmospheric river pummeled Los Osos on Jan. 9, floodwaters did... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s latest mudslides and damaged roads, photos

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN As several storms pounded San Luis Obispo County over the weekend, multiple roads collapsed, cracked or were covered in mud. A portion of Stage Coach Road near the Cuesta Grade collapsed because of a mudslide. County staff... (Continue reading)

SLO County weekend rainfall totals, dry days ahead

By KAREN VELIE The last in a series of storms is expected to move through San Luis Obispo County on Monday, with a small chance of rain on Tuesday. Meteorologist forecast mostly dry days through the end of January. The... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police seek help capturing alleged thieves

BY KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande Police Department is asking the public for help identifying two suspects who allegedly used stolen credit cards to make purchases at Walmart. Police are circulating images from surveillance footage of a man and woman... (Continue reading)

Does SLO County’s future water supply depend on a very fragile concept?

OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Fifty years ago, my one-of-a-kind job was to promote the construction of a California water project then known as the Peripheral Canal. My efforts were spectacularly unsuccessful, as the object of my labors has yet to... (Continue reading)

Two bodies found in Grover Beach hotel room

By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach police found two bodies in a room at the Seaview Inn in Grover Beach on Saturday afternoon. After several attempts to get a couple to check out, hotel management asked the police to evict the... (Continue reading)

Gas prices fall again, find the lowest prices in SLO County

By KAREN VELIE The spike in gas prices during the holidays appears to have ended, the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County dropped five cent during the past week to $4.82, according to figures... (Continue reading)