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Paso Robles warns residents about email invoice scams

Written on 26 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of Paso Robles is warning residents and businesses about scammers impersonating the city’s Planning and Community Development Department in emails that send fraudulent invoices. Scammers are sending emails that reference a property address and/or project... (Continue reading)

Chevron to buy oil drilled off the coast of Santa Barbara

Written on 26 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE After Chevron threatened to close its refineries in California due to overregulation from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Administration, the oil giant announced it will soon be purchasing oil drilled of the coast of Santa Barbara from Sable Offshore,... (Continue reading)

Semi-truck crash causes closure of Highway 46 lanes in Paso Robles

Written on 26 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A semi-truck collided with a sedan on Highway 46 in Paso Robles Thursday morning, resulting in damage to a light pole and the closure of the highway’s eastbound lanes by Union Road. Shortly after 5:10 a.m., a... (Continue reading)

Elementary school student in Orcutt brings a gun to school

Written on 25 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An elementary school student brought an unloaded handgun to Pine Grove Elementary School in Orcutt on Wednesday morning whicl led to a law enforcement response. Another student notified a school staffer of the firearm. A school employee... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo identifies motorcyclist killed in crash

Written on 25 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department identified the man who died follow a motorcycle versus vehicle crash on Tuesday morning as 25-year-old Jeremiah Gerlach of San Luis Obispo. Shortly before 9 a.m., Gerlach  was driving a motorcycle... (Continue reading)

Fire damages outbuilding in Santa Margarita

Written on 25 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire damages an outbuilding on a property in Santa Margarita on Wednesday morning.  Shortly after 10 a.m., a caller reported the fire burning in the 22,000 block of F Street, according to Cal Fire. Santa Margarita... (Continue reading)

Putting the waste in SLO County Integrated Waste Management Authority

Written on 25 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | One comment

OPINION by JULIE TACKER After years of financial missteps, greed, and corruption, the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) just can’t stop themselves. Frittering away our money seems to be all they know how to do. Now,... (Continue reading)

Person killed in car versus semi-truck crash on Highway 166

Written on 25 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A head-on collision between a sedan and a semi-truck left at least one person dead and a road closure on Highway 166 Wednesday morning. Shortly after 6 a.m., a 911 caller reported a crash on Highway 166... (Continue reading)

Plan to extend boundaries of Port San Luis Harbor District rejected

Written on 24 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE A plan to extend the boundaries of the Port San Luis Harbor District was rejected last week after multiple San Luis Obispo County residents voiced their opposition to having residents throughout the county pay for maintenance projects... (Continue reading)

The collateral damage from the war on oil

Written on 24 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 36 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL I am hoping that none of you are fooled into believing that the recent gasoline price spikes at the pump are due to the war with Iran, because nothing could be further from the truth as... (Continue reading)