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SLO County gas prices at record high, find the lowest cost

By KAREN VELIE With volatile crude oil prices continuing to drive costs up, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in San Luis Obispo County is at a record high. During the past week, the average price of... (Continue reading)

To each his own jury in the Kristin Smart murder trial

By KAREN VELIE There is one trial with two juries planned in the June 6 tribunal of accused murderer Paul Flores and his alleged accomplice Ruben Flores. Paul Flores is charged with murdering Kristin Smart in San Luis Obispo during... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys five mobile homes in Santa Margarita

By KAREN VELIE A fast moving fire destroyed five mobile homes in the Santa Margarita Mobile Home Park on Friday. At about noon, callers reported a fire at the park on Pinal Avenue. The fire quickly spread through the five... (Continue reading)

Thieves steal thousands of dollars in alcohol from Grover Beach store

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police officers are asking the public for help with identifying two men who stole thousands of dollars worth of alcohol from the Vons grocery store in the South County city Wednesday night. At about 9... (Continue reading)

California Coastal Commission denies desalination plant permit

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Coastal Commission has rejected a planned $1.4 billion desalination plant in Orange County over environmental concerns, despite the state’s ongoing drought conditions. [The Guardian] More than two decades ago, desalination company Poseidon Water sought to... (Continue reading)

Bruce Jones is the best candidate for north SLO County

OPINION by CLAIRE MAMAKOS The SLO Tribune’s editorial misses the mark on the District 2 supervisor race when it chastises Dr. Bruce Jones for saying, during a debate, that he is “the only candidate in the District 2 supervisor race... (Continue reading)

Family dispute leads to stabbing, arrest in SLO

By KAREN VELIE One person is in the hospital and another is in jail after a domestic dispute ended in a stabbing on Friday. [KSBY] Shortly before noon, a caller reported a dispute at a home on King Court. Officers... (Continue reading)

Helios Dayspring selling turnkey cannabis shop in SLO for $9 million

By KAREN VELIE Less than a year after San Luis Obispo terminated marijuana kingpin Helios Dayspring’s retail pot shop permit, Dayspring is attempting to sell the remodeled commercial property for $9 million. “Extremely rare opportunity to own a fully entitled... (Continue reading)

Nipomo teen killed in hit-and-run crash

By KAREN VELIE A 19-year-old Nipomo man was killed when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bicycle on Los Berros Road on Thursday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly after 11 p.m., the teen was riding... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County group wants to join redistricting lawsuit

By KAREN VELIE The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County is again asking to join a lawsuit challenging the county’s recently adopted redistricting map. SLO County Citizens for Good Government and three SLO County residents filed a... (Continue reading)