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Record number of freshman applicants apply to Cal Poly

By KAREN VELIE For the second year in a row, Cal Poly has set a record for the number of applicants wanting to attend the San Luis Obispo County campus. More than 69,000 first-time freshman applicants applied to attend Cal... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man sentenced to 32 years to life for sex crimes

By KAREN VELIE A 26-year-old Nipomo was sentenced on Monday to 32 years to life in state prison for a series of 2021 residential burglaries, sexual assaults and petty theft. Kammeron Isaac Anderson was convicted by a San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Somber departures from war-torn Ukraine

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN For hours upon hours, Ukrainian refugees speak to one another in Russian while fleeing their cities and towns, and often, their country. Beside a CalCoastNews reporter, a woman, her mother and her daughter boarded a train... (Continue reading)

Man dies in the Ocean near Big Sur

By KAREN VELIE A man fishing off rocks at Sand Dollar Beach near Big Sur died after falling into the ocean on Sunday afternoon. [KSBW] Shortly after noon, a 911 caller reported a man had fallen into the ocean. Employees... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas over $6 a gallon, here are the best prices

By KAREN VELIE The average price of gas in San Luis Obispo County has surged to over $6 a gallon, though the percentage of increase continues to slow. During the past week, the average price of gas in SLO County... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest 2 catalytic converter thieves, recover stolen converters

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies captured two alleged catalytic converters thieves and recovered two converters on Saturday morning. Shortly before 6 a.m., a Carpenteria resident heard what sounded like a saw cutting metal and called 911. The... (Continue reading)

Voting in SLO County? Here are the candidates and their ballot positions

By KAREN VELIE The ballot is now set for candidates vying for powerful government positions in San Luis Obispo County, as the deadline for new candidates has passed. CalCoastNews has compiled a list of those running in the June 7... (Continue reading)

Former San Luis Obispo mayor Dave Romero dead at 93

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Former San Luis Obispo mayor Dave Romero, who served as a public official with the city of SLO for more than 50 years, has died at the age of 93. Beginning in 1956, Romero served as San... (Continue reading)

Ahhh, back to blowharding at Schooner’s in Cayucos

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)

Oceano officials take another run at implementing a fire service tax

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two years after narrowly failing, an Oceano fire tax measure will be back on the ballot in the upcoming primary election. In 2020, the Oceano Community Services District attempted to implement a $180 annual flat-rate special fire... (Continue reading)