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Grand Jury finds multiple failures to protect San Luis Obispo residents

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury found that San Luis Obispo has failed to protect its residents from loud and ruckus parties hosted by Cal Poly students, according to a report released on June 23. The... (Continue reading)

SLO police catch gas station clerk with meth during tobacco sting

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police arrested a gas station clerk who allegedly sold tobacco to a minor and was in possession of methamphetamine last week. On Friday, detectives conducted an operation in which a supervised person under the... (Continue reading)

Greenlight is interfering with Morro Bay, time to call them out

OPINION by MANDY DAVIS For such a small town, and with Morro Bay’s relatively low population density we sure as hell have a lot of folks from out of town, with lots of money and questionable ethics and tactics, interested... (Continue reading)

Power outage impacting 1,279 PG&E customers in SLO County

By KAREN VELIE Power outages from Atascadero through rural Santa Margarita have left 1,279 PG&E customers without power on Monday morning. Shortly before 7 p.m., 245 customers in San Luis Obispo County lost power in southeast Atascadero near Heilmann Park.... (Continue reading)

UCLA Health opening cancer care facility in Atascadero

By KAREN VELIE UCLA Health is opening a cancer care facility in Atascadero in July to treat all types of cancer through multiple therapies. “We offer world-class care to our patients, as well as support for their loved ones, powered... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County deals on golf, dining, lodging

Find great local sales and deals on dining, happy hours, lodging, golf and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Hunter Ranch Golf Course – Hunter Ranch Bar & Grill Twilight special golf rate Tee... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County unemployment rate continues dropping

By KAREN VELIE Hiring in the hospitality industry in May helped drop San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly a year, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. SLO County’s jobless rate was 3.6% in... (Continue reading)

More than 3,300 households without power in San Luis Obispo County

By KAREN VELIE More than 3,300 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo County are without power on Sunday morning because of 14 separate outages. While the cause of one of the outages is under investigation, 13 of the outages are planned... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teacher on leave after texting, messaging girls

By KAREN VELIE A Lewis Flamson Junior High School math teacher was placed on administrative leave on May 30 amid allegations he sent inappropriate text and online messages to students. David Hong teaches 7th and 8th grade math. Parents have... (Continue reading)

Six power outages impacting 2,441 San Luis Obispo County PG&E customers

By KAREN VELIE More than 2,400 PG&E customers are without power on Saturday morning because of six outages in San Luis Obispo County. Three of the outages are unplanned and three are planned public safety power shutoffs. On Thursday, because... (Continue reading)