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Find deals in San Luis Obispo County on dining, happy hours, golf

Written on 26 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Sales and deals | No comments

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. Rock and Roll Diner in Oceano and Pismo Beach Brighten up your day with a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo officers seek help identifying thieves

Written on 26 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of thieves who allegedly stole a purse while at a restaurant on Saturday afternoon. Both women were wearing hats when they entered Finney’s... (Continue reading)

Battery storage facility in Nipomo nearly completed

Written on 26 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 100 megawatt battery storage facility is slated to open next month in Nipomo. Caballero Energy Storage plans to store energy in lithium-ion batteries. Initially proposed and owned by PG&E, Apha Omega Power recently acquired the facility... (Continue reading)

Continuation school in Cambria temporarily closes, only one student

Written on 25 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cambria’s continuation high school is temporarily closed after enrollment fell to just one student. Part of the Coast Unified School District, Leffingwell Continuation High School suspended operations, but is not permanently closed. The school’s only student plans... (Continue reading)

Vandenberg rocket lights up San Luis Obispo County skies

Written on 24 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 starlight satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday morning and lit up skies in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. One early morning driver questioned if... (Continue reading)

Man hit, killed by car near Santa Margarita following altercation

Written on 24 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Shortly before a vehicle hit and killed a 19-year-old man attempting to run across Highway 101 near Santa Margarita, the man was in an altercation in a passenger vehicle, according to the CHP. Not long after midnight... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly’s DEI office to be renamed following Trump’s executive order

Written on 24 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo is renaming its Office of University Diversity and Inclusion under the umbrella of the University Personnel Division following an executive order from President Donald Trump, Cal Poly President Jeffrey D. Armstrong... (Continue reading)

Addis’ battery storage legislation would halt Morro Bay project

Written on 24 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

  By KAREN VELIE In the aftermath of a raging fire at a battery storage facility in Moss Landing, Assemblywoman Dawn Addis introduced legislation that if passed will likely halt plans for a facility in Morro Bay. Along with Monterey... (Continue reading)

Locals thank Trump for halting costly, destructive offshore wind energy

Written on 24 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

Statement of REACT Alliance REACT Alliance would like to thank President Trump for taking such a decisive stance on stopping the proliferation of offshore wind in the United States. The halting of all new offshore wind permits will have a... (Continue reading)

Neighbor appeals third retail pot shop in San Luis Obispo

Written on 23 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Even though the San Luis Obispo City Council voted in 2017 to approve three retail cannabis shops, there have been only two. In September, the Planning Commission voted to approve a third proposed pot shop, this one... (Continue reading)