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Firefighters extinguish blaze at Walmart in Arroyo Grande

Written on 2 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire burning in an outdoor storage area at Walmart in Arroyo Grande on Sunday. Shortly before noon, 911 callers reported a fire burning at the Walmart on West Branch Street. As the flames were contained to... (Continue reading)

Did Coastal Commission exceed its authority over the Oceano Dunes?

Written on 2 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Coastal Commission was slapped with another lawsuit this week  alleging the agency violated laws and exceeded its authority when it voted to stop off-road vehicle recreation at the Oceano Dunes. Friends of the Oceano Dunes... (Continue reading)

San Simeon CSD versus Hearst, the games begin

Written on 2 May, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by HENRY KRZCIUK San Simeon Community Services District General Manager Charles Grace and district legal counsel Jeff Minnery, with coaching from Chair Gwen Kellas, a prominent business owner in San Simeon and an unknown developer, are formally challenging Hearst’s... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man facing 15 years in prison for shooting marbles at cars

Written on 1 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 54-year-old Nipomo man, who spent a year shooting glass marbles at cars, pled guilty to 30 felony assault charges on Thursday in exchange for a 15 year prison sentence. From Feb. 2019 through Jan. 2020, CHP... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police searching for stabbing suspect

Written on 1 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Grover Beach police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man suspected of stabbing another man early Saturday morning. Shortly before 1 a.m., a 911 caller reported a stabbing in the 100 block of South 11th Street. Officers... (Continue reading)

Check out vaccination rates in your SLO County neighborhood

Written on 30 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE Avila Beach leads San Luis Obispo County in the number of people over 16 years old who have already received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with slightly over 100%. The more than 100% rate... (Continue reading)

Ravine Waterpark in Paso Robles reopening

Written on 30 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California is allowing water parks to reopen at partial capacity after the state released guidelines for the sector on Wednesday. The Ravine Waterpark in Paso Robles plans to reopen on May 29. Water parks located in counties... (Continue reading)

SLO woman who shot husband and killed will not face murder charge

Written on 30 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A San Luis Obispo woman who shot her husband at point-blank range, killing him, will no longer face a murder charge following a judge’s ruling Thursday that the fatal shooting was unintentional. [Tribune] Skylar Marshall, 24, previously pleaded not guilty to... (Continue reading)

Cayucos anti-vaxxer stands his ground

Written on 30 Apr, 2021 in Discovered, Featured | 48 comments

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)

Paso Robles grazing goats for fire protection

Written on 29 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Paso Robles is planning to begin grazing 300 to 500 goats next week to create firebreaks and reduce fuel loads along the Salinas River. The Salinas River corridor stretches more than three miles from north to south, separating the city’s... (Continue reading)