By KAREN VELIE California voters have rejected rent control, raising the minimum wage and lowering the voter threshold to raise taxes. Following years of runaway retail theft, voters approved increasing sentences for certain drug and theft crimes, according to preliminary... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Following the appointment of former Assistant City Manager Whitney McDonald as the city’s chief executive, San Luis Obispo has hired a new assistant city manager, Scott Collins. Collins currently serves the community as the Executive Director of... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A fire near Pismo Beach burned four acres on Tuesday evening, leading to the temporary closure of the Pismo Preserve, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before midnight, a caller reported a fire burning on a hillside next... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Animal control workers rescued six cats living in a filthy Paso Robles apartment amid the dead bodies and bones of 40 other cats, a sea of cat feces, and piles of trash. The questions are: how did... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Brad Pitt is currently filming scenes for F1, a Formula 1 racing movie, at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. The filming is slated to continue through Thursday afternoon. In the movie scheduled for release in... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 21-year-old Paso Robles man is facing charges of murder, animal cruelty and a hate crime in the stabbing death of 32-year-old Todd Pinion of Atascadero, a gay man. Pinion had been missing for more than a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE One of most stressful election cycles in San Luis Obispo County is drawing to a close. There are controversial measures in Morro Bay and Grover Beach, four cities want to increase their sales tax, and there are... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero Police Department warns the public of an identity theft and fraud scheme targeting local residents. Several community members have reported receiving calls from individuals falsely claiming to represent the Atascadero Police Department. These scammers use... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Rural San Luis Obispo County and Atascadero City residents were recently auto-enrolled in Central Coast Community Energy (3C Energy) for their energy needs causing concern by some while supported by others. On mutiple occasions, the San Luis... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE With many Morro Bay residents and some public officials opposed to a proposed battery storage facility near the coastline, Vistra Energy has decided to seek state approval while bypassing the city’s consideration. Vistra, a Texas-based energy company,... (Continue reading)