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San Luis Obispo police investigating alleged hate crime

Written on 24 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department investigated a series of suspicious incidents in downtown locations as possible hate crimes on Wednesday. In each incident, an adult male is caught on surveillance cameras affixing burned items to doors... (Continue reading)

Fire burns close to structures east of Paso Robles

Written on 24 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire burned five acres east of Paso Robles on Wednesday, coming close to multiple structures and requiring the evacuation of a tortoise. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported the fire burning in the 6600 block... (Continue reading)

Fire burns barn, two trailers near Creston

Written on 24 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire burned a barn and two trailers near Creston early Wednesday morning. Shortly after 4 a.m., a caller reported a fire burning along the 5100 block of Creston Valley Road close to Highway 41, according to... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for hit-and-run driver, two injured

Written on 23 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers are searching for a hit-and-run driver who injured two bicyclists on Tuesday. Shortly before noon, two bicyclists were riding southbound on S. Higuera near the cemetery when a white sedan hit and... (Continue reading)

Man assaults juveniles riding on the sidewalk in Santa Barbara

Written on 23 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara police arrested a 65-year-old man who allegedly assaulted two juveniles because they were riding their electric bikes on State Street in the downtown area on July 21. Shortly before 6 p.m., Donald Calvello told a... (Continue reading)

Plans to industrialize Port San Luis in rural Avila Beach moving forward

Written on 23 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 43 comments

By KAREN VELIE Plans to transform Port San Luis in rural Avila Beach into an industrial port to support proposed offshore wind farms in Morro Bay are moving forward with the assistance of the Port San Luis Harbor District, though... (Continue reading)

Two individuals killed in Highway 46 head-on crash

Written on 23 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two individuals were killed and a third person suffered major injuries in a head-on crash on Highway 46 in northeastern San Luis Obispo County shortly on Tuesday morning. Shortly after midnight, one person was driving a 2020... (Continue reading)

Big Lots closing three stores on the Central Coast

Written on 22 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Big Lots plans to close up to 40 stores nationwide, including three on the Central Coast. Big lots in Atascadero, Santa Maria and Lompoc have posted closure signs. Local Big Lot stores are currently offering 20% savings... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 22 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | One comment

By CalCoastNews staff The Arroyo Grande City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on July 23 in the council chambers. Following 50 inches of rainfall over two years, the city’s water supplies are healthy. Under item 9-h on the agenda,... (Continue reading)

Vehicle hits power pole in Paso Robles, causes outage

Written on 22 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle struck a power pole in Paso Robles Monday morning, resulting in an outage for hundreds of local residents. Shortly after 7:30 a.m., the vehicle hit a power pole by the intersection of Creston and Stagecoach... (Continue reading)