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Santa Maria school district official busted for DUI, resisting arrest

Written on 5 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Maria Joint Unified School District administrator is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting arrest following an incident in Orcutt last year. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office recently charged... (Continue reading)

SLO County battles order to release Lopez Lake water for fish

Written on 4 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County is appealing a court order to release more water from Lopez Lake to support fish migration because of the rulings impact on the county’s water supply. U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett in... (Continue reading)

Driver killed in fiery crash in Creston

Written on 4 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A driver was killed in a single vehicle crash in Creston on Monday afternoon, according to the CHP. Shortly after 4 p.m., the driver was headed northbound on Creston Road near Camp 8 Road at a high-rate... (Continue reading)

Man threatens SLO County prosecutor, held without bail

Written on 4 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 41-year-old Missouri man was ordered held without bail last week in connection with his threat to kill a San Luis Obispo County prosecutor and then explode a bomb at a school. David Platek faces federal charges... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles demonstrators protest mass deportations

Written on 4 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 200 demonstrators lined Niblick Road near Spring Street in Paso Robles on Monday afternoon in support of a “Day Without Immigrants,”a nationwide movement protesting President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan. The bulk of the protestors... (Continue reading)

California needs to critically evaluate and reform policies

Written on 4 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by STACY KORSGADEN Insurance is the foundation of a robust financial strategy and is vital to securing a prosperous future for California. However, recent events, notably the wildfires in Los Angeles, have exposed severe systemic issues plaguing our state’s... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying vandal

Written on 3 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a vandal who tagged the bus stop at City Hall with graffiti early Sunday morning. The suspect is a teen or young man wearing a... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 3 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By CalCoastNews staff How will the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors respond to a request to create a new layer of government that can tax those with wells over the Paso Groundwater Basin? Will the Paso Robles City... (Continue reading)

Man charged with attempting to kill Grover Beach officer

Written on 3 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 62-year-old Grover Beach resident is in jail for attempted murder after he crashed head-on into a Grover Beach police cruiser on Sunday. Shorty after 7 p.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving a... (Continue reading)

Confession: I’m a wimpy woke coastal elite

Written on 3 Feb, 2025 in Discovered, Featured | 7 comments

By DELL FRANKLIN 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, “The ballplayer’s Son” and... (Continue reading)