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Fire burning north in southern San Luis Obispo County

By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire is burning in a rural area of southern San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday morning. At 9:20 a.m., a caller reported a fire burning at Chimineas Ranch Road in an area north of Highway... (Continue reading)

SLO police scuffle with armed man in park on Labor Day

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers pursued and briefly fought a man who was allegedly waving a knife in a park on Monday afternoon. Eventually, officers arrested the suspect. Shortly after 3 p.m., dispatchers sent police officers... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo to allow retail pot shops to deliver cannabis

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to allow retail pot shops to also deliver cannabis. Under former City Manager Derek Johnson, the San Luis Obispo City Council voted to direct staff to update... (Continue reading)

Mountain lion spotted near neighborhood in Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Police Department is warning the public to be cautious after a mountain lion was spotted near the Traditions at River Oaks neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported a mountain... (Continue reading)

Fire burning north of San Luis Obispo on the Cuesta Grade

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters are battling a blaze burning north of San Luis Obispo off Highway 101 on the west side of the Cuesta Grade on Tuesday, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 10 a.m., a caller reported a fire... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher, Wright lose motion for a retrial

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher and his partner Ryan Wright lost their bid for a new trial on Monday morning. In a scheme rife with fraud and deceit, Belsher bilked his clients out of millions of... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

By CalCoastNews staff The Paso Robles City Council will meet on Sept. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers. Late last year, the Paso Robles City Council voted to allow $3,143,521 for the purchase of automatic water meters for... (Continue reading)

California deemed a new center for political corruption

By JOSH FRIEDMAN With numerous high-profile graft cases and public officials getting prosecuted, political analysts are noting that California has become a new center of political corruption in the United States. [DNYUZ] Over the least 10 years, 576 public officials... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed in incident on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo

By KAREN VELIE A pedestrian was killed in an incident with two vehicles on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo. Highway 101 northbound at Madonna Road is currently closed, according to the CHP. Multiple agencies including the California Highway Patrol,... (Continue reading)

Bob Jones Trail: bad planning, poor administration, government disfunction

OPINION by GORDON MULLIN First, allow me to thank San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Debbie Arnold for her much valued service to our county. For 12 years you acted as a strong voice in support of conservative principles and we... (Continue reading)