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Cunningham wants to keep Diablo Canyon open, use revenue to pay fire victims

Written on 15 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Central Coast Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham has announced his intention to introduce a bill aimed at keeping Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant operational, which is currently slated to shut down by 2025. Cunningham’s plan also includes a proposal... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo begins direct flights to Sin City Las Vegas

Written on 15 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By CCT STAFF Kicking off Thursday, Contour Airlines will begin nonstop flights from San Luis Obispo to Las Vegas. Flights will run four times a week with prices starting at $99 for one way. In 2017, the airport opened a... (Continue reading)

Thief snatches $600 in video games from Paso Robles Target

Written on 14 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF Police are looking for a thief who fled the Paso Robles Target store on Sunday with over $600 worth of stolen video games, police said. After the suspect fled the store, he got into a 2010 white... (Continue reading)

Oceano residents rejected fire tax, officials giving it another try

Written on 14 Oct, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By CCT STAFF Five years ago, Oceano residents said no to an annual fire tax, and in 2020 they will have another opportunity to approve or reject a new plan to levy a $180 annual tax on every home. The... (Continue reading)

California bans early school start times and lunch shaming

Written on 14 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California will push back school start times and ban the practice of “lunch shaming” after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a pair of bills intended to improve students’ health. SB 328, authored by Sen. Anthony Portantino... (Continue reading)

Shandon man seriously injured in DUI crash

Written on 14 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF A 40-year-old Shandon man suffered major injuries in a single vehicle crash off Highway 46 Sunday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly before 11 p.m., Curtis Lee Twissleman was headed southbound on Bitterwater Road when his car... (Continue reading)

Power outage impacts nearly 3,000 customers in Grover Beach

Written on 14 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Nearly 3,000 customers lost power as a result of an outage in the Grover Beach area early Monday morning. [KSBY] The power outage started at about 2:30 a.m. As of 7:30 a.m., 55 customers remain without power... (Continue reading)

Thieves snatch synthetic turf from Sinsheimer Park in SLO

Written on 13 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo Police Department is investigating the theft of a large portion of the synthetic turf from the slide hill at Sinsheimer Park playground. During the overnight hours of Oct. 7, vandals cut out and... (Continue reading)

Three people gunned down, one killed in Lompoc

Written on 13 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By CCT STAFF Three people were shot Saturday night in an alley between North F and G Streets in Lompoc. One person is dead and two others are in the hospital. At about 10:25 p.m., officers responding to reports of... (Continue reading)

Black bear and bald eagles spotted at Santa Margarita Ranch

Written on 12 Oct, 2019 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

By SEAN WEIR Jody Langford couldn’t believe his eyes earlier this week when he spotted and photographed a large black bear on the Santa Margarita Ranch. “I’ve lived in North County all my life, and I’ve seen a lot of... (Continue reading)