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SLO film festival targeted amid outage over ‘racist’ movie

Written on 14 May, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Outrage over a movie in which a white man pretends to be a black female radio host drew allegations of racism and a response from the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, which social media users accused... (Continue reading)

Parent’s of deceased Cal Poly student call off picket of Laetitia Winery

Written on 14 May, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The family of the Cal Poly student who was killed in a crash at a dangerous South County intersection has called off plans to picket outside Laetitia Winery this week, yet a boycott of the wine tasting destination is ongoing.... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit delaying closure of dangerous Arroyo Grande intersection unacceptable

Written on 14 May, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by JAMES GRANT A lawsuit filed by a winery company that put on hold the El Campo and US 101 safety improvements that were to be started on May 13, came as an unexpected and crushing disappointment to us.... (Continue reading)

Laetitia Winery owners respond to criticism over lawsuit

Written on 13 May, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

Opinion by Terry Wheatley, president of Vintage Wine Estates Open letter to the San Luis Obispo County Community: We have heard your voices and want to open up a conversation about the closure of the four crossings, inclusive of the... (Continue reading)

Grass fire ignites near Paso Robles apartment complex

Written on 13 May, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A vegetation fire broke out Saturday afternoon near a Paso Robles apartment complex, but firefighters quickly contained the blaze. [Cal Coast Times] At about 2 p.m., the fire was spotted in the area of 1203 Alamo Creek Drive and near... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach Police Chief takes sides in church ownership dispute

Written on 13 May, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach Police Chief John Peters authorized officers to arrest members and the pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church if they attempted to enter the church property. It was the latest development in a battle over ownership... (Continue reading)

Shell Beach fire displaces three families

Written on 12 May, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire damaged a Shell Beach apartment building Saturday morning displacing three families, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 9 a.m., witnesses reported a fire was burning at the multiple unit building on Coburn Lane near Shell... (Continue reading)

Family calls for boycott of Laetitia Winery

Written on 11 May, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 41 comments

By JAMES GRANT Our response to Laetitia Wineries suit to stop Caltrans from making the safety improvements at El Campo and other crossings. While we continue to assess our full response here is what we plan on doing: 1. Call... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit halts closure of rural Arroyo Grande Highway 101 crossings

Written on 11 May, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Sacramento judge ordered Caltrans to halt plans to block left-turn access to and from Highway 101 at four points between Arroyo Grande and Nipomo because of a lawsuit filed by Vintage Wine Estates, the owner of Laetitia Winery. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Elks awards scholarships to South County high school seniors

Written on 11 May, 2019 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

The Oceano and Five Cities Elks Lodge awarded over $11,000 in college scholarships to seniors from Arroyo Grande High School, Nipomo High School, Lopez High School and Central Coast New Tech High School at a dinner on May 3. [Cal... (Continue reading)