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Santa Barbara County deputies warn about hidden camera in home landscaping

Written on 27 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are warning the public about the discovery of a hidden camera in the landscaping of a home in the Goleta area. South American theft rings are known to use the cameras to... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist suffers major injuries in crash in rural Arroyo Grande

Written on 27 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A motorcyclist suffered major injuries in a collision with a pickup truck in rural Arroyo Grande on Tuesday evening.  Shortly before 6 p.m., the motorcyclist, a 54-year-old Arroyo Grande man, was riding a 1972 BMW R75-5 eastbound... (Continue reading)

Mold, flooding, defects plague new homes in San Luis Obispo

Written on 26 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 49 comments

By KAREN VELIE For years, Gina Biegel dreamed of owning her own home. Though the dream would quickly turn into a nightmare after she purchased a new home in San Luis Obispo. Located across from Laguna lake, San Luis Ranch... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police ask for person missing cash to come forward

Written on 26 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police are asking for a person who reportedly lost a significant amount of cash to come forward so the money can be returned. Recently, a good Samaritan found a significant amount of cash and sought... (Continue reading)

SUV crashes into motor home on Prado Road in San Luis Obispo

Written on 26 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An SUV crashed into a motor home on Prado Road in San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning.  The SUV hit the parked motor home at about 9:30 a.m., according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. No one... (Continue reading)

Homeless man arrested after allegedly firing pellet gun in San Luis Obispo park

Written on 26 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a homeless man who allegedly waved and fired a pellet gun at Laguna Lake Park on Tuesday. Shortly before 5 p.m., a community member called 911 to report that a man... (Continue reading)

Assailant targets homeless people in Paso Robles

Written on 25 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE An assailant yelling he hates homeless people while accusing them of being thieves, violently beat four people near the ECHO shelter in Paso Robles on Saturday evening. Shortly before midnight, the light-skin Hispanic man went into the... (Continue reading)

Free speech and right of appeal under fire in San Luis Obispo

Written on 25 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT News Flash: San Luis Obispo City wants Jane Q Citizen to pay $3,500 in fees to appeal a faulty use permit the city issued for a fraternity next door to her home. That’s up from an... (Continue reading)

Central Coast woman sentenced for embezzling more than $750,000

Written on 25 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Ventura County judge sentenced a Central Coast woman to four years and four months in prison for embezzling more than $750,000, much of which she used to live a lavish lifestyle.  In Oct. 2016, Neydi Garcia... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 24 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By CalCoastNews staff The Arroyo Grande City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 25 in the council chambers. In 2021, the city was allocated $4,300,241 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding from the federal government to support... (Continue reading)