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Why has Paso Robles refunded less than 3% of illicit parking charges?

Written on 24 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE After agreeing their downtown paid parking program was not legally set up, the Paso Robles City Council announced plans to refund parking tickets given during a 12 month period. Even so, most people have not been paid... (Continue reading)

Free press group files public records lawsuit against Cal Poly

Written on 24 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by ANNIE CAPPETTA Delay, delay, delay. That seems to be the tactic administrators at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) have taken when it comes to three public records requests filed by Elizabeth Wilson, a student... (Continue reading)

Elderly woman falls 80 feet over Central Coast cliff

Written on 24 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A few days after a fatal fall in Isla Vista, an elderly woman fell 80 feet over a cliff in the Goleta area on Tuesday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.  Shortly bfore 1 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man sentenced to 70 years to life for child molestation

Written on 24 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday that a judge sentenced a 47-year-old Atascadero man to 70 years to life in prison for repeatedly molesting two children. Christopher Wayne Clark pleaded guilty to... (Continue reading)

Mission Prep substitute teacher arrested for child porn

Written on 23 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities last week arrested a man who served as a substitute teacher at Mission College Prep for allegedly possessing child pornography. [KSBY] Officers arrested Jake Smith on April 16, San Luis Obispo police said. Currently, the... (Continue reading)

Under pressure, Grover Beach quits recycled water project

Written on 23 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Rejecting staff recommendations, the Grover Beach City Council on Monday agreed to quit a controversial water recycling project and stop funding Central Coast Blue. In response to years of drought, in 2016, the cities of Pismo Beach,... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian hit, injured in San Luis Obispo Costco parking lot

Written on 23 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE A car crashed into and injured a pedestrian in the Costco parking lot in San Luis Obispo on Monday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., a car hit a person walking in the parking lot. Emergency medical personnel... (Continue reading)

I wanna be a Morro Bay pickleball coach

Written on 22 Apr, 2024 in Discovered, Featured | 2 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” is... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 22 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on April 23 in the Board Chambers. The board is expected to officially appoint Matthew Pontes as the county’s administrative officer. Pontes is slated... (Continue reading)

Firefighters rescue resident from home fire in Paso Robles

Written on 22 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters helped a resident escape from a burning home in Paso Robles on Sunday afternoon. At 12:35, a caller reported a home on fire at 434 Cherokee Court. Firefighters arrived at the scene and discovered a fire... (Continue reading)