By KAREN VELIE Following two brutal attacks, corrections officials transferred convicted Kristin Smart killer Paul Flores from a prison in Colinga to another Central Valley facility, California State Prison in Corcoran. In Oct. 2022, a Monterey County jury found Flores... (Continue reading)
By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission will meet June 13 at 9 a.m. in the board of supervisors chambers. The Nipomo Community Park currently includes a baseball and football field, tennis, basketball and pickleball courts, skate... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Two weeks after losing a $3.6 million lawsuit, San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher is selling his personal belongings, with plans to sell his home and move out of state. During an estate sale at his home... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The controversy over whether or not locals should ride dirt bikes in the Salinas riverbed exploded into a criminal complaint against the husband of Atascadero City Councilwoman Susan Funk for allegedly assaulting a 13-year-old boy. Children have... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Pismo Beach City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to place a referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot to increase the sales tax by .5% and to extend a previously approved .5% sales tax measure, which city... (Continue reading)
By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on June 3, June 4 and June 5 in the board chambers. Over three days, the supervisors will discuss and consider the fiscal Year... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo Superior Court jury on Friday awarded $350,000 to a contractor who Pismo Beach officials threatened to harm unless he agreed to accept less than the city owed him for his work. Four years... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council on Tuesday voted to place a referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot to increase the sales tax by 1%, which city staff estimates will result in $6 million a year in additional... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The City of Grover Beach violated a judge’s order to approve Grover H2O’s petition to recall Councilman Daniel Rushing. City Clerk Wendi Sims had until Tuesday at 5 p.m. to approve the petition. Last week, San Luis... (Continue reading)
By CalCoastNews staff The Arroyo Grande City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 28 in the council chambers. The city council wants to increase the city’s sales tax rate by a full percentage point in the November election.... (Continue reading)