San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Gibson and Dantona cabal
OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE With 2025 about to end, 2026 could be just the beginning of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s next gig. On Dec. 16, Gibson successfully manipulated the Board of Supervisors into allowing him to hire Jim Dantona—his handpicked successor for his 2nd District seat...
San Luis Obispo County under flood watch
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County will be under a flood watch from Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening as a strong atmospheric river storm is expected to drench the county in rainfall, according to the National Weather Service. The height of the storm will hit after 10 a.m. on...
CHP officer from Paso Robles found guilty of insurance fraud
By KAREN VELIE A California Highway Patrol officer, who used to live in Paso Robles, was sentenced last week to 270 days in jail for insurance fraud after he claimed he had a debilitating injury that caused him significant pain when he sat or stood. The son of a San...
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Anti-ICE protest at San Luis Obispo County Jail
By KAREN VELIE A group of approximately 20 protestors gathered outside the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday morning to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions at the jail. At 10 a.m., protesters gathered off Highway 1 at Kansas Avenue. They held signs seeking the impeachment of...
San Luis Obispo County gas prices dropping, find lowest costs
By KAREN VELIE With gas prices the lowest in four years, the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County fell five cents last week to $4.45 a gallon, according to figures from AAA. In California, the average price for a gallon of gas dropped 17...
Drunk driver crashes into pole in San Luis Obispo, flees
By KAREN VELIE A drunk driver crashed his truck into a traffic light pole at the intersection of Los Osos Valley and Froom Ranch Way on Saturday night, and then fled the scene. Shortly before 6 p.m., the driver crashed, bailed from the truck and ran. Eye witnesses provided officers...
