Grand Jury finds multiple failures to protect San Luis Obispo residents
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury found that San Luis Obispo has failed to protect its residents from loud and ruckus parties hosted by Cal Poly students, according to a report released on June 23. The city also failed to enforce permit requirements for rowdy fraternities....
SLO police catch gas station clerk with meth during tobacco sting
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police arrested a gas station clerk who allegedly sold tobacco to a minor and was in possession of methamphetamine last week. On Friday, detectives conducted an operation in which a supervised person under the age of 21 tried purchase tobacco products. At about 11:30...
Greenlight is interfering with Morro Bay, time to call them out
OPINION by MANDY DAVIS For such a small town, and with Morro Bay’s relatively low population density we sure as hell have a lot of folks from out of town, with lots of money and questionable ethics and tactics, interested in us! Case in point; the Washington D.C. based Greenlight...
Power outage impacting 1,279 PG&E customers in SLO County
By KAREN VELIE Power outages from Atascadero through rural Santa Margarita have left 1,279 PG&E customers without power on Monday morning. Shortly before 7 p.m., 245 customers in San Luis Obispo County lost power in southeast Atascadero near Heilmann Park. The cause of the outage remains under investigation. PG&E expects...
UCLA Health opening cancer care facility in Atascadero
By KAREN VELIE UCLA Health is opening a cancer care facility in Atascadero in July to treat all types of cancer through multiple therapies. “We offer world-class care to our patients, as well as support for their loved ones, powered by ongoing research, the latest technology and a comprehensive, team-based,...
San Luis Obispo County deals on golf, dining, lodging
Find great local sales and deals on dining, happy hours, lodging, golf and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Hunter Ranch Golf Course – Hunter Ranch Bar & Grill Twilight special golf rate Tee off at twilight with this limited time offer! Every day...
San Luis Obispo County unemployment rate continues dropping
By KAREN VELIE Hiring in the hospitality industry in May helped drop San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly a year, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. SLO County’s jobless rate was 3.6% in May, down from 3.8% in April. The number of unemployed...
