Plans to build industrial port near Avila Beach in peril
By KAREN VELIE The company in line to construct an offshore wind maintenance facility in rural Avila Beach terminated its contract with the Port San Luis Harbor District on Dec. 4. Two days earlier, Port San Luis Harbor District commissioners voted to delay plans to accept a $3 million grant to...
San Luis Obispo police holding DUI checkpoint Friday night
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city limits on Saturday evening from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. The department selects the location based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests. Officers check licenses and insurance while looking for signs of...
Charged with fraud, Powell files to run for SLO County office
By KAREN VELIE While battling charges of election fraud, Gaea Powell filed a lawsuit against San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano and then announced plans to run against Cano in the 2026 election. The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office charged former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate Powell with...
Morro Bay plans to hire new city manager
By KAREN VELIE The Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a contract to hire John Craig as city manager. The council is scheduled to finalize its selection on Jan. 13. In June, the council voted to terminate then Morro Bay City Manager Yvonne Kimball. She served...
Marshals arrest New Orleans murder suspect in Morro Bay
By KAREN VELIE Morro Bay police officers assisted the U.S. Marshals Service in apprehending a murder suspect in Morro Bay on Monday afternoon. William Powell had been on the run since 2022. Powell is suspected of killing Ciara Bullock in New Orleans on March 19, 2022. Following the murder, Powell...
Paso Robles man arrested for arson, vandalism, resisting
By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers arrested a 55-year-old man on charges of arson, vandalism and resisting arrests on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after midnight, downstairs tenants at a multi-family residence in the 1400 block of Vine Street called 9-1-1 to report that the upstairs tenant was breaking windows, yelling,...
SLO County Supervisor Gibson hires his favorite candidate
By KAREN VELIE Shortly after bringing his wife back to work for him in his office, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson announced plans to bring his chosen successor to also work as a part-time legislative assistant in his office. Gibson announced earlier this year he would not run...
