Daily Briefs

SLO County gas prices increasing, find lowest costs

By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County increased tw0 cents to $4.88 a gallon last week,...

Gifford Fire is 95% contained, 15 people injured

By KAREN VELIE The Gifford Fire burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties is now 95% contained. The blaze has burned 131,614 acres,destroyed...

Housing market prices drop nearly 10% in San Luis Obispo County

By KAREN VELIE Housing market prices dropped nearly 10% in San Luis Obispo County from July 2024 through July 2025, according to a report by...

Atascadero man and woman charged with sex crimes, creating child porn

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police officers arrested a man and woman on Wednesday for allegedly committing sex crimes against a 9-year-old girl and for creating...

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Discovered

Daunting cycle of property maintenance in Cayucos

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...

Brave new Trump world coming soon

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...

Comedian unveiled at hundredth birthday party in Morro Bay

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...

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Uncovered SLO

Pismo Beach was not paying property taxes, activist finds

By KAREN VELIE It appears Pismo Beach is going to be responsible for another cost associated with the controversial recycled water project Central Coast Blue...

Paso Robles winery owner’s cross complaint, sexual harassment claim dismissed

By KAREN VELIE Two former employees of Halter Ranch Winery in Paso Robles filed lawsuits that accuse the owner of sexual harassment, misconduct and unjust...

CalCoastNews was not hacked, likes were manipulated

By KAREN VELIE CalCoastNews has not been hacked, though bad actors have manipulated the thumbs-up and thumbs-down functions in attempts to show support for some...

Cannabis sellers attempt to silence critic, judge says unconstitutional

By KAREN VELIE While the Paso Robles City Council considers making major revisions to its cannabis ordinance, owners of a marijuana delivery service attempted to...

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Opinion

Is Oceano Community Services District acting recklessly?

By JULIE TACKER Oceano is designated as a disadvantaged community. And while the Oceano Community Services District recently increases its sewer rates by 274% and...

Gone with the offshore wind farms

OPINION by BOB SMITH As I sat with my wife’s family for my birthday dinner this past weekend at Goleta Beach, everyone marveled at the...

California’s crime spree and Gov. Gavin Newsom

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL While Gov. Gavin Newsom is closing one prison after another in California, criminal activity has not abated in our state for...

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