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Fire rages at Vistra battery storage facility in Moss Landing
By KAREN VELIE A fire is raging at the Vistra battery storage facility in Moss Landing leading to evacuations and school and road closures in the area. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, the fire broke out at the 300-megawatt... (Continue Reading)
Alleged sexual assailant works at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE The 32-year-old man accused earlier this week of kidnapping and sexually assaulting young women while posing as a rideshare driver works as a custodian for university housing at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo police... (Continue Reading)
SLO County Jail enters agreement with feds, monitor required
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Jail and the Justice Department reached an agreement on Thursday, requiring improvements and a monitor to resolve the DOJ’s findings at the jail that violate the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the... (Continue Reading)
Grover Beach police ask for help identifying thieves
By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying two women suspected of stealing another woman’s wallet from a store on Tuesday. The women look like the suspects in a similar crime committed in... (Continue Reading)
San Luis Obispo officers seek help identifying thieves
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of thieves who allegedly stole phones and wallets from a gym on Tuesday. Both woman were wearing hoodies, one white and one tan,... (Continue Reading)
Couple fined $165,000 for harming rare flower in Pismo Beach
By KAREN VELIE A rural Pismo Beach couple agreed this week to pay a $165,000 fine for grading that damaged the habitat of a protected flower. District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that his office settled an environmental enforcement action... (Continue Reading)
Contractor loses position for illegal practices, Cambria hires him
By KAREN VELIE Less than two years after Charlies Grace settled a lawsuit with the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office for illegal business practices and false advertising, Cambria hired his company Grace Environmental Services to install water meters.... (Continue Reading)
Fire destroys vehicle at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE Firefighters quickly extinguished a car fire at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo on Thursday morning. A crew from the San Luis Obispo Fire Department put out the burning vehicle before it spread to nearby vegetation. The... (Continue Reading)
Man allegedly kidnapped, abused women in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a 29-year-old man on Wednesday who allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted one woman and held another captive while posing as a rideshare driver near Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. On... (Continue Reading)
Man attempts to kill Pismo Beach police officer, gets 27 year sentence
By KAREN VELIE A judge this week sentenced a 50-year-old man to 27 years in prison for attempting to shoot and kill a Pismo Beach police officer while resisting arrest. In November, a jury found Charles Nelson Ammons guilty of... (Continue Reading)
SLO County school district considers cutting classes
By KAREN VELIE Expecting to spend $5 million more than it brings in this year, the San Luis Coastal Unified School District is considering cutting transitional kindergarten classes at the end of this school year. During a board meeting on... (Continue Reading)
Eye on Ty: Shedding light on Paso manager’s multi-million-dollar claim
Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series regarding Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis’ claims of a conspiracy. Read part-one: Eye on Ty: Recording refutes Paso Robles manager’s conspiracy claim. Read part-two: Who is the pot dealer... (Continue Reading)
Santa Barbara judge admonished for angry outburst
By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Thomas R. Adams was slapped last month with a public reprimand for inappropriate conduct during court proceedings, his third to date, according to the Commission on Judicial Performance. The 84-year-old Adams... (Continue Reading)
Grover Beach police arrest alleged Pismo Beach predator
By ANNIE BRAFF Grover Beach Police arrested a Pismo Beach man today when he allegedly attempted to meet with a minor for sex, prompting an online safety warning. Police took Mark David Pinson into custody in a Grover Beach parking... (Continue Reading)
Cayucos needs a new general manager
OPINION by JULIE TACKER It has come to the community’s attention that the Cayucos Sanitary District General Manager Rick Koon moved out-of-state several months ago. He was last seen in the office in late October. On Thursday, the board plans... (Continue Reading)
Jules Tuggle appointed to the Grover Beach City Council
By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach City Council on Monday unanimously appointed realtor Jules Tuggle to fill the council seat left vacant after the community voted to recall Daniel Rushing. In March 2024, Grover H2O, a citizens group in Grover... (Continue Reading)
Grover Beach’s misinformation campaign harms our community
OPINION by DEBBIE PETERSON By the end of last year, some said 2025 would be better. Two weeks on, I’m not so sure. One of my out-of-state friends sent this message today: “What the world has become, growing up we... (Continue Reading)
Fire destroys Santa Barbara police sergeant’s home
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara Police Department has announced that one of its sergeants lost his home in the Southern California Eaton Fire. A Navy veteran and former SWAT team member, the sergeant had been living with his wife... (Continue Reading)
Red flag warnings in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties
By KAREN VELIE The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for portions of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties because of a high risk of large fires with very rapid spread, according to the National Weather Service.... (Continue Reading)
Find deals in San Luis Obispo County on dining, golf, more
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. SeaVenture Beach Hotel and Restaurant in Pismo Beach Enjoy ocean front dining at the SeaVenture... (Continue Reading)
Atascadero officer helps tourist recover her belongings
By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero Police Department has recognized Corporal Brett Calloway for his exceptional work helping a tourist from Hong Kong recover her purse and identifications. Late last month, the woman was traveling through our community when she stopped... (Continue Reading)
Van crashes into cars and people on Stearns Wharf, injures five
By KAREN VELIE A commercial van crashed into two pedestrians and 10 parked cars on Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara on Saturday afternoon, injuring five people. Shortly before 4 p.m., multiple 9-1-1 callers reported a collision on the wharf. Santa... (Continue Reading)
Drones inspecting power lines in Pismo Beach
By KAREN VELIE Over the next few days, multiple drones are scheduled to inspect power poles and telecommunication poles in Pismo Beach, the police department announced on Saturday. Spectrum Communications and PG&E contracted with a drone company to conduct inspections... (Continue Reading)
Driver killed in crash with semi truck in Santa Maria
By KAREN VELIE A driver was killed in a crash with a semi truck in Santa Maria on Saturday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly before 6:30 a.m., the driver crashed his vehicle into a semi truck on Highway 1... (Continue Reading)
Arroyo Grande couple sentenced to prison for fraud
By KAREN VELIE An Arroyo Grande couple who scammed the federal government out of more than a million dollars were sentenced to multi-year prison terms on Thursday, according to the U.S Attorney’s Office in Hawaii. The couple, Christopher and Erin... (Continue Reading)
Kohl’s department store closing in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE Kohl’s department stores announced Friday it is closing 27 underperforming stores, including its San Luis Obispo location, as it works to increase profitability amid falling sales. It is not yet known how many people will lose their... (Continue Reading)
Fire erupts in Paso Robles, multiple units rush to the scene
By ANNIE BRAFF A fire destroyed a recreational vehicle in rural Paso Robles on Friday afternoon. Shortly before 3:30 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning at 4070 Whispering Oak Way near Jardine Road. Firefighters arrived to find the vehicle... (Continue Reading)
What’s the Paso Robles coveted recording mystery?
By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis filed a claim for $2.275 million against the city alleging that Councilman Chris Bausch and others bullied and harassed him, a claim that multiple videos and recordings refute. In his claim,... (Continue Reading)
San Luis Obispo police arrest two teens for fireworks violations
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested two teens for allegedly setting off fireworks in a park last week. Over multiple nights, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 4 a.m., the suspects set off illegal fireworks in... (Continue Reading)
Wrong-way driver crashes into Jeep in Arroyo Grande
BY KAREN VELIE An alleged drunk driver, who was headed the wrong way on Highway 101 in Arroyo Grande, crashed into a Jeep on Thursday morning. Shortly before 1 p.m., David Berdahl was driving a 2008 Ford Ranger northbound in... (Continue Reading)
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