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Find deals in San Luis Obispo County on happy hours, lodging, dining
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. Rock and Roll Diner in Oceano and Pismo Beach Brighten up your day with a... (Continue Reading)
SLO County gas prices steady, find lowest costs
By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County held steady at $4.92 a gallon last week despite flooding at a refinery leading to an increase in the national average price of gas,... (Continue Reading)
Santa Barbara County deputies arrest fragrant felons
By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies on Friday arrested three men suspected of stealing nearly $2,000 of perfume from a store in Goleta. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday, a caller from Ulta Beauty in the Camino Real... (Continue Reading)
California woman registers dog to vote, gets ballots after death
By KAREN VELIE A California woman registered her dog to vote, cast a vote-by-mail ballot in her pet’s name, and continued getting ballots for her dog after its death. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office recently charged Laura Lee Yourex,... (Continue Reading)
Fire leads to evacuations and road closure near San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE The Walnut Fire off See Canyon Road near San Luis Obispo has burned more than 20 acres leading to road closures and evacuations. Shortly before 12:40 p.m., a caller reported the fire burning near the intersection of... (Continue Reading)
Mainstream media absent on plans to gerrymander California
OPINION by GREG HASKIN An enormously important issue is before California voters and will be decided in just two months, yet it is unlikely that you will read or hear much about it, or at least any significant details about... (Continue Reading)
Santa Barbara Sutter Health employees demeaned patients, fired
By KAREN VELIE Sutter Health Urgent Care in Santa Barbara recently fired a group of employees who posted a video on TikTok of staffers pointing and looking disgusted over bodily fluids left on examination tables. After the TikTok video went... (Continue Reading)
Arroyo Grande massage therapist accused of sexual assault
By KAREN VELIE Officers arrested an Arroyo Grande massage therapist on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a victim with a foreign object, according to the Arroyo Grande Police Department. Following up on a complaint, officers conducted an investigation into 33-year-old... (Continue Reading)
Paso Robles woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder
By KAREN VELIE A 56-year-old Paso Robles woman charged with attempted murder, arson, vandalism and violating a restraining order pleaded not guilty at her arraignment on Wednesday. Ryan Brink filed for divorce against Dana Valentine-Brink on June 4. Since then,... (Continue Reading)
Professor charged with assaulting a federal officer during immigration raid
By KAREN VELIE A 37-year-old philosophy professor who allegedly threw a tear gas canister at federal officers during an immigration raid at a marijuana farm in Camarillo in July is now facing a charge of assault on a federal officer.... (Continue Reading)
SLO police seek help identifying three alleged thieves
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Wednesday it is seeking the public’s help identifying three individuals suspected of a vehicle burglary and fraudulent credit card use. On Aug. 27, a thief stole a purse from a... (Continue Reading)
Man threatens to kill SLO County District Attorney, headed to trial
By KAREN VELIE Fueled by revenge, David Platek threatened to kill San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow and his family and then explode a bomb at Templeton High School with a goal of killing 400 children. A friend... (Continue Reading)
Fire at estranged husband’s Paso Robles home, wife arrested
By KAREN VELIE Amid ongoing divorce proceedings, a 56-year-old woman allegedly set fire to her estranged husband’s Paso Robles home, with him inside. Officers arrested Dana Valentine-Brink on Monday for two counts of attempted murder and 14 other charges. Ryan... (Continue Reading)
Detectives arrest Isla Vista rape suspect
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a man for allegedly raping a female at an apartment in Isla Vista early Saturday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m., the victim told sheriff’s deputies a man had sexually assaulted earlier... (Continue Reading)
Man shoots victim in Paso Robles, charged with attempted murder
By KAREN VELIE Officers arrested a 27-year-old Paso Robles man on Monday morning for attempted murder. The man is suspected of shooting a victim on Saturday. Near midnight on Saturday evening, Noe Tapia-Sandoval allegedly shot a person on 34th Street... (Continue Reading)
Officers bust two street racers in Santa Maria
By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers busted two drivers street racing during peak traffic on Betteravia Road on Sunday. Casting is closed for a “Fast and Furious audition,” an officer posted on Facebook. The drivers were cited and their cars... (Continue Reading)
California’s offshore wind plans are terminally ill
OPINION by MANDY DAVIS The Department of Transportation’s Aug. 29 crucial decision and action will have more than significant impacts on the future of offshore wind in California. You could say that the minimally heralded action not only threw a... (Continue Reading)
San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying alleged thieves
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Sunday it is seeking the public’s help identifying two suspected thieves who stole a piece of jewelry from Garden Street Goldsmith last week. On Thursday, a middle-age man and a... (Continue Reading)
San Luis Obispo County deals on dining, lodging, golf
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. Old Juan’s Cantina in Oceano A great way to start your Sunday – brunch at Old... (Continue Reading)
SLO County Diversity Coalition accused of fueling antisemitism
By KAREN VELIE Alleged calls for the massacre of Jews and for excluding Jewish organizations at an Aug. 8 event in San Luis Obispo have led to demands that the groups involved denounce the antisemitic statements. “We’re honored to co-sponsor... (Continue Reading)
Downed power lines spark fire, power outage in rural Templeton
By KAREN VELIE More than 1,400 PG&E customers in rural Templeton lost power on Sunday afternoon after a tree knocked down power lines and started a small fire. Shortly after 1:30 p.m., callers reported a fire at 290 Winery Road... (Continue Reading)
State seeking operator for San Luis Obispo County shooting range
By KAREN VELIE California is seeking a new operator for a state owned public shooting range located in San Luis Obispo County off Highway 1 between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. The former San Luis Obispo Sportsman’s Association included a... (Continue Reading)
SLO County gas prices surge, find lowest costs
By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County surged four cents to $4.92 a gallon last week after flooding at a refinery, according to figures from AAA. SLO County’s median gas price... (Continue Reading)
Warning to avoid sports-harvested shellfish in San Luis Obispo County
By KAREN VELIE The California Department of Public Health on Friday issued a warning not to eat recreationally harvested mussels, clams, scallops or oysters from San Luis Obispo County because of dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning. Dangerous levels of... (Continue Reading)
Santa Maria police searching for shooting suspect
By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers are searching for a man who allegedly shot a woman on Friday morning. Shortly before 9 a.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 500 block of East El Camino.... (Continue Reading)
SLO County attorney finds misappropriation, $427 million grant rescinded
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County attorney Saro Rizzo and React Alliance President Mandy Davis asked the federal government in June to terminate and seek the return of unspent grant monies related to offshore wind energy in California because... (Continue Reading)
The Central Coast leads California in homeless students
By KAREN VELIE The California Central Coast leads in percentages of homeless students. With 16% of its students unhoused, Monterey County is ranked number one followed by Santa Barbara County with 12.1% of homeless students. At 9.1%, San Luis Obispo... (Continue Reading)
Illegal firearms investigation leads to three Santa Barbara County arrests
By KAREN VELIE Officers recently arrested three men in Santa Barbara County as part of a multi-county illegal firearms investigation. On Aug. 21, the California Highway Patrol Coastal Division Investigative Services Unit learned that Diego Tostado Galvan, 19, of Watsonville,... (Continue Reading)
San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying thief
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Wednesday it is seeking the public’s help identifying a thief who smashed a car window and snatched a purse out of a car at the Cerro San Luis trailhead on Fernandez... (Continue Reading)
Devastating fire destroys property in Creston
By KAREN VELIE A devastating fire in Creston on Saturday afternoon destroyed a barn with a second story apartment, five cars, two trucks, a tractor, a motorcycle, a water tank and a well leaving the residential property temporarily without a... (Continue Reading)
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