Recent Articles

These are the most recent articles on CalCoastNews.com

So where is Arroyo Grande on medical marijuana?

Written on 18 Jun, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | One comment


Opinion by Mayor Jim Hill Medical marijuana – cannabis – has been legal under California law since Proposition 215 was passed by voters in 1996. Well over a year ago, facing a mandated state deadline and anticipating new state regulations... (Continue Reading)

Tommy Gong slapped with temporary restraining order

Written on 18 Jun, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments


Judge Barry LaBarbera granted San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Lynn Compton a temporary restraining order on Monday barring Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong from further correcting mismatched signature ballots. [Cal Coast Times] Following the June 5 election, Gong told both Compton and... (Continue Reading)

Cal Poly professor accused of looking up professor’s dress

Written on 18 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments


A Cal Poly psychology professor whose research field includes covert communication allegedly used his phone to look up a female professor’s dress. [KSBY] The incident occurred on May 2 in a faculty office building, university officials say. Cal Poly police... (Continue Reading)

Two new luxury hotels coming soon to downtown SLO

Written on 18 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments


Two luxury hotels are expected to open in downtown San Luis Obispo by early 2019. [Cal Coast Times] As part of the Chinatown development on the northern edge of downtown SLO, Hotel San Luis Obispo is under construction and scheduled... (Continue Reading)

Manufacturing company leaving SLO for Utah

Written on 18 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments


San Luis Obispo camera accessories manufacturer Really Right Stuff is relocating to Utah and taking many of its employees with it, as they “can’t afford to buy a home” in SLO. [Cal Coast Times] Really Right Stuff has operated in... (Continue Reading)

Suspect drags teen from car before fleeing officers

Written on 17 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments


Ventura police arrested an 18-year-old man Saturday morning on multiple felony charges after the suspect allegedly drug a 16-year-old girl from a car. [Cal Coast Teens] Shortly after 6 a.m., Tyequez Baker got in an argument with two 16-year-old girls.... (Continue Reading)

SLO County equal voter rights dispute headed to court

Written on 17 Jun, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments


By KAREN VELIE A dispute over equal voting rights has propelled San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong into a legal battle with Supervisor Lynn Compton. On Monday morning, the county officials will appear in court to argue their... (Continue Reading)

Truck crashes into Rosa’s in Pismo Beach

Written on 17 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment


A truck crashed into Rosa’s Italian Restaurant in Pismo Beach Saturday night. While the restaurant was damaged, no one inside was injured. [Cal Coast Times] Following a traffic collision between a sedan and the truck, the truck crashed into the... (Continue Reading)

Supervisor Lynn Compton wins reelection, unofficial

Written on 15 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments


San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Lynn Compton is leading Jimmy Paulding by 62 votes, according to unofficial results posted by San Luis Obispo County elections officials on Friday. With 129 ballots out, many of which may not be counted in... (Continue Reading)

Ballot controversy mars District 4 supervisor race

Written on 15 Jun, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments


By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pair of local attorneys representing incumbent County Supervisor Lynn Compton is demanding that the San Luis Obispo County clerk-recorder stop counting a batch of disputed ballots in the still undecided District 4 supervisorial race, arguing the... (Continue Reading)

Water bottle thief assaulted Atascadero officers

Written on 15 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments


An Atascadero man sporting a tattooed body allegedly fought with police officers Thursday afternoon after robbing a gas station of a water bottle. [Cal Coast Times] Joseph Sage Bramon, 35, entered the Hitching Post Shell gas station on Morro Road,... (Continue Reading)

Combo shopping center and senior living facility proposed in SLO

Written on 15 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments


A prominent local builder is teaming up with a retirement home operator in attempt to create a combination shopping center-assisted living facility development at a south San Luis Obispo intersection. [Cal Coast Times] The proposed project, which came before the... (Continue Reading)

Waste agency’s unchecked spending under scrutiny

Written on 14 Jun, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments


EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a multi-part series on the unfettered spending of government funds by the county’s waste disposal agency. Carl Knudson’s report and a graph regarding credit card expenses is at the bottom of this article.... (Continue Reading)

Search continues for witnesses in missing Paso Robles woman case

Written on 14 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments


San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for a man who may have witnessed the disappearance of a 62-year-old Paso Robles woman who has been missing for more than a month. Though foul play has not been ruled out... (Continue Reading)

Mower sparks 60 acre fire in Paso Robles

Written on 14 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment


A fire started by a lawn mower burned 60 acres in rural Paso Robles Wednesday, causing evacuations and road closures. The blaze broke out in the early afternoon at 4213 Buena Vista Drive, according to Cal Fire. The location is... (Continue Reading)

Three candidates vying for seats on the Arroyo Grande Council

Written on 13 Jun, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments


By JOSH FRIEDMAN In what could lead to a possible shakeup of the Arroyo Grande City Council, two planning commissioners and a retired police captain are entering the 2018 council race. [Cal Coast Times] Arroyo Grande planning commissioners Terry Fowler-Payne... (Continue Reading)

Sanitation district to hire a new administrator

Written on 13 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments


South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District board members have selected a new administrator, after the previous district leader resigned amid controversy. [Cal Coast Times] Jeremy Ghent, currently the Wastewater Operations Manager for San Luis Obispo County, is inline for... (Continue Reading)

Plan to split California into three states makes the November ballot

Written on 13 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments


If Silicon Valley billionaire Tim Draper gets his way, San Luis Obispo County will join Los Angeles in a coastal cluster of six counties that will make up the new state of California. [Cal Coast Times] On Tuesday, the California... (Continue Reading)

Is it fire season on the Central Coast?

Written on 13 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment


Fire activity is again picking up on the Central Coast, with there being four blazes in a span of less than 24 hours early this week. [Cal Coast Times] On Monday afternoon, Lompoc firefighters rescued two dogs that were caught... (Continue Reading)

FBI agents headed to SLO County to probe Holland death

Written on 12 Jun, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments


By KAREN VELIE The FBI has sent emails to multiple employees of the San Luis Obispo County Jail asking them to voluntarily agree to interviews or face the possibility of receiving a subpoena to testify at a Grand Jury in... (Continue Reading)

Four men rob Central Coast marijuana grow

Written on 12 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments


Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies are searching for four men who robbed a marijuana cultivation facility outside Carpinteria on June 9. [Cal Coast Times] At about 5:30 a.m., four black men entered the cannabis facility which triggered an onsite security... (Continue Reading)

Protest against Cal Poly president planned for graduation

Written on 12 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments


Recent protests over racism and other alleged injustice on the Cal Poly campus will spill over to the university graduation this weekend. [Cal Coast Times] Student protesters and social justice activists are calling on graduates to refuse to shake President... (Continue Reading)

Man accused of taking sister’s car, and then exposing himself

Written on 12 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments


A man suspected of fleeing authorities in his half-sister’s SUV allegedly exposed himself to a woman on Monday near the Cal Poly campus, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. In the morning, a man believed to be 50... (Continue Reading)

Arroyo Grande closes medical marijuana delivery service

Written on 11 Jun, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments


By KAREN VELIE The only business licensed under new state regulations to deliver medical marijuana in Arroyo Grande, Elite Care, was shut down last week over a disagreement regarding the term premise. [Cal Coast Times] After struggling to find medical... (Continue Reading)

Supervisor Lynn Compton beating Jimmy Paulding by 81 votes

Written on 11 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments


With 17,715 votes cast, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Lynn Compton is beating Jimmy Paulding by 81 votes, according to unofficial results posted by San Luis Obispo County elections officials on Monday. [Cal Coast Times] While Compton led early on... (Continue Reading)

U.S. Air Force deserter caught in California after 35 years

Written on 11 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments


A United States Air Force officer with top-secret clearance who deserted 35 years ago has been caught in California, where he has been living under an alias for more than three decades. [CNN] Capt. William Howard Hughes Jr. disappeared in... (Continue Reading)

Police nab teens for vandalizing cars in Orcutt

Written on 11 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments


Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies have caught three teens who are accused of shooting out car windows in Santa Maria and Orcutt with a BB gun. [Cal Coast Times] Sheriff’s officials say a rash of car vandalism incidents occurred in... (Continue Reading)

Templeton High School seniors graduate, photos

Written on 10 Jun, 2018 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments


Photos by Richard Bastian On Thursday evening, 188 Templeton High School graduating seniors received diplomas at the Eagles Stadium in the small community of Templeton. Parents, family and friends filled the seats leaving only the lawn for late attendees. The... (Continue Reading)

SLO police searching for credit card thief

Written on 10 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments


San Luis Obispo police are searching for a credit card thief who was caught on surveillance film at Target after allegedly using the stolen credit cards. [Cal Coast Times] After a victim reported to police that credit cards were stolen... (Continue Reading)

SLO County District 4 supervisor race still to close to call

Written on 9 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments


On Friday evening, the San Luis Obispo County Clerk recorder’s Office most recent figures showed that Supervisor Lynn Compton’s lead over Jimmy Paulding was down to 50.1 percent. That’s a margin of only 31 votes. [Cal Coast Times] If the... (Continue Reading)