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More rentals on the Central Coast available in 2024

Written on 27 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Contrary to most California markets, there are more rentals available on the Central Coast this year compared to 2023. The additional rental units have led to fewer prospective renters vying for each property. While the market remains... (Continue reading)

Foundation awards grants to 20 Central Coast restaurants

Written on 15 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE While a large number of restaurants have closed during the past several years, 16 Central Coast restaurant owners were recently awarded grants to help fund their businesses. The California Restaurant Foundation  awarded $5,000 grants to eight independently... (Continue reading)

Central Coast Michelin star restaurant winners for 2024

Written on 6 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The coveted Michelin stars for California restaurants were awarded Monday, with six Central Coast restaurants receiving honors. Before this year’s ceremony, the Central Coast did not have a single two-Michelin-starred restaurant, but that has changed. During the... (Continue reading)

Big Lots closing three stores on the Central Coast

Written on 22 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Big Lots plans to close up to 40 stores nationwide, including three on the Central Coast. Big lots in Atascadero, Santa Maria and Lompoc have posted closure signs. Local Big Lot stores are currently offering 20% savings... (Continue reading)

Central Coast elementary school teacher accused of recording children changing

Written on 17 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Deputies arrested a Central Coast elementary teacher on Saturday after investigators discovered he was secretly recording children, including some who were changing their clothes. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 54-year-old Steven Schapansky, a fifth and sixth... (Continue reading)

Bankrupt solar company leaves Central Coast residence with liens

Written on 3 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A company that installed solar panels and batteries on Central Coast rooftops at no cost to homeowners, Electriq Power, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy two months ago prompting an unpaid installer to put liens on multiple properties.... (Continue reading)

The life and perils of a Central Coast farmer

Written on 3 May, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Family farms are disappearing across America including here on the Central Coast. That is because farming is subject to more risk than virtually any other sector of our economy. Nonetheless, two organizations have published a “study,”... (Continue reading)

Sick pelicans reported along California’s Central Coast

Written on 27 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Wildlife organizations report a large increase in the number of sick and dying brown pelicans along California’s Central Coast during the past five days. Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network rescued 22 emaciated, weak and disoriented pelicans. Of... (Continue reading)

Drug dealer admits conspiring to sell drugs on the Central Coast

Written on 4 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 40-year-old man pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring with a Santa Maria man to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin on the Central Coast, according to federal prosecutors. From Oct. 2016 through Jan. 2017, Jose... (Continue reading)

Central Coast man found guilty in fentanyl death

Written on 3 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury found a Central Coast man guilty on Friday of aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the death of a fellow inmate at a Santa Barbara County jail and in the serious... (Continue reading)