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Bodies of Central Coast car crash victims identified

Written on 28 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the two men who died in car crash in Paso Robles Wednesday afternoon as 26-year-old Jeremy Nathaniel Martin and 24-year-old Christopher Michael Medina. Martin resided in Grover Beach, and Medina lived... (Continue reading)

Five Cities firefighting costs escalating

Written on 25 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 87 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach and the community of Oceano merged their fire departments in 2010 with the intent of saving money, but the resulting Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) may soon cost residents... (Continue reading)

Firefighters evacuate Grover Beach hotel

Written on 17 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters evacuated guests at the Holiday Inn Express in Grover Beach Sunday morning after overheated oil in an elevator filled the hotel with smoke. [Tribune] Shortly after 2 a.m., the Five Cities Fire Authority arrived to find hallways thick with... (Continue reading)

Speeding driver evades Arroyo Grande police

Written on 5 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Arroyo Grande police are searching for a man who led them on a high-speed chase through the Five Cities Tuesday. [KSBY] Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, officers tried to stop a vehicle driven by a man believed to be associated with... (Continue reading)

Mayor Debbie Peterson elected as Coastal Commission nominee

Written on 9 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

The San Luis Obispo County City Selection Committee elected Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson on Jan. 3 as its nominee for an open seat on the California Coastal Commission. Less than two weeks after the Grover Beach Council removed Peterson... (Continue reading)

New Year’s vacationers reroute travels to Grover Beach City Hall

Written on 31 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Residents from across California flocked to a Grover Beach City Council meeting Monday night in support of reseating Mayor Debbie Peterson on a regional air pollution control board — something the council, including Peterson, did not bring... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach air board rift spills over to conference center project

Written on 30 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the removal of Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson from a regional air pollution board, an organization that supports off-road activity on the Oceano Dunes is planning to appeal the construction of an 11,000 square foot conference... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach motel catches fire on Christmas Eve

Written on 26 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire broke out on Christmas Eve at a Grover Beach motel that doubles as a residential building. [Tribune] Around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Five Cities firefighters responded to a laundry room fire at the Grover Beach Inn on 5th Street... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach again pursuing charter

Written on 19 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Grover Beach City Council may ask voters to reconsider adopting a charter. [Tribune] In 2012, a ballot measure that would have transformed Grover Beach into a charter city failed by a difference of four votes. But, on Monday, the... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach Council removes mayor from APCD board

Written on 17 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The Grover Beach City Council chose to remove Mayor Debbie Peterson from the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) Board of Directors during a committee assignment discussion Monday night. The council previously considered booting Peterson from the... (Continue reading)