Articles Tagged With ‘Grover Beach’




Stone Soup Festival in Grover Beach, event photos

The 19th annual Stone Soup Music Faire was a wildly popular weekend event. During the  faire, musicians such as The Jill Knight Trio, Masanga Marimba, the Red Skunk Jipsee Swing Band and headliners Tempest kept the beat going while the... (Continue reading)

Hit and run driver arrested

Police arrested a 34-year-old Oceano man Monday morning who allegedly fled the scene of a traffic accident two days earlier which left a motorcyclist injured on a Grover Beach roadway. Jason W. Wallin was taken into custody following an investigation... (Continue reading)

Weekend spotlight: Stone Soup Music Faire

By KARLEE PRAZAK Now in its 19th year, the Stone Soup Music Faire is a wildly popular weekend event. A musical feast? Yes. A mix of international foods and local wines? It is all that and so much more. Grover... (Continue reading)

SLO County to review sanitation district books

The San Luis Obispo County auditor-controller will evaluate two new employment contracts for engineering and administrative services at the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District as part of a review of the district’s financial records. [TimesPressRecorder] The review was... (Continue reading)

SLO County projects and redevelopment funds in jeopardy

Under two new state laws, San Luis Obispo County’s five redevelopment agencies stand to lose a combined $4.5 million within the next year alone and several projects may be in jeopardy—that is if the law prevails over looming legal challenges... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach Marine severely injured in Afghanistan

A 21-year-old Grover Beach Marine lost his leg in an explosion while serving his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. [SantaMariaTimes] On June 12, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody Elliott was patrolling the Helmand Province when he walked into a... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach woman arrested for mailing meth

A Grover Beach woman was arrested for allegedly attempting to mail a quarter pound of methamphetamine to Virginia Beach, possession of another quarter pound of meth and felony possession of a stolen firearm on Friday. Pismo Beach Police, following up... (Continue reading)

Questionable Grover Beach plan using redevelopment funds derailed

By LISA RIZZO Two Grover Beach councilwomen voted down a controversial plan Monday to sell a public garden to the town’s redevelopment agency in a move that had been set to help ease the city’s budget woes. The city needed... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach’s use of redevelopment funds scrutinized

Critics of a proposed sale of a community garden allege Grover Beach city leaders have been using state redevelopment funds to bail out the city during revenue shortfalls by funneling money from its Improvement Agency into its general fund. And... (Continue reading)

Grand Jury finds conflict of interest with Wallace Group

Accusations that the administrator of a sanitation district in San Luis Obispo County’s South Bay has been funneling millions of dollars to a private engineering company he owns without proper oversight, has been validated by a San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)