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Two suspects stabbed during altercation in Morro Bay

Written on 29 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two people were stabbed during an altercation under the Main Street underpass of Highway 1 in Morro Bay on Friday evening. Shortly after 9 p.m., a caller reported an assault with a deadly weapon near the Taco... (Continue reading)

Thousands of gallons of sewage spill into Morro Bay Harbor

Written on 24 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Roughly 7,600 gallons of sewage spilled into Morro Bay Harbor on Sunday requiring San Luis Obispo County public health officials to warn people to avoid contact with water and wet sand in the surrounding area. A broken... (Continue reading)

Otay Mesa battery storage fire frightens Morro Bay residents

Written on 31 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

By KAREN VELIE After more than two weeks, firefighters are still on scene at a battery storage facility fire in Otay Mesa in Southern California. On May 15, the Otay Mesa facility erupted in flames. Because of the presence of... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay’s Embarcadero is not suitable for a battery storage facility

Written on 12 May, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

OPINION by GAIL JOHNSON An open letter to my neighbors in Morro Bay: You have accused me of being a NIMBY, which I do not deny. However, many sound planning decisions started with people like me. I’ll start by telling... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man dies after being struck by car in SLO Costco parking lot

Written on 29 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Morro Bay man has died in the aftermath of being struck by a car in the San Luis Obispo Costco parking lot last week. Shortly before 4 p.m. on April 22, a car hit Bayani Naguit,... (Continue reading)

I wanna be a Morro Bay pickleball coach

Written on 22 Apr, 2024 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

By DELL FRANKLIN Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” is... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man arrested for stabbing, sexual assault

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Morro Bay police officers arrested a 71-year-old man Friday evening for allegedly stabbing and sexually assaulting a woman with whom he was reportedly a friend.  Shortly after 6:30 p.m., witnesses reported a stabbing in the 2400 block... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man killed in crash on Highway 1

Written on 30 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 43-year-old Morro Bay man was killed in a single car crash on Highway 1 on Friday night, according to the CHP. Shortly before 10 p.m., the man was driving southbound at about 65 mph in heavy... (Continue reading)

Recognize wind energy’s attempts to manipulate SLO County residents

Written on 11 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 34 comments

Opinion by REACT Alliance President Mandy Davis Last Saturday, KSBY reported on REACT Alliance’s very successful Save Our Seas event in Morro Bay. In response to an inquiry on the story from KSBY, Equinor, one of the three offshore wind lease holders,... (Continue reading)

Central Coast fishermen challenge state over wind energy plans

Written on 11 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE Fishermen from Morro Bay and Port San Luis recently filed a legal challenge against the state’s wind energy plans, arguing the process violates their constitutional right to fish. In 2022, the federal government auctioned off three offshore... (Continue reading)