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Attempted murder suspect captured in Morro Bay

Written on 11 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Morro Bay police officers captured a 28-year-old attempted murder suspect at a home on Hill Street on Sunday. On March 7, while working as a deck hand on a boat docked at a boatyard in Astoria, Oregon,... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay boat operator to pay $12,000 fine for breaking fishing rules

Written on 5 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The operator of a commercial fishing boat based at Morro Bay has agreed to pay $12,000 in civil penalties to settle a case over him failing to abide by fishing restrictions, according to the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Heidi Harmon’s pro-offshore wind energy claims fall flat

Written on 24 Feb, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 28 comments

OPINION by BETTY WINHOLTZ On Feb. 18, former San Luis Obispo mayor Heidi Harmon wrote an op-ed in the Tribune praising the benefits of offshore wind energy. Nothing could be further from the truth. Without a long, detailed discussion about... (Continue reading)

Detachment and impartiality are the wellspring of a fair trial.

Written on 16 Feb, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION By ILAN FUNKE-BILU I am honored to represent Giovanni DeGarimore. He is charged with committing crimes in our county. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Our Constitution provides that all citizens, even non-citizens, must be afforded the... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay restaurateur facing child pornography, weapons charges

Written on 14 Feb, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE The owner of Giovanni’s Fish Market in Morro Bay is currently battling six felony charges, including possession of child pornography and possession of assault weapons. If convicted on all charges, Giovanni DeGarimore faces up to 18 years... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay, Cayucos, Los Osos under tornado warning

Written on 7 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Residents in Morro Bay, Cayucos and Los Osos are asked to take cover as severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado are headed to the area, according to the National Weather Service. “Take cover now! Move to... (Continue reading)

Reduce fossil fuel impacts, support wind energy

Written on 17 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

Opinion by Dr. Ray Weymann A Jan. 11 piece in the CalCoastNews by Mr. Robert Sidenberg described opposition to the development of a wind farm off the coast of Morro Bay. It contained some misleading, as well as some factually... (Continue reading)

Help us save Morro Bay and Port San Luis

Written on 11 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

By ROBERT SIDENBERG The Morro Bay wind farm project is moving forward at a rapid pace regardless of the numerous negative impacts this will have on the marine life and our communities. Port San Luis is being considered as a... (Continue reading)

One person killed in crash on Highway 1 in Morro Bay

Written on 8 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One person was killed and another injured in a head-on collision on Highway 1 in Morro Bay on Friday night, according to the CHP. At 7:38 p.m., a caller reported a head-on collision between a grey Toyota... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay radio station driven off air by tower collapse

Written on 21 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A wind storm knocked down the the tower that hosts the antenna of Morro Bay’s Rock Community Radio, or KEBF, forcing the station off the air last week.  KEBF, which had been on air in Morro Bay... (Continue reading)