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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)

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)