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Will Morro Bay wind farms be the demise of Port San Luis?

Written on 25 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 49 comments

OPINION by ROBERT SIDENBERG I heard about the proposed Morro Bay Offshore Wind Farm awhile back but didn’t really think too much about it. It would supposedly be out of sight and didn’t seem to have any affect on my... (Continue reading)

Who will benefit from Morro Bay wind energy job creation?

Written on 7 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A proposed wind energy project in Morro Bay will create 24,000 jobs during construction, primarily for people who do not live on the Central Coast, according to a new report by two professors at Cal Poly’s Orfalea... (Continue reading)

Reconstruction of bridge north of Morro Bay nears completion

Written on 30 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Drivers on Highway 1 are now traversing a new Toro Creek Bridge north of Morro Bay. On Tuesday morning, Caltrans announced the demolishing and replacing of the Toro Creek Bridge is nearing completion. The rebuild of the... (Continue reading)

Economic reality of Ironman Morro Bay

Written on 28 May, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by MARK TOGNAZZINI Open letter to Morro Bay Mayor Wixom and City Council members, The sting of the financial impacts of this past weekend have eased however, my fiduciary duty to Dockside and my personal responsibility to my 60... (Continue reading)

Judge rules man was sane when he committed 2001 Morro Bay double-murder

Written on 29 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County Judge ruled on Friday that a defendant was legally sane when he shot and killed a 37-year-old man and an 11-year-old boy at Morro Strand State Campground in 2001. Stephen Arthur Deflaun,... (Continue reading)

Territorialism in Morro Bay

Written on 30 Mar, 2023 in Discovered, Featured | 5 comments

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, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)

Nearly 10,000 gallons of sewage spill into creek in Morro Bay

Written on 11 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Nearly 10,000 gallons of sewage spilled into a creek in Morro Bay amid the storm on Monday, according to San Luis Obispo Public Health Department. At about 11 a.m., sewage began spilling into Morro Creek at 160... (Continue reading)

Body found in boat in Morro Bay

Written on 10 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The body of a 78-year-old man was found on Tuesday inside a boat that was being stored on commercial property in Morro Bay. Shortly before 8 a.m., a 911 caller reported a man had possibly died inside... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police searching for armed robber

Written on 24 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Morro Bay police are searching for a man with a gun who robbed a check cashing business on Saturday. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before noon, an Hispanic man entered Check into Cash, brandished a firearm and then fled the area... (Continue reading)

Woman smashes 15 Motel 6 windows with baseball bat in Morro Bay

Written on 21 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A woman smashed 15 windows at a Morro Bay Motel 6 Wednesday evening, then engaged in a standoff with police officers, which ended in her getting arrested at gunpoint and under the threat of being tasered. [Cal Coast Times] At... (Continue reading)