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What blows up in Nipomo doesn’t stay in Nipomo

Written on 3 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL There are many more facilities like the one that blew up at Moss Landing planned for the Central Coast! We need to act now to ensure public safety is tantamount, as it affects these sites which present the potential for toxic... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Paulding has failed Nipomo

Written on 31 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by ADAM VERDIN San Luis Obispo County residents deserve consistent and transparent leadership. Yet, when it comes to the controversial Caballero Battery Storage Project in Nipomo, the response from 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding tells a different story. If... (Continue reading)

Battery storage facility in Nipomo nearly completed

Written on 26 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 100 megawatt battery storage facility is slated to open next month in Nipomo. Caballero Energy Storage plans to store energy in lithium-ion batteries. Initially proposed and owned by PG&E, Apha Omega Power recently acquired the facility... (Continue reading)

Christmas morning fire damages home in Nipomo

Written on 25 Dec, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire damaged a home in Nipomo early Christmas morning, according to San Luis Obispo County Cal Fire. Shortly before 6 a.m., a caller reported a fire at 663 Sandydale Drive. Firefighters arrived to find the home... (Continue reading)

Stolen items found at fatal crash near Nipomo

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

By KAREN VELIE Officers found stolen items during an investigation into a fatal crash on Highway 101 near Nipomo on Tuesday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m., a CHP officer stopped for a parked car on southbound Highway 101. The driver,... (Continue reading)

Food delivery driver sexually assaults woman in her Nipomo home

Written on 20 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE A man delivering food is accused of sexually a woman in her Nipomo home on Tuesday afternoon, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 1 p.m., a woman ordered food through an app.... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver crashes into big rig near Nipomo

Written on 10 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE An alleged drunk driver crashed into a big rig early Sunday morning, overturning the semi-truck and temporarily shutting down two northbound lanes of Highway 101 near Nipomo, according to the CHP. Shortly after 1 a.m., a 2008... (Continue reading)

Man charged with manslaughter in fatal crash in rural nipomo

Written on 14 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 20-year-old man is charged with manslaughter following a fatal accident in rural Nipomo early Sunday Monday, according to the CHP. Shortly before 2 a.m., a single vehicle crash blocked the southbound lanes of Highway 101 north... (Continue reading)

CHP seeks help finding Nipomo hit-and-run driver

Written on 3 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo CHP is seeking the public’s help to solve a hit-and-run crash in Nipomo on Sept. 17. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., a motorcycle and vehicle a vehicle collided on Tefft Street near Highway 101.... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in crash in Nipomo, truck driver charged

Written on 24 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 37-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a green pickup truck in Nipomo on Tuesday afternoon. The truck driver who fled the scene is in jail. Shortly after 4 p.m., Genaro CortezBeltran, 36, was driving... (Continue reading)