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SLO County Planning Commission approves Nipomo housing development

Written on 17 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Planning Commission voted on Tuesday to approve changes to a large housing development in Nipomo, known as the Dana Reserve. The changes cut the number of affordable housing units in half. In May... (Continue reading)

Emails expose supervisor Paulding’s involvement in Nipomo battery storage facility

Written on 10 Sep, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE In the aftermath of a battery fire in Moss Landing, concerned Nipomo residents voiced safety concerns earlier this year regarding a Caballero battery storage project in their neighborhood. San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding responded saying... (Continue reading)

Firefighters battle house fire in Nipomo

Written on 18 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire destroyed an attached garage and a vehicle and damaged a home in Nipomo on Saturday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 1:30 p.m., a caller reported a fire at a home at on the... (Continue reading)

Man convicted of transporting teen from Nipomo to Mexico for illicit sexual activity

Written on 1 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A predator accused of taking an Arizona teen from her grandmother’s home in Nipomo to Mexico for illicit sexual activity has been found guilty on all federal charges he faced at the conclusion of a four-day trial,... (Continue reading)

Missing Nipomo teen found, back at home

Written on 21 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies located a missing 16-year-old girl on Monday who they returned to her home in Nipomo, according to a press release. Navada Austin was reported missing on July 10. It was suspected... (Continue reading)

Officers seek help finding missing Nipomo teen

Written on 14 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies are seeking the public’s help locating a missing 16-year-old girl. Navada Austin was last seen leaving her home in Nipomo on July 10. It is suspected she is with a white... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest road rage suspect who allegedly hit a pedestrian

Written on 3 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police arrested a man last Friday who allegedly struck a pedestrian with his pickup truck after engaging in an altercation with the individual on Highway 101. At 11:18 a.m., dispatchers sent officers to the... (Continue reading)

Nipomo housing project moving ahead, lawsuit settled

Written on 29 May, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE After months of negotiations, the developer for and opponents of a large housing development in Nipomo, known as the Dana Reserve, reached a settlement agreement that whittles down the number of housing units while providing a “significant”... (Continue reading)

Nipomo woman forged documents for immigrants, pleads guilty

Written on 5 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 54-year-old Nipomo woman pleaded guilty today to forging hundreds of fraudulent documents to help immigrants meet requirements for green cards or to adjust their immigration status and for using a deceased doctor’s credentials to acquire and... (Continue reading)

Two drivers killed in head-on collision in Nipomo

Written on 28 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Two drivers were killed and a third driver was injured in a head-on crash in Nipomo on Monday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., a driver was headed southbound in a white... (Continue reading)