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Man survives Oceano apartment fire by jumping

Written on 7 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man ran into a burning apartment building in Oceano in order to save lives, and another man jumped from a second floor window in order to survive the fire. [KSBY] Shortly before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, a fire broke out... (Continue reading)

Oceano murder victim leaves two children behind

Written on 17 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Oceano woman who was stabbed to death on Sunday was the mother of two young children. Patty Merino attended Arroyo Grande High School before graduating from Santa Barbara Business College in 2011, according to her Facebook page. At the... (Continue reading)

Oceano woman stabbed, killed

Written on 16 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Oceano woman was killed in an apparent murder and attempted suicide on Sunday morning, according to a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department press release. At 12:20 a.m., deputies responding to a domestic violence call and found an Hispanic... (Continue reading)

Board member should apologize for cursing

Written on 10 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 33 comments

OPINION By PATTY WELSH On July 15, I attended the meeting of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board of Directors that turned into a circus act of sorts. Jeff Edwards went to the podium during public comment... (Continue reading)

APCD loses another round on dust rule

Written on 16 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution District (APCD) lost another round Wednesday when the court sided with Friends of the Oceano Dunes and vacated a previous order that supported the dust rule. In Nov. 2011, the... (Continue reading)

2,000 gallon raw sewage spill in Oceano

Written on 7 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

An approximately 2,000 gallon raw sewage spill in Oceano on July 3 was the result of higher flow levels during the holiday and a primary sewer line under repairs, said South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation Plant Superintendent John Clemons.... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district pays Oceano, denies agreement

Written on 19 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

During a heated meeting, the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District board voted to approve a one time payment of $11,000 to the Oceano Community Services District and then declined to enter into a billing agreement. Oceano’s General manager... (Continue reading)

Who’s really in charge in Oceano?

Written on 17 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION By BEATRICE SPENCER It’s interesting what you learn when you begin to follow things more closely as I have the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District, and the Five Cities Fire Authority since the election. I used to... (Continue reading)

Oceano man found guilty of child molestation

Written on 10 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A San Luis Obispo County jury found a 76-year-old Oceano man guilty of nine felony counts of child molestation on Tuesday. The abusive conduct spanned from 1995 to 2011. Elias Ramirez Sosa was found guilty of sexually molested children while... (Continue reading)

Oceano CSD demands cash from sanitation district

Written on 9 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The Oceano Community Services District is threatening to stop acting as a bill collector for the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District if the agency does not make an $11,000 payment to Oceano by the end of the month.... (Continue reading)