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Over 3,000 PG&E customers without power in Pismo Beach

Written on 18 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 3,300 PG&E customers lost power in Pismo Beach on Friday afternoon. Shortly after 5:30 a.m., power went out for 3,003 customers just south of Avila Beach to Mary Herrington Park. The outage runs along the... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach, Morro Bay ranked in best small coastal town list

Written on 12 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Pismo Beach won the crown as the best small coastal town in the United States, with Morro Bay ranked fifth by USA Today. “Big cities have their perks, but these 10 coastal small towns — nominated by... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach loses another property rights battle

Written on 31 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Pismo Beach has lost its latest battle in a decades-long war over control of a residential property that sits between Highway 101 and Shell Beach Road. A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge on March 21 rejected... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police seek help finding missing man

Written on 25 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The Pismo Beach Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a missing 64-year-old man – Charles “Chuck” Fortner. Fortner was last seen on the evening of March 23 in the downtown Pismo Beach area. He was... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach fire damages apartment building, displaces six people

Written on 19 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By SUMMER AWBREY A late-night fire damaged an apartment building in Pismo Beach and displaced six people on Tuesday, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before midnight, a caller reported a fire burning at a multi-unit residential building at 551 Wadsworth... (Continue reading)

Arsonist destroys building at Pismo Beach Sports Complex

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

By KAREN VELIE Pismo Beach officers are searching for an arsonist who set a structure used as an announcer booth and equipment room at Blair Field on fire on Saturday. Early in the morning, a Pismo Beach police officer spotted... (Continue reading)

Couple fined $165,000 for harming rare flower in Pismo Beach

Written on 16 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE A rural Pismo Beach couple agreed this week to pay a $165,000 fine for grading that damaged the habitat of a protected flower. District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that his office settled an environmental enforcement action... (Continue reading)

Man attempts to kill Pismo Beach police officer, gets 27 year sentence

Written on 15 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A judge this week sentenced a 50-year-old man to 27 years in prison for attempting to shoot and kill a Pismo Beach police officer while resisting arrest. In November, a jury found Charles Nelson Ammons guilty of... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police arrest alleged Pismo Beach predator

Written on 14 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By ANNIE BRAFF Grover Beach Police arrested a Pismo Beach man today when he allegedly attempted to meet with a minor for sex, prompting an online safety warning. Police took Mark David Pinson into custody in a Grover Beach parking... (Continue reading)

Drones inspecting power lines in Pismo Beach

Written on 11 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Over the next few days, multiple drones are scheduled to inspect power poles and telecommunication poles in Pismo Beach, the police department announced on Saturday. Spectrum Communications and PG&E contracted with a drone company to conduct inspections... (Continue reading)