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SLO County gas costs soaring, find the lowest prices

Written on 9 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid the threat of tariffs, the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County increased 11 cents last week to $4.81, according to figures from AAA. In California, the average price for a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County probation officer charged with embezzlement

Written on 7 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

Correction, Fallyn Rollins is the officer being sworn in wearing the stripped shirt. By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County prosecutors recently filed embezzlement charges against a former probation officer who allegedly stole more than $100,000 from the SLO County... (Continue reading)

Check out San Luis Obispo County rainfall totals, reservoir levels

Written on 7 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Following back-to-back atmospheric river storms, San Luis Obispo County’s rainfall totals still remain well below average for this time of year. Most of the county has received less than 50% of its average rainfall, according to SLO... (Continue reading)

SLO County battles order to release Lopez Lake water for fish

Written on 4 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County is appealing a court order to release more water from Lopez Lake to support fish migration because of the rulings impact on the county’s water supply. U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett in... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 3 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By CalCoastNews staff How will the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors respond to a request to create a new layer of government that can tax those with wells over the Paso Groundwater Basin? Will the Paso Robles City... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County deals on lodging, happy hours, golf

Written on 2 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Sales and deals | No comments

Find great local sales and deals on dining, happy hours, lodging, golf and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort in Avila Beach Love is in the air Celebrate love with... (Continue reading)

Agents thwart plot to blow up school, kill SLO County prosecutor

Written on 2 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

Editor’s note: CalCoastnews is not naming the prosecutor out of concern for his family. By KAREN VELIE FBI agents recently disrupted a 41-year-old man’s plan to kill a San Luis Obispo County prosecutor and then explode a bomb at a... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas costs increasing, find the lowest prices

Written on 2 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Gas prices continue to increase slowly even with tepid demand in the United States. The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County increased three cents last week to $4.70, according to figures... (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)

Fire threatens structures in Rural San Luis Obispo County

Written on 29 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire burning in rural San Luis Obispo County scorched 85 acres while threatening several structures on Wednesday. Shortly before 1 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning off Soda Lake Road in the California Valley.... (Continue reading)