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Rent former San Luis Obispo mayor’s home, dresses included

Written on 5 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon is renting out her fully furnished and decorated home which includes some of her iconic outfits hanging on walls. Offered as a month to month lease, the home is located... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seeking help identifying bike thief

Written on 2 Dec, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a thief who stole two bicycles on Nov. 23. At 11:30 a.m., a person in a white truck stole two bicycles out of a truck... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo City Council’s timing was stunning

Written on 27 Nov, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT Just days after a national election in which there was great concern regarding politicians’ altering the rules of voting to achieve changes in electoral outcomes, the City of San Luis Obispo announced it was limiting our... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo developer appeals sentence, not guilty plea

Written on 26 Nov, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

Editor’s note: CalCoastNews is referring to developer Ryan Petetit, who changed his name to Ryan Wright during the case, as Ryan Petetit-Wright. By KAREN VELIE After pleading guilty and then sentenced to five years in federal prison for his part... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo bare knuckle fighter wins first professional bout

Written on 25 Nov, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

  By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo bare knuckle fighter Steven Sainsbury won his first professional match last week by landing a vicious punch in the third round of the “Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship” event in Los Angeles. Sainsbury entered... (Continue reading)

The day of the fossil in San Luis Obispo

Written on 24 Nov, 2024 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

By DELL FRANKLIN Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” is... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo bare knuckles fighter goes professional

Written on 22 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter Steven Sainsbury is competing in his first professional bare knuckles bout in Los Angeles on Nov. 23 The 32-year-old San Luis Obispo native is slated to participate in a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo switches to single vote election system

Written on 20 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday to switch to a single vote system for council elections. Instead of voting for two council candidates to fill two seats, in future elections residents will vote... (Continue reading)

Repeat Madonna Inn burglary suspect arrested in San Luis Obispo

Written on 20 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A parolee suspected of burglarizing and vandalizing the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo mutiple times over the past few weeks is in jail with his bail set at $100,000. On Tuesday afternoon, an officer was searching... (Continue reading)

Madonna Inn offers reward for stolen rug, identity of thieves

Written on 18 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two young males are on video stealing the welcome rug from the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo on Saturday. Madonna Inn management is offering a $500 reward for return of the rug and for the identity... (Continue reading)