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SLO County power outages, trees down, crashes, road closures

Written on 13 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Update: CalCoastNews has included additional road closures. By KAREN VELIE An atmospheric river storm sweeping through San Luis Obispo County on Thursday morning has led to crashes, road closures, flooding and power outages. SLO County is under a high wind... (Continue reading)

Seven-vehicle collision on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo

Written on 12 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A reported seven-vehicle collision on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo slowed northbound traffic during rush hour on Wednesday afternoon, according to the CHP. Shortly before 5:45 p.m., multiple vehicles crashed at the Monterey Street northbound off-ramp.... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newsom cuts Cal Poly’s already precarious budget

Written on 12 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is facing a $24.2 million reduction to its already precarious budget after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to cut the California State University budget by $375 million. In its 2024-2025 fiscal year... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo serial vandal busted while out on bail, facing prison time

Written on 11 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 47-year-old serial vandal from San Luis Obispo is headed to prison after he was busted for being a felon in possession of ammunition while out on bail on a vandalism charge. During the past 14 years,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo child molester sentenced to prison

Written on 11 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge recently sentenced a San Luis Obispo man who sexually abused at least four girls at an unlicensed daycare center to 50 years in prison. In May 2018, a girl told officers she had been sexually... (Continue reading)

Man arrested with sword and drugs at hotel in San Luis Obispo

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

By KAREN VELIE A man is in jail after officers arrested him with a large sword and drugs at a hotel in San Luis Obispo early Friday morning, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Shortly after midnight, a... (Continue reading)

Head-on crash near San Luis Obispo, lanes closed

Written on 6 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two people were injured in a head-on crash on Highway 101 north of San Luis Obispo on Thursday morning. Crews closed down two southbound lanes of the highway to clean up a 75 gallon fuel spill. Shortly... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police holding DUI checkpoint Friday night

Written on 5 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Friday evening from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department selects the location based on a history of DUI... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly offers free income tax assistance in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 5 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo is offering free tax help on campus through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program on Saturdays through March 15. VITA offers free tax help to qualifying taxpayers with $70,000 or... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying vandal

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

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a vandal who tagged the bus stop at City Hall with graffiti early Sunday morning. The suspect is a teen or young man wearing a... (Continue reading)