Memorial planned for former San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Kurt Kupper
A celebration of life for former three-time San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Kurt Kupper will be held at 1 p.m. on June 18 at the Monday Club at 1815 Monterey Steet in San Luis Obispo. Kurt passed away earlier this year at the age of 83. Friends and family are...
San Luis Obispo County board votes to restrict ICE agents
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday for a resolution to limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, with supervisors John Peschong and Heather Moreno dissenting. The resolution restricts ICE from access to employee only areas of SLO County facilities without a warrant....
Grover Beach DUI checkpoint nets one suspect, one citation
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Grover Beach Police Department arrested one driver and cited another motorist during a DUI checkpoint conducted on Saturday night. Held on Grand Avenue between 14th and 16th streets, the checkpoint took place between the hours of 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. A total of 734 vehicles...
Fire destroys greenhouse in Nipomo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire scorched a greenhouse in Nipomo on Tuesday evening. Shortly before 7 p.m., a caller reported the fire burning in the 600 block of Eucalyptus Road, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters arrived at the scene and worked to contain the blaze. Crews laid more than 2,400...
Arroyo Grande police identify man who secretly taped nude women
By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande police on Tuesday identified the man suspected of secretly recording 47 nude or partially nude women inside the tanning and red-light therapy rooms at Planet Fitness as 40-year-old Kyle L. Combs of Grover Beach. On Dec. 29, 2025, officers responded to Planet Fitness at 1576...
Hate crime allegation stands in North County murder case
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge ruled on Tuesday that a hate crime enhancement will stand in the case of a Paso Robles man accused of murdering a gay Atascadero man. Todd Pinion, 32, had been missing for more than a week when his body was found...
Arroyo Grande considering allowing cannabis businesses
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Arroyo Grande City Council voted unanimously last week to place a cannabis tax measure on the November ballot. Arroyo Grande currently prohibits commercial cannabis activity, with the exception of allowing deliveries by retailers licensed outside the city limits. If voters pass the measure, the city council...
