PG&E plans power safety shutoffs in San Luis Obispo County
By KAREN VELIE PG&E announced it plans to shut off power for 1,197 customers in San Luis Obispo County in areas around Lake Nacimiento beginning at noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday because of anticipated dry, windy conditions that could lead to an increase risk of fires. Even so, most...
Videos depict violent beating of homeless man in Arroyo Grande
By KAREN VELIE Videos shown at court depict two young men violently attacking a homeless man in Arroyo Grande, giving each other high-fives, and then leaving the elderly man suffering from a traumatic brain injury. Even so, the men were sentenced on Monday to only one year in jail and...
Water main break in Paso Robles closes Riverside Avenue
By KAREN VELIE On the first day of the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, city crews are working to repair a water main break located at the intersection of 24th Street and Riverside Avenue. While repair work is underway, Riverside Avenue is closed to northbound traffic between 24th Street...
Who are the highest paid city employees in SLO County?
By Karen Velie While all San Luis Obispo County residents are being asked to vote in November for a half-sent sales tax increase for transportation improvements, large raises for some administrative and public safety employees are taking a bigger bite out of city budgets. While the bulk of city employees...
San Luis Obispo police catch felon with gun and meth
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police arrested a felon whom they say an officer found with a handgun and methamphetamine last week. On Thursday, a patrol officer stopped 39-year-old Lucas Hay near Peach and Santa Rosa streets for an open case compliance check. While searching Hay, the officer found...
Time to stop the devastation at the Oceano Dunes
OPINION by MATT STEPHENS Having lived in San Luis Obispo County for more than 25 years, I continue to be astonished at the ongoing community support for the madness occurring year-round at Oceano Dunes by mostly out-of-area RV owners who, contrary to recent news, do not bring any significant benefit...
Police rescue drunk man from creek in downtown San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police rescued an intoxicated man who fell into the creek in downtown San Luis Obispo early Saturday morning. At 1 a.m., a 911 caller reported she had gotten a call from her boyfriend, during which she heard the sound of running water and then the call dropped....
