Fiery crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach backs up traffic
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fiery crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach backed up traffic in South County on Wednesday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m., a Mini Cooper crashed and caught on fire on northbound Highway 101 near Wadsworth Avenue, according to Cal Fire. The crash blocked both lanes of...
Gibson and Dow battle over SLO County District Attorney Office funding
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson and District Attorney Dan Dow clashed on Tuesday over funding for the prosecutors’ office, a partisan dispute that could result in a lawsuit. Amid the past several years of budget cuts, Dow’s office cut five positions saving the county $3.5...
Teen arrested for arson near Goleta
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 19-year-old man whose use of fireworks allegedly ignited a blaze that burned an acre of vegetation near Goleta on Tuesday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., deputies responded to the area of Farren Road following reports of a vegetation fire. A...
The 80s hate me
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” and “Life on The Mississippi, 1969” are currently on Amazon. The...
Deputies found evidence in search for Kristin Smart’s remains
By KAREN VELIE During a search for the remains of murder victim Kristin Smart at the Arroyo Grande home of the mother of her killer Paul Flores, deputies recovered several pieces of evidence they are currently analyzing, according to a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office press release. In 2022,...
Atascadero man charged with having sex with a child
By KAREN VELIE A 29-year-old Atascadero man is in jail after a friend allegedly caught him having sexual intercourse with a child 10 years old or younger on Sunday evening, according to a family member. At approxamatly 8 p.m., the friend called law enforcement to report Logan David Morrison for...
Will SLO County partisan politics interfere with public safety?
By KAREN VELIE During a San Luis Obispo County District 2 supervisor candidate forum in Cayucos on Saturday, candidates Jim Dantona and Michael Woody answered dozens of questions from community members, including a question about working with SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow, according to multiple people at the event....
