Woman dies, toddler injured in crash on Highway 166
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A woman died, and a three-year-old child was hospitalized following a crash on Highway 166 east of Santa Maria on Tuesday evening. Shortly before 7 p.m., a caller reported a crash on westbound Highway 166 near Rinconada Ranch, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Authorities...
Mobile home damaged in storms, replacement homes available
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County has secured funding to provide replacement homes to some manufactured or mobile homeowners impacted by the 2022-2023 winter storms. The Manufactured Home Replacement and Elevation Program provides funding to replace mobile or manufactured homes damaged by the flooding, landslides, and mudslides that occurred...
Woman accused of election fraud to represent herself, seek jury trial
By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County woman facing nine felony counts over alleged election fraud again plans to represent herself as she moves towards a jury trial. On April 9, Gaea Powell filed a motion for “conflict counsel” in lieu of a public defender. San Luis Obispo County...
Support fire protection in Los Osos, not the purchase of a dilapidated school
OPINION by JULIE TACKER “Los Osos CSD unanimously approves continued Cal Fire Services” — an April 9 New Times article —speaks only to the action the board took at their monthly board meeting the week before. The reality is the Los Osos Community Services District head-faked City of Morro Bay...
Walgreens pharmacy opening new store in Morro Bay
By KAREN VELIE Walgreens plans to open a new store in Morro Bay giving locals hope that long lines at pharmacies will subside. Last summer, Rite Aids in Los Osos and Morro Bay closed. Since then, residents have complained of 45 minute waits to pick up their medicine. Walgreens is advertising...
Does anyone hitchhike anymore?
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. I...
Arroyo Grande City Council to vote on 92-unit residential development
By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council will vote on an appeal of a proposed 92-unit residential development on Tuesday. The project, Creekside Junction, includes two four-story residential buildings with 20 studios, 58 one bedroom and 14 two-bedroom units. The 1.81-acre property is located at 1271 and 1281 James...
