State investigating apparent voter petition fraud tied to SLO County
By KAREN VELIE The California Secretary of State is investigating apparent voter petition fraud after a video showing a signature gatherer directing a homeless individual to sign the name of a woman from Avila Beach for a $5 payment last week went viral. While it is legal for petitioners to...
Road closures planned in San Luis Obispo over holiday weekend
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is closing roads near Cal Poly university over the Saint Fratty’s Day weekend. In addition, the city is doubling fines for rowdy parties and alcohol offenses. As indicated on the map, there will be several street closures in the neighborhood on the...
Morro Bay City Council approves purchase of elementary school property
By KAREN VELIE The Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to move forward with plans to purchase the Morro Elementary from the San Luis Coastal Unified School District. The school district and the city agreed to a $5.3 million price of the property appraised at $10.2 million. Built...
Goleta couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Cambria
By KAREN VELIE A couple from Goleta died last month from carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at a residence in Cambria, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. The carbon monoxide detector located in their room had been disconnected. Their deaths are ruled as accidental. John Ruskey, 53,...
Cal Poly given a ‘D’ in 2026 campus antisemitism report card
By KAREN VELIE The Anti-Defamation League gave Cal Poly San Luis Obispo a “D” in 2026 for its handling of antisemitism in its 2026 report card. Just last month, the campus reported an antisemitic hate crime incident. On the evening of Feb. 28, a group of males in a large...
Driver reaches for sunglasses, hits parked car in San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver slammed into a parked car in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday morning, leaving the driver’s vehicle stuck on the side of the other car, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Shortly after 8 a.m., the driver of a white Audi sedan was traveling...
Band member busted for painting graffiti in Atascadero
By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero police officer arrested a 20-year-old Grover Beach man for felony vandalism after the officer spotted him spray-painting graffiti on the wall of a local business. Officers suspect the graffiti was an attempt to promote the suspect’s band. Shortly after 1 a.m. on March 6, the...
