Child suffers major injuries after e-bike collides with car in San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 12-year-old suffered major injuries on Saturday after the child’s electronic bike collided with a vehicle at a San Luis Obispo park. Shortly before 5 p.m., 911 callers reported a collision between a vehicle and a bicycle at De Vaul Park near Spooner Drive and Welsh Court....
Semi-truck crashes into Highway 101 construction zone in Pismo Beach
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A semi-truck crashed into a construction zone on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Monday night, resulting in a temporary closure of the highway to southbound traffic in the area. Shortly before 10:15 p.m., the semi-truck drove into the construction zone on southbound Highway 101 south of Price...
Arroyo Grande faces a water crisis, Paulding faces a conflict
OPINION by CISSIE PACE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding says he opposes the lawsuits. So why has he said so little about them publicly? South County faces two major legal threats that could reshape its future. One targets Lopez Dam operations and the region’s drinking water supply. The...
Officers arrest San Luis Obispo burglary suspects
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Law enforcement officers arrested San Luis Obispo retail burglary suspects as they were attempting to flee through Santa Maria last month. Shortly after 4 p.m. on April 26, the San Luis Obispo Police Department issued a be on the lookout for a vehicle connected with a burglary...
Fire at natural gas platform off Carpinteria extinguished
By KAREN VELIE Firefighters extinguished a fire at a natural-gas rig about nine miles off the coast of Carpinteria on Monday morning. Shortly before 7 a.m., a fire was reported at the non-operational platform. Rescue crews then evacuated 26 crew members working to decommission the platform. Two workers suffered minor...
Arroyo Grande water rates expected to increase because of lawsuit
By KAREN VELIE Most of south San Luis Obispo County is facing increased water rates because of an ongoing lawsuit over Lopez Lake water, with Arroyo Grande residents in line to pay the bulk of the costs in the fight over water for residents or for an endangered fish. In...
Are SLO County Democratic leaders skewing the numbers?
Open letter from Stew Jenkins to members of the San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party Central Committee The statewide poll your emails keep referring to repeat an inaccurate picture. In a number of more reliable polls, Tom Steyer is well ahead of Xavier Becerra. Stop misstating the current way that...
