Santa Barbara County inmate charged with jailhouse murder
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies have rebooked a Main Jail inmate on a murder charge over the death of another inmate, whom authorities found unresponsive at the Northern Branch Jail earlier this month. A criminal investigation found that Peter James Anderson, 46, of Santa Barbara assaulted James...
Bicyclist airlifted to hospital after falling on rural San Luis Obispo trail
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted a bicyclist to a hospital after the rider fell on a trail near San Luis Obispo on Friday. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a bicyclist down on the Eucalyptus Trail near the 3000 block of Stenner Creek Road. Firefighters...
Starbucks Coffee closing three store in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE Starbucks Coffee is closing 250 stores in the United States and Canada, three in San Luis Obispo, the chain announced on Thursday. While the chain did not list the specific stores it is closing, Starbucks’ fan Winter composed a list of stores set to close, including three...
A $6.46 million solution to an air-conditioning problem?
OPINION by DORIAN BAKER Paso Robles Joint Unified School District says students deserve an air-conditioned gym. Yet the district says demolishing the existing high school gym and building a new one on the tennis courts may cost less than adding air conditioning. That would require relocating six courts that need...
Hundreds of San Luis Obispo County residents win quiet title lawsuit
By KAREN VELIE A judge ruled Thursday that the more than 800 residents involved in a quiet title lawsuit to protect their rights to use water from the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin without charge have won their case. Moving forward, water districts can not force the plaintiffs to pay fees...
Templeton CHP officers holding DUI checkpoint Saturday night
By KAREN VELIE The California Highway Patrol in Templeton announced plans to conduct a DUI checkpoint at an undisclosed location in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday evening. Officials select the location based on the number of previous accidents and the frequency of DUI arrests. Officers check licenses and insurance...
Templeton advisory group on the chopping block
By KAREN VELIE After the chair of the Templeton Area Advisory Group was convicted of eight criminal counts, the bulk of the group’s members resigned leaving the board unable to function. With only three members left, the group no longer has a quorum and cannot call meetings or appoint new...
