Company can pump oil off Santa Barbara coast, judge rules
By KAREN VELIE A federal judge ruled this week that Sable Offshore can continue extracting oil off the coast of Santa Barbara, and pumping it through a pipeline, under a Trump administration emergency order. The ruling removed state oversight, which was transferred to federal officials. Even though California no longer...
Officers seek witnesses to fatal crash near Harmony
By KAREN VELIE CHP officers are seeking witnesses to a crash on Highway 1 near Harmony on Aug. 14, which killed a 15-year-old Morro Bay boy and injured three other teens. Shortly after 11 p.m., an 18-year-old Cambria man was driving a Chevrolet Camaro south of Harmony, just north of Sea...
SLO County unemployment rate increases
By KAREN VELIE For a second month in a row, unemployment rates increased in San Luis Obispo County, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. The county unemployment rate rose from 4.3% in June to 4.5% in July. During July, job losses were seen in the state and local government...
Mobile home fire in San Luis Obispo displaces one person
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire damaged a mobile home in San Luis Obispo on Thursday, leaving one resident displaced. Shortly before 1:30 p.m., the fire started at a mobile home on South Street. Firefighters arrived at the scene and contained the blaze, according to the San Luis Obispo Fire Department. ...
Police searching for bicyclist who robbed Central Coast bank
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a Bank of America in Montecito on Wednesday, then fled on a bicycle. Shortly before 3 p.m., a masked suspect entered the Bank of America at 1096 Coast Village Road, displayed what appeared to be a handgun and demanded...
Estate planning for family protection
By Attorney David Duringer Most estate plans fail. I say that because almost all of my clients (my practice is limited to estate planning) have family protection as their primary, overarching objective, yet very few estate plans are designed comprehensively to protect family. Most do not protect family at all,...
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara county wineries win awards
By KAREN VELIE A prestigious group of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara wineries were recently awarded top 10 rankings by USA Today. Contests include best wine tasting rooms, best winery restaurants, best wine clubs and best winery tours. Best wine tasting rooms In ninth place, Epoch Estate Wines in...
