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Neighbor questions Pismo Beach City Council candidate’s integrity
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (300+ words) OPINION by MEL STAHLMAN As our community prepares to vote on members of the Pismo Beach City Council, I feel a deep obligation to share my personal experiences with candidate Clare Malone Prichard. Candidates must possess fairness, ethics, integrity, and…...
Fire damages garage of San Luis Obispo home
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (103+ words) A fire damaged the garage of a house in San Luis Obispo on Sunday. The fire broke out at a residence in the 700 block of Del Rio Drive near Diablo Avenue, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Firefighters…...
Wrong way driver crashes into storage container in San Luis Obispo
18+ hour, 49+ min ago (153+ words) Cal Coast News Wrong way driver crashes into storage container in San Luis Obispo A wrong way driver flipped his car and crashed into a storage container in San Luis Obispo early Friday morning. Shortly after midnight, a caller reported…...
Man fires a gun near park in Paso Robles, arrested
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (139+ words) Police officers arrested a man for firing a gun near a park in Paso Robles on Friday. The suspect then fled the scene. None of the victims suffered injuries. Officers managed to identify the suspect as 49-year-old Michael Sobodtka. When…...
Man wounded in Santa Maria shooting
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (101+ words) A man suffered a gunshot wound in an overnight shooting in Santa Maria. Early Saturday morning, just after midnight, officers responded to the 2400 block of North Baldwin Way. Officers located a 34-year-old man who had sustained a gunshot wound, according…...
McClatchy guts SLO Tribune newsroom, part of nationwide layoffs
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (361+ words) McClatchy gutted newsrooms throughout the United States on Thursday, including laying off five journalists who were working for the San Luis Obispo Tribune. As part of a restructuring plan, McClatchy cut journalists from papers throughout the country. At union papers,…...
Fire burns 19 acres, triggers evacuation orders near San Luis Obispo
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (142+ words) Cal Coast News Fire burns 19 acres, triggers evacuation orders near San Luis Obispo A fire burned 19 acres by Highway 1 near San Luis Obispo on Friday, triggering temporary evacuation orders. Shortly after 4 p.m., the blaze started by Highway 1 near Mail Pouch Lane…...
Judge dismisses alleged fraudster’s lawsuit against SLO County clerk
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (534+ words) A federal judge dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the San Luis Obispo County woman facing felony election fraud charges because the complaint did not contain specific allegations and did not identify which civil rights were violated. While battling…...
Santa Maria police arrest alleged serial burgar
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (156+ words) Cal Coast News Santa Maria police arrest alleged serial burgar Santa Maria police officers on Tuesday arrested a man who allegedly stole $10,000 to $15,000 worth of property during a string of recent burglaries. Francisco Jacob Campos, a 40-year-old Santa Maria resident,…...
Swimming at Santa Margarita Lake likely next year
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (178+ words) Cal Coast News Swimming at Santa Margarita Lake likely next year Because of a new state law, swimming and other forms of body-contact recreation are likely to be permitted at Santa Margarita Lake in mid-2027. San Luis Obispo County staff is…...