A vegetation fire broke out yesterday afternoon near the 1400 block of Willow Creek road and Sleepy Farm road northwest of Templeton. The Willow fire was responded to with air response vehicles, tankers, and fire engines. A structure was engulfed in the flames about twenty minutes after its report. Forward progression of the fire was…
The San Luis Coastal unified school district voted unanimously to fire San Luis Obispo high school teacher Jeffrey Brandow in a closed meeting on Tuesday. Brandow has been placed on paid leave since March, about five months after the school district learned of sexual harassment complaints made by a student against him. The initial investigation…
Three thousand PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo were without power yesterday for several hours. PG&E’s outage map showed most of the outage affected much of Cal Poly and the north side along highway 101 to Santa Margarita. The outage began at around 5 in the evening, and was restored several hours later. The outage…
The California Mid-State Fair announced yesterday that Calivirgin was named 2023 olive oil producer of the year. The Lodi California family-owned business had a total of nine entries, and received 8 medals. Calvirgin received a custom-made belt buckle with the Central Coast Olive Oil logo. The winning oils will be on display during the Lodi…
The San Luis Obispo police department arrested 34-year-old Cody Allen Miller Tuesday afternoon. According to a release by the police department, Miller was seen by witnesses on Tuesday lighting a fire next to a building in the Madonna shopping center at around 4:21 in the afternoon, and adding trash to the fire. Further witness reports…
Atascadero parents and community members packed the district office Tuesday night during the school district’s regular board meeting. Parents were there to express their opinions regarding Atascadero middle school teacher, Jen Pence, displaying a rainbow pride flag in her classroom. Misinformation had spread in the days prior that the teacher had been disciplined, forced to…
The city of Atascadero will be hosting its annual “Cruisin’ Weekend” this Friday and Saturday, August 18th and 19th. The weekend will begin with the 30th Annual Hot El Camino Cruise Nite on Friday evening. Saturday will feature the 32nd Annual Mid State Cruizers Car Show from 10 am to 3, and the 7th Annual…
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