The Templeton Area Advisory Group (TAAG) met yesterday evening to discuss the East Benet Village as part of its regular meeting. The EBV is a request for a minor use permit, allowing the construction of a vehicle fueling station. The fueling station will contain eight fuel dispensers, nine electric vehicle charging spaces, and a 24-hour…
The county of San Luis Obispo will be hosting a community information session on August 30th on “The Welcome Home Village.” The housing program will be located on South Higuera street and Prado road in San Luis Obispo, and is part of a resolution project to address homelessness on the Bob Jones bike trail encampment.…
At around 1 in the afternoon yesterday, the Grover Beach police department responded to a reported shooting at the 7-11 on Fourth street and Grand avenue. An employee at the store was shot and later taken to a local hospital, alert and responsive. The Grover Beach police department started a manhunt for the suspect: a…
District attorney Dan Dow has urged all real estate professionals and undeveloped land owners to beware of a new real estate scam. The scam has been on the rise in San Luis Obispo county by impersonators contacting local real estate agents to sell undeveloped property. A release by the San Luis Obispo county district’s attorney…
Caltrans announced yesterday that it will be reducing the speed limit on a segment of the US 101. The maximum speed limit between San Miguel and King City will be reduced from 70 to 65 mph. In a release, Caltrans said that the decision was made from engineering evaluations of the corridor, showing that the…
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) announced this week that it has allocated more than 3.1 billion dollars for projects to improve the state’s transportation infrastructure. 1.8 billion comes from the federal infrastructure investment and jobs act of 2021, and almost 200 million come from senate bill 1, the road repair and accountability act of 2017.…
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…
