Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
In its meeting yesterday, the county board of supervisors voted 3 – 2 to move forward with the process of testifying to pass senate bill 977 for the county of San Luis Obispo. The bill would create an independent redistricting commission for the county’s supervisorial districts, citing consisting of 11 members of the public. Supervisors…
Woods Humane Society announced that they will be holding a Pet Pantry donation drive on Saturday, April 27th from 11 am to 2 pm. The Pet Pantry event first began in 2020 during the covid-19 pandemic in response to a large number of pet parents who were facing hardships, unable to provide their pets with…
Santa Rosa Park in San Luis Obispo has received significant damage through vandalism this past weekend. The San Luis Obispo police department says that parks maintenance discovered the vandalism early Monday morning: multiple large circles cut into the grass that appear to be caused by a driver doing donuts on the ballfield. The police department…
Cal Fire, alongside California State Parks and the air pollution control district will be working together for a series of prescribed burns at Montaña de Oro state park. The burns will be taking place between April 9th and May 2nd. Specific days have not yet been decided, and will depend on weather conditions and burn…
Cal Poly SLO announced in a release that one of its students died Saturday in “an accident during a trip to Big Sur.” The student was third-year mechanical engineering student Kenneth Taylor. Taylor is from Richland, Washington, and was said to be an “outdoor enthusiast,” a founding member of the Alpine Club, and served as…
Kristin Smart’s family attempted to file a lawsuit against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo earlier this year. The lawsuit alleges negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and wrongful death, alleging that Cal Poly failed the Smart family in a multitude of ways in the investigation for Smart’s initial disappearance. In a court filing on April…
The San Luis Obispo police department says they have identified a young woman who was found dead in the city in early March. The department says the woman is 22-year-old Nadia Fournier of San Luis Obispo, and also says that the death is not suspicious and there is no public safety concern related to the…
A total solar eclipse will be taking place today, and will be visible across parts of the United States, Mexico, and Canada. A solar eclipse is when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, obscuring the sun’s image. A total solar eclipse is when the moon’s diameter appears larger than the sun, and…
On Friday evening, Morro Bay police officers arrested at 71-year-old man for allegedly stabbing and sexually assaulting a woman. The stabbing took place on the 2400 block of Reno court. Officers arrived to find the woman with injuries at her neck, and multiple stab wounds to her chest and hand. She was transported to a…
The daily convoys on highway 1 through the Rocky Creep slip out site will continue from 8 am to 4 pm after assessments by Caltrans engineers this past weekend. The convoys were initially placed on hold due to the incoming rainy weather, and until conditions improved. Caltrans says that convoys are primarily intended for residents…
