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.
The Morro Bay Harbor Department is working to upgrade one of its three lifeguard towers ahead of the summer season. Improvements are being made in a warehouse off the end of the Embarcadero where the stand is getting new paint and fiberglass work. Lifeguard towers are not inexpensive but they can last quite a long…
Following pleas from parents and students to immediately end the mask mandate, the Templeton Unified School District board on Tuesday voted to continue the mask mandate until March 12th. Starting March 12th, district officials will still strongly recommend that students wear masks at school, but doing so will be optional. The policy is in line…
A head-on collision injured three people Tuesday morning. According to CHP the collision happened at the intersection of Highways 41 and 46 in Cholame around 10:52 am. CHP reports that two people sustained moderate injuries. Another person had minor injuries. The patients were taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center for treatment. The crash initially…
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow announced Tuesday that nine people were arrested in connection to Operation Reclaim & Rebuild, an annual statewide operation focused on combatting human trafficking in southern California. The D.A. says the San Luis Obispo County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force, in its fourth year of participating in the operation,…
To qualify, contestants must be between the ages of 17-24 on opening day of the 2022 fair, be a current resident of San Luis Obispo County, and have never been married. Each contestant will compete in four categories: Interview, Talent, Evening Wear and Final Question. The pageant takes place on the first day of the…
Gas prices in California continue to break records, with the state average for a regular gallon of gas reaching a record $4.83 on Tuesday. Locally, the average price for a gallon of regular gas is nearly 20 cents more. San Luis Obispo County reached a new record high Tuesday at $5.01 for a gallon of…
Santa Maria hit 85 degrees, breaking the 112-year-old daily record of 84° set back in 1910. San Luis Obispo reached a high of 86°, besting the old daily record of 83° set in 2002 and again in 2013, according to PG&E meteorologist John Lindsey and the National Weather Service.
San Luis Obispo County’s Film Commission, Film SLO CAL, says the Central Coast is becoming increasingly sought after for TV shows and films. Eric Parker, Film SLO CAL Film Liaison, said during the calendar year 2020, the Central Coast saw 24 productions with a total of about 47 film days. The estimated impact on that…
The project to repair sections of concrete pavement along Highway 101 between Santa Margarita and Atascadero continues. Workers are replacing sections of distressed concrete pavement, with precast concrete panels at various locations along Highway 101 between the Highway 58 interchange and Traffic Way. Travelers can expect various lane and ramp closures between the hours of…
The San Luis Obispo police department has been awarded a grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to fight alcohol-related crime. The $29,626 grant will boost the department’s crackdown on alcoholic beverage sales to minors and obviously intoxicated patrons, illegal solicitations of alcohol, compliance checks at alcohol establishments and general alcohol-related crime enforcement.…
