By KAREN VELIE The former executive director of Bike SLO County pleaded no contest on Thursday to one count for molesting his 6-year-old step-granddaughter in a hot tub last year. As a result of his...
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OPINION by JOHN SUMMER It didn’t begin well. My mom’s family moved to San Diego in 1940 from Colorado. It was a relief from working the coal mines in Crested Butte. California was truly a promised...
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By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorders Office on Tuesday mailed out a list of endorsed candidates it wrongly omitted from voter guide pages to all registered voters in an attempt...
Read MoreBy KAREN VELIE California Highway Patrol officers identified the 48-year-old Paso Robles man killed in a drunk driving crash as Matthew Baumgardner. Shortly after 7 p.m., 44-year-old Joseph Pate of Paso Robles was driving a 2015...
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OPINION by CISSIE PACE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding says he opposes the lawsuits. So why has he said so little about them publicly? South County faces two major legal threats...
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By KAREN VELIE Firefighters extinguished a fire at a natural-gas rig about nine miles off the coast of Carpinteria on Monday morning. Shortly before 7 a.m., a fire was reported at the...
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By KAREN VELIE Most of south San Luis Obispo County is facing increased water rates because of an ongoing lawsuit over Lopez Lake water, with Arroyo Grande residents in line to pay the bulk of the...
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Open letter from Stew Jenkins to members of the San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party Central Committee The statewide poll your emails keep referring to repeat an inaccurate picture. In a number...
Read MoreBy KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles man was killed and two other people injured in a suspected drunk driving crash in rural San Luis County on Sunday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 7 p.m.,...
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By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero City Council is slated to vote on Tuesday to raise costs and fees for almost every service the city offers. Atascadero provides a range of services to the community...
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Find great local sales and deals on dining, happy hours, lodging, golf and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. SeaVenture Beach Hotel and Restaurant in...
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By KAREN VELIE Amid uncertainty in the war in Iran, the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County soared 21 cents last week to $6.29 a gallon, according to AAA. In California, the...
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By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office concluded its search for the remains of murder victim Kristin Smart at the Arroyo Grande home of the mother of her killer Paul Flores...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Jody Bernat’s defamation lawsuit against CalCoastNews reporter Karen Velie has been dismissed. San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Tana Coates issued a ruling Friday...
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By KAREN VELIE Investigators continue on Friday to search for the remains of murder victim Kristin Smart at the Arroyo Grande home of the mother of her killer Paul Flores. Paul Flores murdered Smart...
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