PG&E shuts off power, Santa Maria on the list
By JOSH FRIEDMAN PG&E has shut off power in numerous Northern California counties and may cut off electricity to 800,000 customers statewide. In a preemptive move to eliminate wildfire risk,...
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One man arrested after bomb squad called to Grover Beach
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A suspicious package left on a vehicle in Grover Beach brought out the bomb squad and led to road closures, evacuations and the eventual arrest of a suspect, though on charges...
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More poor planning by SLO City Council
By ALLAN COOPER You probably know that the State of California has “gifted” housing developers a series of special concessions which are meant to incentivize growth, even when this growth cannot be...
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Court to decide the winner of a proposed PG&E takeover
Victims of the deadly wildfires started by Pacific Gas and Electric and a group of Wall Street hedge funds are working together to seize control of the utility company. Lawyers for the victims asked...
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Santa Maria police hunting for alleged Taco shop killer
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Maria Police Department is searching for a man they believe shot and killed a 33-year-old man outside a taco shop on Sunday. At about 3:30 p.m., 29-year-old Juan Carlos...
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San Miguel man charged with child molestation
By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 54-year-old San Miguel man on charges he sexually penetrated a child with a foreign object. On the evening of Oct. 5, a caller...
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Oceano to hire a new administrator
BY CCT STAFF Oceano Community Services District board members have selected a new administrator, to replace General Manager Paavo Ogren who plans to retire in December. Will Clemens, currently the...
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Drunk man caught driving wrong-way on Highway 46
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An intoxicated man managed to avoid crashing into other vehicles while driving the wrong-way on Highway 46 near Paso Robles early Sunday morning, but he did not managed to avoid...
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Man murdered in front of Santa Maria taco shop
A 33-year-old man died after being shot in front of a Santa Maria taco restaurant on Sunday. [KSBY] At approximately 3:30 p.m., a 911 caller reported a shooting in front of 805 Tacos at 1018 W. Main...
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SLO doctor accused of gross negligence
By KAREN VELIE State prosecutors filed an accusation against a San Luis Obispo internist for having unlicensed employees perform medical procedures, ordering narcotics in her own name to give...
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Peschong plagues his constituents with next-door cannabis
Opinion by SLO Cannabis Watch Group Following our last opinion, we expected San Luis Obispo County Supervisor John Peschong to disavow himself of his assertion that he ‘owned’ SLO County’s...
Read MoreAtascadero man killed, pedestrian injured in weekend crashes
By CCT STAFF A pedestrian suffered major injuries and an Atascadero man was killed in a pair of accidents that occurred over the weekend. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday, a driver crashed into a pedestrian...
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Cal Poly fraternity on probation for underage drinking
By CCT STAFF A Cal Poly San Luis Obispo fraternity was sanctioned on Friday for having gatherings where alcohol was provided to minors. [Cal Coast Times] Last summer, campus administrators launched...
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San Luis Obispo man caught peeping in coed’s window
By CCT STAFF A 55-year-old man is in jail today after a witness said she caught him peeping into her roommate’s window on the 100 block of Hathway Avenue early Saturday morning. Shortly after...
Read MoreSan Luis Obispo man killed in crash
A San Luis Obispo man died early Tuesday morning after walking across a highway in the Northern California city of Roseville and being struck by two vehicles. [Sacramento Bee] At about 12:45 a.m., Eddie Chronister, 40, was...
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