By KAREN VELIE After a lengthy investigation, the water board has determined the source of toxic levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) found in groundwater near the San Luis Obispo County Regional...
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By KAREN VELIE A Sacramento judge ruled Thursday that Caltrans can begin safety improvements on Highway 101 at four points between Arroyo Grande and Nipomo, despite an ongoing lawsuit. [Cal Coast...
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A jury convicted an Atascadero man on Friday for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman at the Atascadero Lake Park. [Cal Coast Times] On June 18, 2017, David E. Ardebili, 40, saw the woman...
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OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT Once upon a time, writing about a place since destroyed by human greed, a guy wrote a chapter in a book called Thrive that claimed the burg San Luis Obispo was the...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man’s dead body was found lying on the railroad tracks close to the Paso Robles train station Friday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Police say the deceased person was a homeless man...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Trump Administration has followed through on its threat to revoke nearly $1 billion in funding for California’s controversial high-speed rail project, a decision the state says...
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A search of a property just outside the city limits of Santa Maria on Wednesday produced a variety of firearms, including one that had been reported stolen out of San Luis Obispo County, according...
Read MoreA 64-year-old Solvang man was killed Wednesday in a plane crash near Goat Rock, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department. [Cal Coast Times] On Wednesday evening, Pierre Josefsohn’s family became concerned when...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A known gang member who was wanted for attempted murder was struck by four bullets officers fired amid a gun battle that took place last week at an apartment complex near Goleta....
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A 25-year-old woman was texting and intoxicated when she struck and killed a Morro Bay pastor in Los Osos last year, according to testimony in a court hearing on Wednesday. [Tribune] On Nov. 18,...
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Cal Fire announced Wednesday that its investigators determined PG&E power lines caused the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive blaze in state history. [Cal Coast Times] The Camp...
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Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted weekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American...
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Santa Maria police are asking for help from the public in finding a 2-year-old boy who disappeared after his mother drove off with him. [Cal Coast Times] The father of two-year-old Robert David...
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The city of Atascadero is planning on raising sewer rates for the first time in 25 years, following a decision by the city council Tuesday to endorse a 19 percent increase for the upcoming fiscal...
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A man whom police are struggling to identify led officers on a chase in a stolen vehicle on Tuesday. He then crashed into a tree, fled by foot, but was ultimately arrested. [Cal Coast Times]...
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