Man assaults 67-year-old woman in SLO, video
San Luis Obispo police are searching for an unidentified man who assaulted 67-year-old woman at a senior living complex on Tuesday morning. [Cal Coast Times] The woman was taking out her...
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Victims of Grover Beach dog attack may get $500,000 from homeowners
The families of the two victims of the 2016 fatal Grover Beach dog attack are in line to receive a combined $500,000 settlement from the home insurance policy belonging to the owners of a house that...
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County vendor’s troubles raise the question, who’s printing your ballots?
By KAREN VELIE While fielding questions over its ability to operate in California, San Luis Obispo County’s ballot printer was hit with multiple tax liens. [Cal Coast Times] The additional bad news...
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SLO to pay $55,000 settlement for firefighter dispute
In order to settle a heated dispute with firefighters pertaining to overtime compensation, the city of San Luis Obispo is set to pay a total of more than $55,000, most of which will go toward legal...
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SLO County deputy will likely avoid jail time for DUI
A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy pleaded no contest Wednesday to DUI for driving above the legal limit at the Oceano Dunes. The deputy, who was not booked in jail after his arrest, is now...
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He did it, no I did it, shooting victim changes her story
With her boyfriend possibly facing life in prison, a San Miguel woman who was shot in the neck last fall is now claiming that she, not he, pulled the trigger. [Cal Coast Times] On Oct. 2, 2017,...
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ExxonMobil applies to truck offshore oil and gas on Central Coast
ExxonMobil is seeking permission from Santa Barbara County to restart its offshore operations and to then truck the oil and gas it produces to the Phillips 66 Nipomo Mesa refinery, as well as along...
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6 Central Coast students qualify for national rodeo championships
Six high school students from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties qualified to participate in the National High School Finals Rodeo to be held in Gillette, Wyoming in mid-July. [Cal...
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Nine SLO County restaurants win Wine Spectator awards
Lido at Dolphin Bay leads a crop of nine San Luis Obispo County restaurants that were recently honored by Wine Spectator magazine. [Cal Coast Times] In the latest installment of its annual...
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Are hate crimes increasing in SLO County?
San Luis Obispo County law enforcement agencies reported nine hate crime incidents in 2017, three times more than in 2016, according to California Department of Justice statistics. However, hate...
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Woman and firefighters stuck in quicksand at a Santa Barbara beach
Firefighters freed a 73-year-old woman Tuesday morning who was trapped waist-deep in a temporary “quicksand” at a Santa Barbara beach. [Cal Coast Times] At about 7:30 a.m., the woman called for help...
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Can local dogs break a Guinness World Record?
Members of he San Luis Obispo County Golden Retrievers will attempt to break the ‘largest dog photo shoot’ following their annual Goldens in the Park event on July 14. In April, a group of film...
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Arroyo Grande man identified as victims in fatal Santa Maria crash
A total of four people died following a two-vehicle crash in Santa Maria Friday night, and one of the victims was a 27-year-old Arroyo Grande man. [Cal Coast Times] Santa Maria police have...
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2,800 people lose power in SLO outage caused by downed tree
More than 2,800 customers have lost power in an outage in San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning, according to PG&E. [Cal Coast Times] The outage started shortly before 6 a.m. The outage was caused by...
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Is SLO County’s ballot producer suspended from operating in California?
By KAREN VELIE The ballot printer for the San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorders Office was suspended from doing business in California in 2017, but continued to print ballots putting six California...
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