Manufacturing company leaving SLO for Utah
San Luis Obispo camera accessories manufacturer Really Right Stuff is relocating to Utah and taking many of its employees with it, as they “can’t afford to buy a home” in SLO. [Cal Coast Times]...
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Suspect drags teen from car before fleeing officers
Ventura police arrested an 18-year-old man Saturday morning on multiple felony charges after the suspect allegedly drug a 16-year-old girl from a car. [Cal Coast Teens] Shortly after 6 a.m., Tyequez...
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SLO County equal voter rights dispute headed to court
By KAREN VELIE A dispute over equal voting rights has propelled San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong into a legal battle with Supervisor Lynn Compton. On Monday morning, the county...
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Truck crashes into Rosa’s in Pismo Beach
A truck crashed into Rosa’s Italian Restaurant in Pismo Beach Saturday night. While the restaurant was damaged, no one inside was injured. [Cal Coast Times] Following a traffic collision between a...
Read More Supervisor Lynn Compton wins reelection, unofficial
San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Lynn Compton is leading Jimmy Paulding by 62 votes, according to unofficial results posted by San Luis Obispo County elections officials on Friday. With 129 ballots...
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Ballot controversy mars District 4 supervisor race
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pair of local attorneys representing incumbent County Supervisor Lynn Compton is demanding that the San Luis Obispo County clerk-recorder stop counting a batch of disputed ballots...
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Water bottle thief assaulted Atascadero officers
An Atascadero man sporting a tattooed body allegedly fought with police officers Thursday afternoon after robbing a gas station of a water bottle. [Cal Coast Times] Joseph Sage Bramon, 35, entered...
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Combo shopping center and senior living facility proposed in SLO
A prominent local builder is teaming up with a retirement home operator in attempt to create a combination shopping center-assisted living facility development at a south San Luis Obispo...
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Waste agency’s unchecked spending under scrutiny
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a multi-part series on the unfettered spending of government funds by the county’s waste disposal agency. Carl Knudson’s report and a graph regarding credit...
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Search continues for witnesses in missing Paso Robles woman case
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for a man who may have witnessed the disappearance of a 62-year-old Paso Robles woman who has been missing for more than a month. Though...
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Mower sparks 60 acre fire in Paso Robles
A fire started by a lawn mower burned 60 acres in rural Paso Robles Wednesday, causing evacuations and road closures. The blaze broke out in the early afternoon at 4213 Buena Vista Drive, according...
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Three candidates vying for seats on the Arroyo Grande Council
By JOSH FRIEDMAN In what could lead to a possible shakeup of the Arroyo Grande City Council, two planning commissioners and a retired police captain are entering the 2018 council race. [Cal Coast...
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Sanitation district to hire a new administrator
South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District board members have selected a new administrator, after the previous district leader resigned amid controversy. [Cal Coast Times] Jeremy Ghent,...
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Plan to split California into three states makes the November ballot
If Silicon Valley billionaire Tim Draper gets his way, San Luis Obispo County will join Los Angeles in a coastal cluster of six counties that will make up the new state of California. [Cal Coast...
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Is it fire season on the Central Coast?
Fire activity is again picking up on the Central Coast, with there being four blazes in a span of less than 24 hours early this week. [Cal Coast Times] On Monday afternoon, Lompoc firefighters...
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