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		<title>Fire extinguished at downtown San Luis Obispo business, 39 units evacuated</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a small blaze Sunday morning at a business located in the Wineman Hotel building at the corner of Chorro and Higuera streets  in downtown San Luis Obispo. Shortly after 6 a.m., firefighters responded to a blaze at 1118 Chorro Street. Fire alarms in the building were working, and the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>San Luis Obispo County deals on dining, lodging, happy hours</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[altjosh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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. Old Juan’s Cantina in Oceano A great way to start your Sunday – brunch at Old Juan’s Cantina in Oceano! Spice up your morning with a delicious, hearty brunch, available from [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gas prices skyrocket in SLO County, find lowest costs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[altjosh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By KAREN VELIE While California gas prices surged last week, the average price for gas in the United States was unchanged. The average price for gas surged in San Luis Obispo County last week jumping 20 cents to $6.55 a gallon, according to AAA. At $6.34, the average price for a gallon of gas is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Driver flees after rollover crash in San Luis Obispo</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[altjosh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers are searching for a driver who fled the scene of a rollover crash in the intersection of Broad and South streets on Saturday night. Shortly before 8 p.m., the driver of a red Subaru Impreza was headed eastbound on South Street following closely behind a car in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>San Luis Obispo County reaches $8 million settlement in teen death</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[altjosh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County and a contracted mental health group agreed to pay $8 million to the family of a teen who died at a county facility, though it would be eight to 10 hours before anyone noticed the 19-year-old had passed away. Following the deaths of several mentally ill patients, including [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Santa Barbara County inmate charged with jailhouse murder</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jfriedman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies have rebooked a Main Jail inmate on a murder charge over the death of another inmate, whom authorities found unresponsive at the Northern Branch Jail earlier this month. A criminal investigation found that Peter James Anderson, 46, of Santa Barbara assaulted James Edward Murphy, 68, at the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bicyclist airlifted to hospital after falling on rural San Luis Obispo trail</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jfriedman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted a bicyclist to a hospital after the rider fell on a trail near San Luis Obispo on Friday. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a bicyclist down on the Eucalyptus Trail near the 3000 block of Stenner Creek Road. Firefighters used an off-road vehicle to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Starbucks Coffee closing three store in San Luis Obispo</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[altjosh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By KAREN VELIE Starbucks Coffee is closing 250 stores in the United States and Canada, three in San Luis Obispo, the chain announced on Thursday. While the chain did not list the specific stores it is closing, Starbucks&#8217; fan Winter composed a list of stores set to close, including three in San Luis Obispo. All [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A $6.46 million solution to an air-conditioning problem?</title>
		<link>https://new.calcoastnews.com/2026/09/a-6-46-million-solution-to-an-air-conditioning-problem/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[altjosh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OPINION by DORIAN BAKER Paso Robles Joint Unified School District says students deserve an air-conditioned gym. Yet the district says demolishing the existing high school gym and building a new one on the tennis courts may cost less than adding air conditioning. That would require relocating six courts that need resurfacing, not replacement. The proposed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hundreds of San Luis Obispo County residents win quiet title lawsuit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[altjosh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By KAREN VELIE A judge ruled Thursday that the more than 800 residents involved in a quiet title lawsuit to protect their rights to use water from the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin without charge have won their case. Moving forward, water districts can not force the plaintiffs to pay fees or taxes for using the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Templeton CHP officers holding DUI checkpoint Saturday night</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[altjosh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By KAREN VELIE The California Highway Patrol in Templeton announced plans to conduct a DUI checkpoint at an undisclosed location in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday evening. Officials select the location based on the number of previous accidents and the frequency of DUI arrests. Officers check licenses and insurance while looking for signs of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Templeton advisory group on the chopping block</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[altjosh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By KAREN VELIE After the chair of the Templeton Area Advisory Group was convicted of eight criminal counts, the bulk of the group&#8217;s members resigned leaving the board unable to function. With only three members left, the group no longer has a quorum and cannot call meetings or appoint new members. The San Luis Obispo [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jury finds Nipomo man guilty of beating his partner</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[altjosh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County jury on Wednesday found a Nipomo man guilty of felony violence against an intimate partner. Bob Otis Sell, 54, is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 5. On May 14, the victim called 911 for help after Sell struck her in the face multiple times, nearly knocking her [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Military training jet crashes into ocean near Morro Bay</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jfriedman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By JOSH FRIEDMAN A military training jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Morro Bay on Tuesday evening. Shortly before 7 p.m., the pilot of an MK-58 Hawker Hunter ran into trouble. “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. I’ve lost thrust,” the pilot told an air traffic controller, according to a recording posted on social media. The pilot [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Vehicle fire on the Cuesta Grade, 40 acres burned</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[altjosh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By KAREN VELIE A vehicle fire on Highway 101 north of San Luis Obispo ignited a fast moving fire on the Cuesta Grade on Wednesday. Shortly before 2 p.m., a caller reported a Tesla burning on northbound Highway 101 near Stagecoach Road, according to the CHP. The driver was out of the vehicle. Dubbed the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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