https://calcoastnews.com San Luis Obispo County’s on-line independent news source producing in-depth investigative news in the public interest. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:42:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://calcoastnews.com/images/2022/10/cropped-largetile-32x32.jpg https://calcoastnews.com 32 32 59345941 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/sinkhole-closes-busy-intersection-in-paso-robles/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/sinkhole-closes-busy-intersection-in-paso-robles/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:37:43 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133825 By KAREN VELIE The intersection of Creston and Niblick roads in Paso Robles is closed while city crews repair a sinkhole caused by a water main break on Friday. City administration announced the closure could last until 2 a.m. on Saturday. The following full road closures are currently in effect: • Niblick Road at Creston […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/sinkhole-closes-busy-intersection-in-paso-robles/feed/ 1 133825 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/deputies-arrest-suspect-after-standoff-in-rural-san-luis-obispo/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/deputies-arrest-suspect-after-standoff-in-rural-san-luis-obispo/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:42:00 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133814 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect following a two-hour standoff in rural San Luis Obispo on Friday. Benjamin Reynoso, 43, had a felony arrest warrant for vandalism, violating a domestic violence and restraining order and obstruction of justice. Each of the crimes stemmed from an incident last week. Reynoso had also made prior […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/deputies-arrest-suspect-after-standoff-in-rural-san-luis-obispo/feed/ 0 133814 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/juvenile-critically-injured-in-santa-maria-shooting/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/juvenile-critically-injured-in-santa-maria-shooting/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:17:53 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133817 By JOSH FRIEDMAN A shooting in Santa Maria on Thursday left a juvenile victim in critical condition. Shortly after 2:20 p.m., a caller reported a shooting in the 500 block of South Broadway. Officers arrived at the scene and found the juvenile victim suffering from a gunshot wound. An ambulance transported the victim to Marian […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/juvenile-critically-injured-in-santa-maria-shooting/feed/ 1 133817 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/alleged-gang-member-arrested-for-lompoc-shooting/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/alleged-gang-member-arrested-for-lompoc-shooting/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:38:01 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133801 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Lompoc police arrested an alleged gang member on Thursday over a shooting in the Santa Barbara County city last month. On May 3, dispatchers sent officers to the scene of a shooting at the intersection of N. O Street and W. Laurel Avenue. Officers arrived and determined no one had been struck […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/alleged-gang-member-arrested-for-lompoc-shooting/feed/ 0 133801 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/water-main-break-temporary-turns-paso-robles-road-into-a-river/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/water-main-break-temporary-turns-paso-robles-road-into-a-river/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:09:33 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133796 By KAREN VELIE A water main break at the intersection of Niblick and Creston roads in Paso Robles flooded Niblick Road on Friday morning. With construction in the area, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a water main ruptured. Traffic backed up and one man stood at the edge of the road with a fishing pole. Crews […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/water-main-break-temporary-turns-paso-robles-road-into-a-river/feed/ 0 133796 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/car-overturns-in-san-luis-obispo-law-office-parking-lot/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/car-overturns-in-san-luis-obispo-law-office-parking-lot/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:27:43 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133790 By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver lost control of his car and crashed in San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening, with the vehicle landing on its roof in the parking lot of attorney Ilan Funke-Bilu’s law office. Shortly after 6:20 p.m., Ta caller reported a crash at the northbound Highway 101 off-ramp at Osos Street. The […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/car-overturns-in-san-luis-obispo-law-office-parking-lot/feed/ 1 133790 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/dantona-paulding-lead-in-san-luis-obispo-county-supervisor-races/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/dantona-paulding-lead-in-san-luis-obispo-county-supervisor-races/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:12:19 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133780 By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County District 2 supervisor candidate Jim Dantona is now in first place while Supervisor Jimmy Paulding increased his lead in the District 4 race, following the clerk-recorder’s office counting an additional 9,580 ballots on Thursday. More than half the ballots already received remain uncounted. Dantona is now leading Michael […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/dantona-paulding-lead-in-san-luis-obispo-county-supervisor-races/feed/ 12 133780 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/necessity-and-innovation-in-wartime-ukraine/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/necessity-and-innovation-in-wartime-ukraine/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:21:10 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133764 By JOSH FRIEDMAN More than four years into Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, battlefield pressures are driving rapid technological change and transforming Ukraine into a military power, from which countries including the United States can learn crucial lessons. While Ukraine has largely halted Russia’s advance on the battlefield so far this year — and even […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/necessity-and-innovation-in-wartime-ukraine/feed/ 4 133764 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/woke-rights-ukraine-myths/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/woke-rights-ukraine-myths/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:44:37 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133702 Editor’s note: the following opinion about myths regarding the Ukrainian people will be published in two parts. OPINION by DAVID DURINGER While America’s woke left threatens America’s economy, America’s woke right threatens America’s military and strategic alliances. Both are susceptible to brainwashing due to their ignorance. There is more hope for the woke right as […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/woke-rights-ukraine-myths/feed/ 12 133702 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/more-than-1300-pge-customers-without-power-in-slo-county/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/more-than-1300-pge-customers-without-power-in-slo-county/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:58:14 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133751 By KAREN VELIE Amid windy weather, more than 1,300 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo County are without power on Wednesday night. Shortly after 9 a.m., 1,125 PG&E customers in the Lake Nacimiento area lost power. PG&E estimates the power will be back on in the evening. Shortly before  9 p.m., 270 PG&E customers in […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/more-than-1300-pge-customers-without-power-in-slo-county/feed/ 1 133751 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/atascadero-zoo-welcomes-three-young-meerkats/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/atascadero-zoo-welcomes-three-young-meerkats/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:22:34 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133742 By KAREN VELIE Three young female meerkats recently joined two male meerkats at the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero. The three two-year-old female meerkats sisters, Bumble, Buzz, and Honeycomb, affectionately known as “The Bee Girls,” were born at an accredited zoo in Colorado. The trio joins 10-year-old Axel and 12-year-old Prince, creating a lively new […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/atascadero-zoo-welcomes-three-young-meerkats/feed/ 1 133742 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/hilton-and-becerra-lead-race-for-california-governor/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/hilton-and-becerra-lead-race-for-california-governor/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:54:13 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133737 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra appear likely to advance out of a crowded primary field in the race for governor of California. Hilton, a British-American who served as an advisor to former Prime Minister David Cameron, has received 27.8% percent of the vote, as of early Wednesday morning. Xavier Becerra, […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/hilton-and-becerra-lead-race-for-california-governor/feed/ 11 133737 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/santa-barbara-county-deputies-arrest-fifth-suspect-over-fatal-stabbing/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/santa-barbara-county-deputies-arrest-fifth-suspect-over-fatal-stabbing/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:13:05 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133733 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives last week arrested a fifth and final suspect over the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old in the Goleta area last year. On April 30, 2025, the teenage victim was stabbed near San Simeon Drive and Turnpike Road, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Since then, […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/santa-barbara-county-deputies-arrest-fifth-suspect-over-fatal-stabbing/feed/ 2 133733 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/alleged-jewelry-thief-arrested-in-morro-bay-amid-string-of-burglaries/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/alleged-jewelry-thief-arrested-in-morro-bay-amid-string-of-burglaries/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:22:45 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133713 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid a string of North Coast burglaries, authorities arrested a Lompoc man who allegedly stole jewelry from a Morro Bay business early Sunday morning. Shortly before 4 a.m., Morro Bay police officers were dispatched to a burglary alarm at a business in the 800 block of Embarcadero Road. Officers arrived within minutes […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/alleged-jewelry-thief-arrested-in-morro-bay-amid-string-of-burglaries/feed/ 0 133713 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/former-slo-county-probation-officer-sentenced-for-embezzlement/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/former-slo-county-probation-officer-sentenced-for-embezzlement/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:29:14 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133706 By KAREN VELIE A former San Luis Obispo County probation officer, who embezzled more than $169,000, was sentenced today to 270 days in jail and two years felony probation. Between Feb. 2023 and Aug. 2024, while serving as treasurer of the SLO County Probation Peace Officers’ Association, Fallyn Sierra Rollins repeatedly embezzled funds from the […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/former-slo-county-probation-officer-sentenced-for-embezzlement/feed/ 8 133706