https://calcoastnews.com San Luis Obispo County’s on-line independent news source producing in-depth investigative news in the public interest. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:00:13 +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/find-deals-in-slo-county-on-happy-hours-lodging-dining-11/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/find-deals-in-slo-county-on-happy-hours-lodging-dining-11/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:00:13 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=134038 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. Hunter Ranch Golf Course – Hunter Ranch Bar & Grill Twilight special golf rate Tee off at twilight with this limited time offer! Every day after 12 p.m., play a […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/find-deals-in-slo-county-on-happy-hours-lodging-dining-11/feed/ 0 134038 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/who-are-the-paso-water-basin-users-facing-a-proposed-tax/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/who-are-the-paso-water-basin-users-facing-a-proposed-tax/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:26:50 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133909 OPINION by MURRAY POWELL and GREG GREWAL Are you on the list of those who may be required to begin funding the Paso Robles Area Groundwater Authority’s $ 1.1 million fiscal year 2026-2027 operating budget? If you are, today is the last day to file an appeal. Last year, an attempt to tax property owners […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/who-are-the-paso-water-basin-users-facing-a-proposed-tax/feed/ 0 133909 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/crash-downs-power-lines-near-los-osos-blocks-access-to-san-luis-obispo/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/crash-downs-power-lines-near-los-osos-blocks-access-to-san-luis-obispo/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:12:41 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133898 By JOSH FRIEDMAN A crash east of Los Osos Sunday night resulted in power lines falling on the roadway. As of early Monday morning, all lanes of Los Osos Valley Road at Turri Road remain blocked, and drivers heading to San Luis Obispo must take a detour. Shortly before 11 p.m., a caller reported the […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/crash-downs-power-lines-near-los-osos-blocks-access-to-san-luis-obispo/feed/ 0 133898 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/five-people-die-one-person-in-critical-condition-after-santa-maria-crash/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/five-people-die-one-person-in-critical-condition-after-santa-maria-crash/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:08:34 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133888 By JOSH FRIEDMAN A total of five people died and another person is in critical condition following a crash in Santa Maria early Sunday morning.  Shortly before 2 a.m., a driver crashed a vehicle at the intersection of South Broadway and Miller Street. A preliminary investigation revealed the single vehicle collided with a traffic signal […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/five-people-die-one-person-in-critical-condition-after-santa-maria-crash/feed/ 2 133888 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/paso-robles-cannabis-seller-facing-battery-charges/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/paso-robles-cannabis-seller-facing-battery-charges/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:19:41 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133775 By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles man who helped the former city manager and the Tribune promote claims of a conspiracy is under investigation related to the battery of a Fresno man. This is the second allegation of criminal activity in less than two months against cannabis delivery driver Ernest Hall. On May 31, a […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/paso-robles-cannabis-seller-facing-battery-charges/feed/ 7 133775 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/more-than-2600-households-without-power-in-atascadero-templeton/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/more-than-2600-households-without-power-in-atascadero-templeton/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:33:46 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133885 By KAREN VELIE More than 2,600 PG&E customers in Atascadero and Templeton are without power on Sunday afternoon because of two separate outages. Both are unplanned outages. At 12:08 p.m., 2,303 PG&E customers on the west side of Highway 101 and north of Morro Road in Atascadero lost power. PG&E estimates the power will be […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/more-than-2600-households-without-power-in-atascadero-templeton/feed/ 1 133885 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/one-person-killed-in-head-on-crash-between-templeton-and-cambria/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/one-person-killed-in-head-on-crash-between-templeton-and-cambria/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:20:18 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133882 By KAREN VELIE One person was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 46 West between Cambria and Templeton on Sunday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly before 9:40, a caller reported a grey Ford Mustang and a white Dodge Ram truck pulling a trailer had collided. The fifth-wheel trailer landed on top of the […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/one-person-killed-in-head-on-crash-between-templeton-and-cambria/feed/ 3 133882 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/suspect-arrested-after-multi-hour-swat-standoff-in-santa-maria/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/suspect-arrested-after-multi-hour-swat-standoff-in-santa-maria/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:03:49 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133857 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria officers arrested a wanted suspect following a standoff involving the police department’s SWAT team that lasted several hours on Saturday night. At about 6:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of Red Bark Road over a suspect wanted for multiple felony offenses. The suspect barricaded himself inside a home […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/suspect-arrested-after-multi-hour-swat-standoff-in-santa-maria/feed/ 0 133857 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/people-trapped-in-head-on-crash-in-rural-san-luis-obispo-county/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/people-trapped-in-head-on-crash-in-rural-san-luis-obispo-county/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:23:24 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133861 By KAREN VELIE Two people are trapped following a head-on crash on Highway 46 West between Cambria and Templeton on Sunday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly before 9:40, a caller reported a grey Ford Mustang and a white Dodge Ram truck pulling a trailer had collided. The fifth-wheel trailer landed on top of the […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/people-trapped-in-head-on-crash-in-rural-san-luis-obispo-county/feed/ 0 133861 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/gas-prices-continue-falling-in-san-luis-obispo-county-find-lowest-costs/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/gas-prices-continue-falling-in-san-luis-obispo-county-find-lowest-costs/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:56:23 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=133845 By KAREN VELIE Even with continued uncertainty over travel through the Strait of Hormuz, the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County fell 10 cents last week to $6.09 a gallon, according to AAA. In California, the average price for a gallon of gas dropped 13 cents to $5.90 last […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/gas-prices-continue-falling-in-san-luis-obispo-county-find-lowest-costs/feed/ 0 133845 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/ 3 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/#comments 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/ 1 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