https://calcoastnews.com San Luis Obispo County’s on-line independent news source producing in-depth investigative news in the public interest. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:47:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/calcoastnews.com/images/2022/10/cropped-largetile.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://calcoastnews.com 32 32 59345941 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/bystander-injured-during-car-theft-in-paso-robles/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/bystander-injured-during-car-theft-in-paso-robles/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:47:46 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137771 By KAREN VELIE A bystander was injured on Tuesday evening when he attempted to stop a thief from stealing a car parked near the Paso Robles Event Center. The bystander went to the hospital while the thief landed in the San Luis Obispo County Jail. Shortly after 9 p.m., a caller reported the theft of […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/bystander-injured-during-car-theft-in-paso-robles/feed/ 0 137771 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/which-candidates-are-leading-in-slo-countys-council-race/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/which-candidates-are-leading-in-slo-countys-council-race/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:29:25 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137766 By KAREN VELIE Leadership in three of San Luis Obispo County’s seven cities was on the ballot. The current mayors of Arroyo Grande, Paso Robles, and Pismo Beach did not run for reelection leading to three competitive races. With a hefty lead, Scott Newton has won the Pismo Beach mayor’s race. It is also likely […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/which-candidates-are-leading-in-slo-countys-council-race/feed/ 0 137766 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/san-luis-obispo-county-election-night-coverage-2026/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/san-luis-obispo-county-election-night-coverage-2026/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:55:21 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137741 By KAREN VELIE An unusually contentious election cycle for San Luis Obispo County and the country is drawing to a close. Who will have a reason to celebrate tonight and who will be drinking away their sorrows? CalCoastNews will have live updates on the results of local races, starting after the polls close at 8 […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/san-luis-obispo-county-election-night-coverage-2026/feed/ 8 137741 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/another-gas-leak-in-san-luis-obispo-leads-to-evacuation-orders/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/another-gas-leak-in-san-luis-obispo-leads-to-evacuation-orders/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:19:49 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137738 By KAREN VELIE A natural gas leak in San Luis Obispo led to an evacuation order on Tuesday morning. This is the third natural gas leak in SLO in less than a month. SoCalGas staffers detected the gas leak while conducting routine survey work in downtown San Luis Obispo The evacuation was ordered for Court […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/another-gas-leak-in-san-luis-obispo-leads-to-evacuation-orders/feed/ 2 137738 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/artificial-intelligence-and-old-age/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/artificial-intelligence-and-old-age/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:46:49 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137736 By DELL FRANKLIN Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s latest book – “Hitchhiking, A Destiny” – is currently on Amazon. I was talking to a friend who is older […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/artificial-intelligence-and-old-age/feed/ 1 137736 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/person-stabbed-in-santa-maria-suspects-fled/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/person-stabbed-in-santa-maria-suspects-fled/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:41:57 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137731 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police are investigating a stabbing in Santa Maria on Monday that left a victim seriously injured.  Shortly after 5:30 p.m., a caller reported a stabbing victim on the 200 block of East Grant Street. Officers located the victim, who was suffering from multiple stab wounds, and immediately rendered medical aid until paramedics […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/person-stabbed-in-santa-maria-suspects-fled/feed/ 4 137731 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/are-pollsters-ever-right/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/are-pollsters-ever-right/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:17:28 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137727 OPINION by JOHN SUMMER One of the simplest acts of physical humor is to hold out your hand to someone, and extend your finger (preferably your index, not your middle one) and ask them to pull on it. When they do, you let out a fart. Now that’s humor. “Pull my finger.” Bripppppppp! Doesn’t get […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/are-pollsters-ever-right/feed/ 14 137727 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/slo-county-charges-foreign-born-alien-with-voter-fraud/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/slo-county-charges-foreign-born-alien-with-voter-fraud/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:29:36 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137705 By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that his office filed election fraud charges against a foreign born alien with plans to charge 16 others, during a press conference with First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. Dow’s office filed three state felony charges against 31-year-old John Raul S. Ambos […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/slo-county-charges-foreign-born-alien-with-voter-fraud/feed/ 24 137705 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/resident-suffers-burns-during-atascadero-house-fire/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/resident-suffers-burns-during-atascadero-house-fire/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:59:45 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137699 By KAREN VELIE Emergency responders transported an Atascadero resident who suffered burn injuries during a house fire early Saturday morning to a local hospital. Shortly before 2 a.m., a caller reported smoke coming from the front and side of a single-family residence at 4890 Rosario Avenue in Atascadero. Police officers, who arrived first, located a […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/resident-suffers-burns-during-atascadero-house-fire/feed/ 0 137699 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/chris-bausch-listens-does-his-homework-stands-his-ground/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/chris-bausch-listens-does-his-homework-stands-his-ground/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2026 23:34:28 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137695 OPINION by JENNIFER ROUSH KLOTH As a Paso Robles District 2 resident, business owner, and someone who has worked alongside Councilman Chris Bausch on nonprofit boards and committees, I support his reelection to the Paso Robles City Council. My support comes from personal experience. Chris Bausch is approachable. He cares about people, listens to their […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/chris-bausch-listens-does-his-homework-stands-his-ground/feed/ 1 137695 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/alarming-paso-robles-school-district-credit-card-alleged-abuses/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/alarming-paso-robles-school-district-credit-card-alleged-abuses/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2026 22:19:34 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136998 By KAREN VELIE While Paso Robles Joint Unified School District is asking voters to approve a $205 million bond, district officials are battling allegations they misappropriated funds through credit card abuses. For more than two years, community members voiced concerns over the alleged credit card spending habits of district administrators. But instead of reining in […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/alarming-paso-robles-school-district-credit-card-alleged-abuses/feed/ 20 136998 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/gas-prices-falling-in-san-luis-obispo-county-find-lowest-costs-7/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/gas-prices-falling-in-san-luis-obispo-county-find-lowest-costs-7/#respond Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:53:18 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137666 By KAREN VELIE For the third week in a row, gas prices are falling even though crude oil prices remain at about $100 a barrel. The average price for gas fell seven cents last week to $6.13 a gallon in San Luis Obispo County, according to AAA. At $6.00, the average price for a gallon […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/gas-prices-falling-in-san-luis-obispo-county-find-lowest-costs-7/feed/ 0 137666 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/rescue-crews-pull-swimmer-off-rocks-by-avila-beach/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/rescue-crews-pull-swimmer-off-rocks-by-avila-beach/#respond Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:30:12 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137660 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Rescue personnel removed a fatigued swimmer from rocks, on which he was stranded, by Avila Beach on Saturday afternoon. After the swimmer did not return as expected, a friend called 911. Crews then responded near Front and San Rafael streets in Avila Beach, according to Cal Fire. Rescue personnel located the swimmer, […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/11/rescue-crews-pull-swimmer-off-rocks-by-avila-beach/feed/ 0 137660 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/10/why-you-should-vote-for-ben-allen-for-insurance-commissioner/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/10/why-you-should-vote-for-ben-allen-for-insurance-commissioner/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:20:03 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137647 OPINION by STACY KORSGADEN I’m standing with California business advocates in support of Ben Allen for insurance commissioner. Jane Kim’s plan for a single-payer government run insurance program is an existential threat to the coverage that Californians depend on. See for yourself at YesBenAllen.   I disagree with Senator Allen on many things but we are […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/10/why-you-should-vote-for-ben-allen-for-insurance-commissioner/feed/ 6 137647 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/10/fight-leads-to-arrest-over-firearm-in-santa-maria/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/10/fight-leads-to-arrest-over-firearm-in-santa-maria/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:00:37 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=137643 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers arrested a suspect on firearm-related charges early Saturday morning. Just after 1 a.m., officers responded to the area of Bunny Avenue and McClelland Street over a reported fight with a female heard crying. When officers arrived at the scene, they found three individuals believed to have been involved […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/10/fight-leads-to-arrest-over-firearm-in-santa-maria/feed/ 2 137643