https://calcoastnews.com San Luis Obispo County’s on-line independent news source producing in-depth investigative news in the public interest. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:33:46 +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/more-than-2600-households-without-power-in-atascadero-templeton/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/06/more-than-2600-households-without-power-in-atascadero-templeton/#respond 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/ 0 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/#respond 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/ 0 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 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/ 2 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/ 21 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/ 14 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/ 3 133751