https://calcoastnews.com San Luis Obispo County’s on-line independent news source producing in-depth investigative news in the public interest. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:22:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://calcoastnews.com/images/2022/10/cropped-largetile-32x32.jpg https://calcoastnews.com 32 32 59345941 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/light-at-the-end-of-paso-robles-groundwater-litigation-tunnel/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/light-at-the-end-of-paso-robles-groundwater-litigation-tunnel/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:36:09 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135142 OPINION by GREG GREWAL After 13 years and lots of money, attornies involved in the quiet title litigation over Paso Robles Groundwater Basin rights are preparing for the final court hearing, So what is quiet title? It is a lawsuit to settle property ownership disputes when multiple parties claim interest in the land. The plaintiffs […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/light-at-the-end-of-paso-robles-groundwater-litigation-tunnel/feed/ 0 135142 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/templeton-advisory-group-chair-pleads-guilty-to-criminal-charges/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/templeton-advisory-group-chair-pleads-guilty-to-criminal-charges/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:08:06 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135124 By KAREN VELIE Criminal allegations, restraining orders, gorilla costumes, firearms, vandalism, theft, threats and harassment continue to sully the reputation of an advisory group in Templeton. On Wednesday, the current chair of the Templeton Area Advisory Group pleaded guilty to one felony count of vandalism and seven charges of violating restraining orders. Facing 32 criminal […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/templeton-advisory-group-chair-pleads-guilty-to-criminal-charges/feed/ 2 135124 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/san-luis-obispo-woman-arrested-for-elder-and-child-abuse/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/san-luis-obispo-woman-arrested-for-elder-and-child-abuse/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:05:05 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135130 By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a woman on Wednesday for both elder and child abuse that allegedly occurred during a family dispute this week. Shortly after 12:30 a.m., a caller reported a family disturbance involving an elderly victim on the 1500 block of Palm Street. Officers determined a woman had allegedly […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/san-luis-obispo-woman-arrested-for-elder-and-child-abuse/feed/ 0 135130 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/police-seize-illegal-snakeskin-boots-from-san-luis-obispo-clothing-store/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/police-seize-illegal-snakeskin-boots-from-san-luis-obispo-clothing-store/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:47:52 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135118 By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police detectives on Sunday seized tens of thousands of dollars worth of boots that were made with python skin. Detectives served a warrant at Salinas Charreria Western Wear located at 716 Higuera Street. While searching the clothing store, detectives located boots that were made with python skin, which is […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/police-seize-illegal-snakeskin-boots-from-san-luis-obispo-clothing-store/feed/ 5 135118 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/police-seek-witnesses-to-hit-and-run-crash-in-atascadero/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/police-seek-witnesses-to-hit-and-run-crash-in-atascadero/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:20:36 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135109 By KAREN VELIE Atascadero officers are asking that anyone who witnessed a hit-and-run crash on Wednesday evening contact the police department. At approximately 5 p,m., a caller reported a traffic collision in the 7100 block of El Camino Real involving a vehicle and a scooter. Upon arrival, officers determined one of the motorists had fled […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/police-seek-witnesses-to-hit-and-run-crash-in-atascadero/feed/ 0 135109 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/mercury-spilled-san-luis-obispo-business-red-tagged/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/mercury-spilled-san-luis-obispo-business-red-tagged/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:50:26 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135098 By JOSH FRIEDMAN An accidental mercury spill on Tuesday resulted in a hazmat response and officials red-tagging a San Luis Obispo business. Shortly before 2 p.m., fire personnel responded to a hazard materials incident at a business in the 3200 block of Broad Street. Investigators determined a customer brought a collection of items to the […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/mercury-spilled-san-luis-obispo-business-red-tagged/feed/ 9 135098 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/man-kills-teen-in-santa-maria-pleads-guilty/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/man-kills-teen-in-santa-maria-pleads-guilty/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:39:33 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135096 By KAREN VELIE Nearly nine years after a teenager was shot and killed near a roadway in Santa Maria, a man pleaded guilty to the murder. On Tuesday, 25-year-old Jonathan Isaiah Limon pleaded guilty to killing Edward Jonathan Ramirez on Sept. 3, 2017. Limon was 16 years old when he murdered Ramirez. Shortly before 1 […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/man-kills-teen-in-santa-maria-pleads-guilty/feed/ 1 135096 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/fire-displaces-four-households-in-atascadero/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/fire-displaces-four-households-in-atascadero/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:05:01 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135091 By KAREN VELIE A fire at a four-unit apartment building in Atascadero on Tuesday morning displaced four households. Shortly after 10 a.m., police knocked on the unit with the most fire damage and asked the people to leave the building, a resident told CalCoastNews. The fire had started on the outside of the second floor […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/fire-displaces-four-households-in-atascadero/feed/ 0 135091 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/san-luis-obispo-mayor-apologizes-for-leaking-grand-jury-report/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/san-luis-obispo-mayor-apologizes-for-leaking-grand-jury-report/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:35:45 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135080 By KAREN VELIE Earlier this year, several community activists discovered San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica Stewart had violated the law when she shared restricted information from the Grand Jury. Stewart responded saying she would do it again. Following widespread condemnation from residents, at Tuesdays SLO City Council meeting Stewart read an apology. “I wanted to […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/san-luis-obispo-mayor-apologizes-for-leaking-grand-jury-report/feed/ 31 135080 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/lost-hiker-rescued-at-montana-de-oro-state-park/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/lost-hiker-rescued-at-montana-de-oro-state-park/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:19:16 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135072 By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County search team on July 17 rescued a man visiting from another country who was hiking at Montaña de Oro State Park when he lost his way. The man was hiking alone in the Valencia Peak area of Montaña de Oro State Park when he called his family […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/lost-hiker-rescued-at-montana-de-oro-state-park/feed/ 2 135072 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/pismo-beach-man-convicted-of-violating-protective-order/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/pismo-beach-man-convicted-of-violating-protective-order/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:43:40 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135066 By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury on Friday convicted a Pismo Beach man of violating a criminal protective order for domestic violence. In the early evening of Sept. 10, 2025, Pismo Beach police officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence. Officers contacted Paul James Meagher, who was […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/pismo-beach-man-convicted-of-violating-protective-order/feed/ 2 135066 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/pismo-beach-releases-bear-alert/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/pismo-beach-releases-bear-alert/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:21 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135063 By KAREN VELIE Multiple callers reported a bear wandering about in the area of James Way in Pismo Beach on Monday. While Fish and Wildlife is aware of the bear, it will not be responding at this time. “In most cases, bears will move along on their own if left undisturbed,” according to the Pismo […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/pismo-beach-releases-bear-alert/feed/ 4 135063 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/man-found-guilty-of-assaulting-clerk-in-san-luis-obispo/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/man-found-guilty-of-assaulting-clerk-in-san-luis-obispo/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:45:02 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135050 By KAREN VELIE A jury convicted a 40-year-old San Luis Obispo man of robbing a Smart & Final and assaulting a 67-year-old grocery store employee. Robert Wade Moore IV was found guilty of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and resisting a peace officer. […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/man-found-guilty-of-assaulting-clerk-in-san-luis-obispo/feed/ 15 135050 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/one-person-killed-in-rollover-crash-in-rural-paso-robles/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/one-person-killed-in-rollover-crash-in-rural-paso-robles/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:03:24 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135047 By KAREN VELIE One person is dead in a single vehicle rollover crash on Adelaida Road in rural Paso Robles on Monday afternoon. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., a caller reported a vehicle left the the 4600 block of Adelaida Road and went down an embankment. There was no one exiting the vehicle. Fire crews arrived […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/one-person-killed-in-rollover-crash-in-rural-paso-robles/feed/ 0 135047 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/lompoc-police-investigating-assault-homicide/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/lompoc-police-investigating-assault-homicide/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:03:08 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=135037 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Lompoc police are investigating the death of a person following a violent assault on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., a caller reported a body on the 400 block of North I Street. Upon arrival, officers found a deceased person with injuries consistent with an assault, according to the Lompoc Police Department. […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/07/lompoc-police-investigating-assault-homicide/feed/ 2 135037