https://calcoastnews.com San Luis Obispo County’s on-line independent news source producing in-depth investigative news in the public interest. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:04:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 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/2026/09/lowest-violent-property-crime-rates-in-san-luis-obispo-in-5-years/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/lowest-violent-property-crime-rates-in-san-luis-obispo-in-5-years/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:04:17 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136148 By KAREN VELIE At the lowest level in five years, violent and property crime rates continue dropping in San Luis Obispo, according to the SLO Police Department’s annual report. Key accomplishments include a 16% decrease in violent crimes such as forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault; and a 24% decrease in property crime such as burglary, […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/lowest-violent-property-crime-rates-in-san-luis-obispo-in-5-years/feed/ 2 136148 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/woman-hit-by-car-at-san-luis-obispo-gas-station-paso-robles-man-arrested/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/woman-hit-by-car-at-san-luis-obispo-gas-station-paso-robles-man-arrested/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:13:20 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136835 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officers arrested a Paso Robles man who allegedly struck a 62-year-old woman with his car at a San Luis Obispo gas station on Saturday, and then fled the scene. At about 3 p.m., a caller reported a car struck the woman in the parking lot of Conserve Fuel on Santa Rosa Street. […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/woman-hit-by-car-at-san-luis-obispo-gas-station-paso-robles-man-arrested/feed/ 3 136835 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/san-miguel-murder-suspect-identified/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/san-miguel-murder-suspect-identified/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:12:38 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136830 By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified Jose Sevilla Ruiz, 66, as the man who allegedly shot and killed his wife in San Miguel Monday night. Ruiz is accused of killing 60-year-old Reyna Espinosa, according to the sheriff’s office. The murder suspect was arrested Tuesday morning in Wasco. Shortly before […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/san-miguel-murder-suspect-identified/feed/ 4 136830 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/popular-spencers-fresh-markets-celebrates-30th-anniversary/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/popular-spencers-fresh-markets-celebrates-30th-anniversary/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:19:16 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136817 By KAREN VELIE Looking for a great deal on groceries? Head to Spencer’s Fresh Markets and celebrate their 30th anniversary with specials throughout their stores in Morro Bay, Orcutt and Lompoc. While still a student at Righetti High School in Santa Maria, in 1971 John Spencer stated his career in the grocery business as a […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/popular-spencers-fresh-markets-celebrates-30th-anniversary/feed/ 4 136817 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/man-allegedly-shoots-and-kills-his-wife-in-san-miguel-then-flees/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/man-allegedly-shoots-and-kills-his-wife-in-san-miguel-then-flees/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:16:06 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136813 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly shot and killed his wife in San Miguel Monday night, then fled the area. Shortly before 10 p.m., San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shots fired report in San Miguel in the area of North River Road. Deputies arrived to find […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/man-allegedly-shoots-and-kills-his-wife-in-san-miguel-then-flees/feed/ 3 136813 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/an-ode-to-mexican-immigrants/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/an-ode-to-mexican-immigrants/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:56:14 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136811 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. Above where I live, on stilts, a towering two-story […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/an-ode-to-mexican-immigrants/feed/ 9 136811 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/california-files-lawsuit-over-morro-bay-offshore-wind-energy-plans/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/california-files-lawsuit-over-morro-bay-offshore-wind-energy-plans/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:35:41 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136808 By KAREN VELIE California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission filed a lawsuit last week against the Trump Administration and Invenergy challenging their agreement to end a wind energy lease off the coast of Morro Bay. As part of the pact, the Department of the Interior reallocated over $111 million in federal […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/california-files-lawsuit-over-morro-bay-offshore-wind-energy-plans/feed/ 13 136808 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/boats-allegedly-stolen-during-cuesta-inlet-giveaway/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/boats-allegedly-stolen-during-cuesta-inlet-giveaway/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:10:15 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136804 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Some owners are missing their boats after thieves allegedly stole watercrafts during a cleanup and giveaway held on the Cuesta Inlet in Los Osos over the weekend. [SF Gate] The nonprofit Save Cuseta Inlet ran a boat cleanup on Saturday and Sunday, during which participants could use a “Trash to Treasure” map […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/boats-allegedly-stolen-during-cuesta-inlet-giveaway/feed/ 3 136804 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/fire-extinguished-at-downtown-san-luis-obispo-business-39-units-evacuated/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/fire-extinguished-at-downtown-san-luis-obispo-business-39-units-evacuated/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:32:42 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136789   By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a small blaze Sunday morning at a business located in the Wineman Hotel building at the corner of Chorro and Higuera streets  in downtown San Luis Obispo. Shortly after 6 a.m., firefighters responded to a blaze at 1118 Chorro Street. Fire alarms in the building were working, and the […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/fire-extinguished-at-downtown-san-luis-obispo-business-39-units-evacuated/feed/ 4 136789 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/san-luis-obispo-county-deals-on-dining-lodging-happy-hours-26/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/san-luis-obispo-county-deals-on-dining-lodging-happy-hours-26/#respond Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:19:19 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136792 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. Old Juan’s Cantina in Oceano A great way to start your Sunday – brunch at Old Juan’s Cantina in Oceano! Spice up your morning with a delicious, hearty brunch, available from […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/san-luis-obispo-county-deals-on-dining-lodging-happy-hours-26/feed/ 0 136792 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/gas-prices-skyrocket-in-slo-county-find-lowest-costs-2/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/gas-prices-skyrocket-in-slo-county-find-lowest-costs-2/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:57:39 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136780 By KAREN VELIE While California gas prices surged last week, the average price for gas in the United States was unchanged. The average price for gas surged in San Luis Obispo County last week jumping 20 cents to $6.55 a gallon, according to AAA. At $6.34, the average price for a gallon of gas is […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/gas-prices-skyrocket-in-slo-county-find-lowest-costs-2/feed/ 4 136780 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/driver-flees-after-rollover-crash-in-san-luis-obispo/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/driver-flees-after-rollover-crash-in-san-luis-obispo/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:25:09 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136776 By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers are searching for a driver who fled the scene of a rollover crash in the intersection of Broad and South streets on Saturday night. Shortly before 8 p.m., the driver of a red Subaru Impreza was headed eastbound on South Street following closely behind a car in […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/driver-flees-after-rollover-crash-in-san-luis-obispo/feed/ 2 136776 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/san-luis-obispo-county-reaches-8-million-settlement-in-teen-death/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/san-luis-obispo-county-reaches-8-million-settlement-in-teen-death/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:54:59 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136736 By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County and a contracted mental health group agreed to pay $8 million to the family of a teen who died at a county facility, though it would be eight to 10 hours before anyone noticed the 19-year-old had passed away. Following the deaths of several mentally ill patients, including […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/san-luis-obispo-county-reaches-8-million-settlement-in-teen-death/feed/ 8 136736 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/santa-barbara-county-inmate-charged-with-jailhouse-murder/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/santa-barbara-county-inmate-charged-with-jailhouse-murder/#respond Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:06:22 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136757 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies have rebooked a Main Jail inmate on a murder charge over the death of another inmate, whom authorities found unresponsive at the Northern Branch Jail earlier this month. A criminal investigation found that Peter James Anderson, 46, of Santa Barbara assaulted James Edward Murphy, 68, at the […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/santa-barbara-county-inmate-charged-with-jailhouse-murder/feed/ 0 136757 https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/bicyclist-airlifted-to-hospital-after-falling-on-rural-san-luis-obispo-trail/ https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/bicyclist-airlifted-to-hospital-after-falling-on-rural-san-luis-obispo-trail/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:18:06 +0000 https://calcoastnews.com/?p=136746 By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted a bicyclist to a hospital after the rider fell on a trail near San Luis Obispo on Friday. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a bicyclist down on the Eucalyptus Trail near the 3000 block of Stenner Creek Road. Firefighters used an off-road vehicle to […]]]> https://calcoastnews.com/2026/09/bicyclist-airlifted-to-hospital-after-falling-on-rural-san-luis-obispo-trail/feed/ 2 136746