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Los Osos groundwater plan OK'd by judge after decade-long legal process

A Superior Court judge has approved a plan that establishes a path forward for the Los Osos community to protect and restore its groundwater supply.Click to Continue »

 

Drought, low water levels at Lopez Lake make trash cleanup a breeze

The drought plaguing California has had one local benefit: Groups are taking advantage of historically low water levels at Lopez Lake to collect trash that was previously inaccessible when the…Click to Continue »

 

Grover Beach approves 'no-limits' poker at card rooms

The Grover Beach City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday removing limits on how much can be bet at card tables in the city. Councilwoman Karen Bright was absent from…Click to Continue »

 

Gas leak reported at San Luis Obispo construction site

Construction crews hit a 1-inch gas line on Tuesday morning at a construction site in San Luis Obispo, prompting fire crews to call for a limited evacuation of some nearby…Click to Continue »

 

Teen driver crashes car after being assaulted by passenger, CHP says

Police say a 58-year-old man riding as a passenger in a vehicle near Nipomo assaulted his teen driver before a rollover collision that injured four people Monday afternoon, including two…Click to Continue »

 

Burning car sparks brush fire on Cuesta Grade

A fire sparked by a burning vehicle on the Cuesta Grade has burned about five acres off the east side of Highway 101.Click to Continue »

 

Cayucos Fire Department could be dissolved

Citing a lack of staff for the volunteer-driven agency and the rising cost of providing services, Cayucos Fire Department commissioners have proposed dissolving the department and handing firefighting and other…Click to Continue »

 

Cal Poly faculty union begins vote on whether to strike over pay dispute

Cal Poly’s faculty union began its voting Monday on whether to join other Cal State University campus faculty in authorizing a strike over a pay raise dispute.Click to Continue »

 

Lender who helped Kelly Gearhart is sentenced for fraud

James Hurst Miller, a North County lender who acted as a middleman for disgraced developer Kelly Gearhart, was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison.Click to Continue »

 

Dynegy to use sonar to help remove underwater pipe in Morro Bay

Officials with the company, which owns the Morro Bay Power Plant, told the city that Dynegy will be conducting underwater surveying as part of the work to remove a large…Click to Continue »

 

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