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Report identifies SLO County beaches at risk for severe flooding

A new report from UC Davis identifies six areas of California at risk for severe coastal flooding during the winter of 2026-2027, including the Avila Beach and Pismo Beach areas of San Luis Obispo County. A combination of a Kelvin Wave, King Tides, and El Nino conditions are likely to...

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 12h

San Luis Obispo Tribune

‘A sin to God': Pismo Beach candidate accused of harassing trick-or-treaters

A candidate for Pismo Beach mayor is being accused of screaming at children trick-or-treating at her Shell Beach home, even calling one of them a “sin to God.” When Pismo Beach resident Katt Winter took her three kids out for trick-or-treating on Halloween, she didn’t expect to encounter mayoral candidate Shelby Bowen, much less hear the candidate condemn her child, she told The Tribune. Winter and her kids — a pair of 12-year-old twins and 16-year-old River — were greeted by Bowen at the first house they stopped at while trick-or-treating in the neighborhoods near Dinosaur Caves Park, as they have for the past decade. River, an autistic transgender girl, said she was taken aback when Bowen offered her a Christian pamphlet along with candy. When she declined to accept the pamphlet — titled “ A Pumpkin Tale ” by Christin Ditchfield — the situation escalated, River said. “She grabbed me ... very firmly, and forced the pamphlet into my trick-or-treat bag that I was using to transport candy,” River said. “She was telling the little kids, like 5-year-old girls, to vote for her, and she said to little kids that ‘You have met the mayor.’” River said Bowen also

Pismo Beach, CA · 1d

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Up to 4.4 Inches of Rain and Significant Sierra Snow Could Soak Redding, San Francisco, and San Luis Obispo as Wetter Pattern Arrives

SAN FRANCISCO — A wetter pattern is looking more likely across California over the next two weeks. Pacific storms and possible atmospheric rivers could bring several rounds of rain and mountain snow. The biggest concern for heavy rain is across Northern and Central California. Some forecast data shows up to 4.4 inches of rain near Redding over the period.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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Neighbor dispute in San Luis Obispo sparks standoff, evacuations and arrest

San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a man on Thursday who allegedly battered a female neighbor and vandalized her car. Police evacuated multiple homes, including one functioning as a daycare, prior to taking the suspect into custody. At about 2:30 p.m., 911 callers reported a neighbor dispute that turned physical...

San Luis Obispo, CA · 2d

San Luis Obispo Tribune

SLO County whale watching company closes, leaving only 1 other in beach town

Avila Beach’s whale watching tours just decreased by half now that the Avila Beach Ocean Safari has pulled its boats out of the water The move, effective on Nov. 1, leaves just one touring company left in the area. The owners, Avila residents Vincent and Emily Shay, shared the decision not to renew a license to operate with the Port San Luis Harbor District on Oct. 22. About 10 days later, the website no longer accepted reservations. Vincent told The Tribune that the decision was difficult and “deeply personal.” “It wasn’t one incident or one difficult season, or anything,” he said. “Between the weather, the cost of operating and the challenge of doing business within the harbor community in itself —which we have navigated for years, ... It became harder to keep going in a way that felt sustainable.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Avila Beach Ocean Safaris (@avilabeachoceansafaris) The Shays started the wildlife touring company in 2024 — Emily as an accomplished water-woman and a professional educator at The Grizzly Academy, and Vincent an award-winning photographer with over 35 years of experience documenting different scenes around the world, according to Avila Beach Ocean Safari’s website

Avila Beach, CA · 2h

San Luis Obispo Tribune

‘I'm destroyed.' Owner speaks on E. coli outbreak that shut down SLO County farm

After the San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Health linked Brookshire Farms to an E. coli outbreak that resulted in five confirmed cases and three children in intensive care, co-owner Shawn Callaway is still trying to get to the bottom of what went wrong. “I’m destroyed,” he said on Friday — the first day the farm was open to the public after shutting down for 10 days during peak pumpkin season. In the wake of the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak, Brookshire Farms voluntarily closed and found itself in the center of a media firestorm. Callaway’s phone kept buzzing with interview requests from CNN, USA Today, People magazine and other news outlets across the country. Meanwhile, one of their employees stood at the farm’s entrance to turn away families trying to visit the pumpkin patch. “We’ve gone through ... about 11 days now of numbness. I can’t explain it,” Callaway told The Tribune. “I mean, the worries, the fears, the concerns, the ups and downs. I mean, how do you explain it? I don’t know.” Safety has always been their top priority for both their customers and employees, he said. After working as a firefighter for 36 years, he's

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 1d

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Fire damages building at Pismo Beach hotel

A fire damaged a maintenance building at the Pacific Point Resort in Pismo Beach early Friday morning. Shortly after 4 a.m., Pismo Beach and Five Cities firefighters, as well as Cal Fire personnel, responded to the blaze at the hotel, which is located at 2555 Price Street. At least one room inside the maintenance building, as well as contents, were on fire.

Pismo Beach, CA · 2d

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Paso Robles Man Convicted on 24 Counts, Faces Hundreds of Years in Prison

A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a 33-year-old Paso Robles man on 24 felony counts tied to the sexual abuse of three children and the rape of a young woman, following a 19-day trial and a single day of deliberations. Jose Manuel Venturagarcia was found guilty on Wednesday, with prosecutors saying the abuse unfolded over more than four years and reached victims he knew through family and neighborhood connections.

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San Luis Obispo County under coastal flood, high surf advisories

Those living in low-lying San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara county’s coastal communities are under a flood advisory until Monday at 10 p.m. In a high-surf-advisory, the National Weather Service warns beachgoers that large waves can knock people of rocks and capsize boats. “There is an increased risk for...

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 1d

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Annual Garagiste Festival returns to Paso Robles

Community members had the opportunity to try hundreds of local wines at the Garagiste Festival. Dozens of Paso Robles winemakers participated in the grand tasting, pouring over 200 wines.

Paso Robles, CA · 1d

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Serial thief convicted of robbery in San Luis Obispo

A San Luis Obispo County jury on Thursday found a man with a long list of thefts from local stores guilty of robbery. This was the third time since 2022 that 41-year-old Scott Robert Davis used force against a store employee during a robbery. Davis faces a maximum sentence of...

San Luis Obispo, CA · 1d

San Luis Obispo Tribune

SLO County still plans to seek bids for ambulance contract - but uncertainty looms

Dozens of local paramedics, fire and public health officials packed San Luis Obispo County’s government building on Tuesday to watch supervisors receive an update on its ambulance services contract. Many in the crowd called for the county to drop its current plan to move forward with a competitive bidding process for ground emergency ambulance transport — a process that could result in San Luis Ambulance losing the contract its held since 1945. San Luis Ambulance paramedic Chad Robertson compared the provider to the beating heart of the community’s public health and safety community. “I’m not suggesting our EMS system is perfect or shouldn’t evolve, but there’s a difference between improving a system and disrupting relationships that have made it successful,” Robertson said during nearly an hour of public comment. “Like the human body, when the heart and all those systems are working together, you just don’t disrupt the balance without a very good reason.” For the first time in October 2025, the SLO County Board of Supervisors voted to launch a request-for-proposal process for ground medical transport. Requests for proposals, or RFPs, are a common government practice in San Luis Obispo County with the county frequently putting contracts out to

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 1d

San Luis Obispo Tribune

Man found guilty after shoving SLO Target worker who tried to stop him stealing

A San Luis Obispo jury found a repeat offender guilty of robbery Thursday in an incident where he used force against a Target employee who tried to stop him from leaving with stolen merchandise last year. Scott Robert Davis, 41, was determined guilty of the second-degree robbery on Nov. 5 after stealing a backpack, a luggage bag, clothing and shaving supplies from the Target on Los Osos Valley Road in August 2025, a news release from the SLO County District Attorney Office said. When approached by an employee, the release said Davis grabbed the employee’s arm, forced it down and behind himself, pushed past him, and ran out the front door, fleeing by bicycle. “Under California law, when a person uses force or fear to carry away or keep stolen property, the crime is robbery,” the release said. Davis had committed this robbery while on felony probation for a different robbery in 2022 when he swung a wine bottle at a South Higuera Street wine shop owner’s head “like a club” and threatened a convenience store worker with knives. Under California’s Three Strikes Law , the release said that Davis had admitted that this most recent robbery was his second

San Luis Obispo, CA · 2d

San Luis Obispo Tribune

Paso Robles composer created Olympics theme, ‘Deadpool Rap.' Now he has a local project

Once Paso Robles native Todd Andrew let go of his perfectionism, his music career took off. Now the composer is best known for the creation of NBC’s Tokyo Olympics theme song, the Honda Sports Desk Update on NBC and the “Deadpool Rap” — a song featured in the 2016 Marvel movie. But Andrew told The Tribune that these works don’t represent him — they are strictly his “functional” art, or what pay the bills. “You have to treat it like a job,” he said. “You wake up at the same time every day … you do your work … you clock out … you don’t make too much of a deal out of it.” But he’s also got a side gig that fuels his passion — and it’s one locals might recognize. Andrew’s art of ‘not thinking too much’ Andrew grew up in Paso Robles starting in the fifth grade. In high school, he said he wanted to be Eddie Van Halen. After graduating, he ventured to Los Angeles, where he discovered the world of television composing, which he liked because he could sit at his own house and not have to tour, he said. The composer returned to Paso

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Pediatrician launches new SLO County practice - and she makes house calls

Parents looking for a pediatrician for their kids have a new at-home care option — and it’s the first of its kind in San Luis Obispo County. When Dr. Ashley Landsman first moved to the area after completing medical school at Texas A&M, she didn’t expect to be running her own practice, much less one where she’s the sole employee. Earlier this summer, Dr. Landsman launched Poppy Pediatrics , San Luis Obispo County’s first direct primary pediatric care clinic. Dr. Landsman said the idea of a pediatric care service that would provide in-home care and extended meetings with patients and parents came to her during her three-year tenure at Bravo Pediatrics , one of San Luis Obispo County’s largest private pediatric practices. “I loved my patients, loved the people I worked with, and then ultimately found that I was not having enough time with the patients I was seeing, which is kind of what you hear everywhere,” Dr. Landsman said. “I think it just became more personal as I had my own kids, and I realized, ‘Oh man, parents have so many more questions than this 15-minute visit allows.’” Through her home visit model, those visits are now closer to

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 21h

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4 School Administrators Accused of Misusing $70,000 in Funds on Winery, Brewery Visits and More

Four school administrators in Paso Robles, California, have been accused of misappropriating school funds, spending an alleged $70,000 on personal purchases including dinners, winery visits and more. In a lengthy investigative report from Cal Coast News, Superintendent Jennifer Loftus, Chief Business Officer and Assistant Superintendent Brad Pawlowski, Assistant Superintendent of Education Services Erin Haley and […]

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10 Small California Towns With The Best Holiday Markets This November

Holiday shopping gets a lot more interesting when the streets glow with millions of lights and Victorian carolers bring old traditions back to life. California’s small towns know how to make November feel festive without the chaos of crowded shopping malls. Handmade ornaments, vintage finds, locally crafted gifts, and...

California · 18h

Paso Robles Daily News

School district issues updated statements on credit card expenditures

District says questioned purchases were donor-funded events and official travel. – Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Superintendent Jennifer Loftus and Board President Joel Peterson on Friday issued updated statements responding to recent reporting on district credit card expenditures, according to a district news release. The district said the reporting...

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Find deals in SLO County on happy hours, lodging, dining

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. 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 10 a.m. t0 2 p.m for $35.

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 13h

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