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San Luis Obispo Tribune

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High surf damages Avila Pier, batters beaches along SLO County coast. See photos

High surf ripped four pilings from Avila Pier on Saturday and forced beach closures along the San Luis Obispo County coast as powerful waves battered the shoreline. The National Weather Service warned that breaking waves could reach 18 to 25 feet along county beaches. A high surf warning remained in effect until 3 a.m. Sunday, with a coastal flood warning continuing until 6 p.m. Saturday. At Avila Beach, Port San Luis Harbor Patrol officer Dax Theis said four pilings had broken loose from the Avila Pier. The pier was closed Friday afternoon, and public beach access was restricted shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday, he said. The Harbor Patrol planned to reevaluate conditions throughout the day. Theis said crews were stretched thin as they monitored the waterfront, warned visitors away from dangerous areas and urged parents to keep children out of the water. Surfers were still entering the ocean Saturday, he said, despite the hazardous conditions. He also cautioned against walking dogs on the beach. Sneaker waves were a particular concern . These unexpectedly powerful waves can surge much farther up the beach than preceding waves, potentially knocking people down or sweeping them into the ocean. Theis said the Harbor Patrol

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 17h

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Cal Poly Grad Missing After Being Swept Out to Sea During Beach Bonfire

A recent Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, graduate is feared dead after she was swept out to sea Sunday night at a beach near Santa Cruz, California. Se Nah Park, 24, of San Bruno, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area, was reported missing to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office around 8 p.m. Sunday, according to a Facebook post from the Sheriff’s Office.

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Shell Beach residents worry about flooding as winter storms approach

As storm season rolls in, some residents in Shell Beach are worried their neighborhood is not ready.

Pismo Beach, CA · 1d

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A steamship sank 500 feet from this Central Coast pier in 1888, and the lighthouse that followed now sits on nuclear plant land

The Queen of the Pacific settled onto the bottom of San Luis Bay in 1888, and two years later a Victorian lighthouse lit up the point. Today it sits on Diablo Canyon power plant land, so here's how to actually get in. The post A steamship sank 500 feet from this Central Coast pier in 1888, and the lighthouse that followed now sits on nuclear plant land appeared first on California is for Adventure .

Avila Beach, CA · 1d

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State investigation rules fatal officer-involved shooting on Central Coast was justified

A state Department of Justice investigation says a fatal officer-involves shooting on the Central Coast was justified. It happened in May of 2024, in Grover Beach. Officers received a 911 call about someone threatening people with a pistol. They couldn’t locate the man, but a few minutes later they received a report about someone throwing rocks at passing cars.

Grover Beach, CA · 1d

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Armed teens barge into home and steal $20,000 of jewelry in SLO, deputies say

Two teenagers were arrested following an armed home invasion in San Luis Obispo where they allegedly stole a safe containing $20,000 worth of jewelry and several firearms.

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 1d

San Luis Obispo Tribune

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Central Coast cemetery was abandoned for a century. See efforts to preserve it

Just south of San Luis Obispo County is a quaint farming community. Guadalupe has a population of less than 9,000 residents . It’s so small that there’s no stoplight to direct traffic in town. However, the Santa Maria Valley city is rich in local lore, with landmarks dating back to the 1800s. Some of Guadalupe’s first settlers buried at a Catholic cemetery off Highway 1 that was seemingly forgotten for more than a century. Albert Nunez, Jr., and his father made it their mission to preserve Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery and its burial plots. “It’s an interesting part of our history and that’s why I’m involved,” Nunez said. “It’s because it is not just personal, but it’s part of (Guadalupe) history.” What’s the history behind Guadalupe? Ten Chumash villages once populated the future site of Guadalupe, drawn by the area’s abundance of fresh water, wildlife and native plants, Santa Maria Times columnist Judith Dale wrote in 2021. Less than a decade after Gaspar de Portola led his 1769 expedition up the California coast, Spanish priests established Mission La Purisima in what is now Lompoc. In 1840, then-California Gov. Juan Alvarado granted two men — Diego Olivera and Teodoro Arrellanes

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Sheriff's Office searching for killer in deadly Guadalupe shooting

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is searching for the person who killed 55-year-old Paul Anthony Delgadillo a homeless man in Guadalupe.

Guadalupe, CA · 2d

San Luis Obispo Tribune

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Ex-teacher hits SLO County streets - and his drums - every day protesting MAGA

Every day Jehan Mirzaei takes to the streets throughout San Luis Obispo County to protest the policies of the Trump administration — but he doesn’t use his voice to express his frustration. Instead, he creates a booming beat that demands attention. “Cowboys are supposed to wear boots not lick them,” reads a sign above Mirzaei’s drum set, which he plays on any given intersection for at least fours a day. A former middle school teacher, Mirzaei told The Tribune, “I don’t like the idea that kids are not seeing like an alternative to the other adults who are kind of going along with what’s happening.” He said if anything, he hoped his form of protesting helped others feel that they weren't alone. “And so being out there, and being really loud about ‘Hey this is not OK,’ I hope when they’re feeling really down or even crazy ... they can drive through the intersection and think to themselves, ‘Well, maybe I’m not so crazy after all, because look at this guy.’” Mirzaei said he doesn’t think there’s anything special about him — he’s a perfectly healthy man with a love for drumming. “A lot of people see that there’s weird

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 2d

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Santa Maria Fairpark Board Hears Competing Ideas for Vacant Arena

Two competing ideas for the Santa Maria Fairpark arena were heard at the fairpark board’s Tuesday meeting: a multi-sport arena and an indoor soccer facility. The Santa Maria Fairpark skating rink had housed the Central Coast Sports Arena for 29 years, until the board proposed a large rent increase. The arena closed in October, and the fairpark plans to lease the space to another operator.

Santa Maria, CA · 2d

San Luis Obispo Tribune

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El Niño brings ‘crazy,' record-breaking seawater temperatures to SLO County coast

Jim Sparks has been surfing for 55 years, and he’s never experienced water so warm in Pismo Beach. “Sometimes it feels like you don’t even want to have a wetsuit on,” he told The Tribune soon after exiting the ocean. The balmy waters are due to a Kelvin wave associated with El Niño that is moving warm seawater up California to San Luis Obispo County, meteorologist John Lindsey said. On the Central Coast, seawater temperatures usually reach their seasonal maximum during autumn, averaging at about 62.5 degrees. But this fall, ocean temperatures have been about 7 degrees warmer than usual, he said. The Harvest Platform buoy off the coast of Santa Barbara recorded an all-time high of 72.7 degrees this month, which exceeded the previous record high of 70 degrees set in September 2015, during a prior El Niño event, he said. Meanwhile, Station 19-10 in Patton Cove, south of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant , recorded a seawater temperature of 69.5 degrees in October, which broke the record of 67.7 degrees set in September 2015. The water has been so warm that Pismo Beach surfer Penelope White could surf without a wetsuit the first weekend of November, she

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 6h

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Police presence reported in SLO neighborhood as uniformed officers serve warrant

This is a developing story. Check back to sanluisobispo.com for updates. To get breaking news alerts, click here A warrant was served in a San Luis Obispo neighborhood on Friday morning, leading to a police presence in the area. A photo posted on the SLO County News Facebook page around 8:30 a.m. showed uniformed officers wearing SWAT-like tactical gear near the intersection of Poinsettia Street and Tank Farm Road. According to SLO Police Department spokesperson Christine Wallace, police were serving a warrant in the area. Law enforcement remained at the scene as of 9:20 a.m. Officers at the home appeared to confiscate several items during their response. Officers at the scene emerged from the home holding items stashed in brown paper bags, in addition to a laptop and a computer. When asked by The Tribune if they found what they were searching for, an officer responded that they likely wouldn’t know for a couple of weeks. The circumstances of the search remained unclear as of 10 a.m.

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Car crash slows traffic on Highway 101 through SLO County

Northbound traffic was slow on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo County after a multi-vehicle crash on Friday afternoon. The crash occurred near the Tefft Street off-ramp on Highway 101 in Nipomo at around 1:51 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Information Page. Initial reports indicated that the driver of a Honda, who was reported as driving recklessly on the road, attempted to pass another vehicle in the center divider before the vehicles crashed, the CHP page said. A third vehicle may have been involved, but it wasn’t clear, CHP Sgt. Kenneth Antonetti told The Tribune. The CHP page said one person appeared unconscious, according to reports from the scene, but Antonetti could not confirm if that was the case or if anyone was transported to the hospital with injuries. Two tow trucks were called for the involved vehicles, Antonetti said. Both northbound lanes of traffic were slow as a result of the crash, Caltrans traffic cameras showed .

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 1d

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CMC inmate guilty of threatening a correctional officers

A San Luis Obispo County jury found a 40-year-old California Men’s Colony inmate guilty on Thursday of making felony criminal threats against a correctional officer in 2025. On Nov. 25, 2025, while the officer was performing his duties, inmate Mark Randall Fawcett looked at him and said, “I’m going to get a gun, come to your house, shoot you in the gut, and bleed you like a pig.”

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 1d

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Dangerous waves, another Alex Trebek property up for auction. Today's top stories

The Tribune’s top stories Thursday spanned dangerous surf along the coast, a high-profile ranch auction and an urgent search for a missing man. Here’s a quick look at what readers were following across San Luis Obispo County: High surf warning: The National Weather Service warned of “dangerously large” breaking waves of 18 to 25 feet with rip currents along SLO County beaches from Friday at 9 a.m. until Sunday at 3 a.m. Forecasters cited a high risk of coastal flooding and warned of an exceptional risk of ocean drowning. Meanwhile, California State Parks canceled camping reservations at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area from Thursday through Monday, Nov. 16, because of the forecasted high tides and large surf. Campers will be notified through ReserveCalifornia and receive full or partial refunds. Trebek ranch to auction: Creston Manor, a 577-acre North County property once owned by late “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, is headed to auction in December through Concierge Auctions after failing to sell at its $6.45 million listing price in February. The same firm sold another former Trebek property, Windfall Farms, for $16.9 million in August. Paso Robles pet store closes: The Pet Department in Paso Robles unexpectedly shut its doors

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 2d

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Tulare Western beats San Luis Obispo to set up rematch vs Redwood

TULARE – The Tulare Western High football team is one win away from playing for a 2026 Central Section Division II championship. The No. 2 Mustangs defeated seventh-ranked San Luis Obispo 26-14 on Friday, Nov. 13, in a downpour at Bob Mathias Stadium. Tulare Western will now host No. 3 Redwood (10-2) on Nov. 20 in a semifinal playoff game. Down 14-10 to No. 6 Arroyo Grande in the fourth quarter, the Rangers rallied late behind quarterback Nash McElree's two rushing touchdowns at Mineral King Bowl. Tulare Western and Redwood are very familiar with one another. The Mustangs defeated the Rangers 34-28 on Oct. 9 during East Yosemite League play and have met in the regular season every year since 2016. Tulare Western, which won an outright EYL title this season, is seeking its first section championship in football. "It's nice because you always tell your kids, 'Work your tail off and good things will happen,'" Tulare Western head coach Derek Rosa said. "It's nice to see it come to fruition because that team [San Luis Obispo] works really hard too and we've been there on the opposite side. Until we win the last game that we get to play

Tulare, CA · 1d

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18-month-old died in SLO County E. coli outbreak. ‘We are inconsolable,' grandma says

The patient who died due to complications from an E. coli infection following an outbreak in San Luis Obispo was an 18-month-old girl, her grandmother confirmed. The toddler developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious and sometimes fatal complication from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli that can result in kidney failure. The deadly strain is also commonly known as STEC or E. coli O157. The young girl visited Brookshire Farms with her family in mid-October and began experiencing symptoms a few days later. She was hospitalized for 10 days at Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and died on Nov. 4, according to the girl’s grandmother, Los Osos resident Judy Wolf. “She was a loved child,” Wolf said in an email to The Tribune. Wolf said her heart was broken in the wake of her granddaughter’s death. “We are inconsolable,” she said. Toddler died from dangerous E. coli strain in SLO County. Here’s how rare it is The E. coli outbreak, which was linked to the local farm, put three children in intensive care and sickened at least two others, the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department said. The county Public Health Department confirmed the death on Tuesday but did not share

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Police are on the lookout for drunk drivers in this SLO County city. When & where

Police will soon be on the lookout for drunk drivers in San Luis Obispo County. The San Luis Obispo Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint at an “undisclosed location” within city limits starting Friday, Nov. 13, the agency said in a news release. “The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints is to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road,” police said. Here’s when and where to expect police: When is DUI checkpoint in SLO County? Where? The SLO Police Department will conduct the sobriety checkpoint from 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, to 1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Police didn’t share the exact location of the checkpoint, but said it was “determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes.” What is considered impaired driving in California? Impaired driving isn’t limited to alcohol use, according to the SLO Police Department. “Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving,” police said. Although medicinal and recreational use of cannabis is legal in California, “ driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal ,” police said. Am I required to submit to a sobriety test? Under California law, all drivers are required to stop and submit to

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City of Arroyo Grande Adopts Comprehensive General Plan Update

ARROYO GRANDE, CA – The City of Arroyo Grande is celebrating a major milestone in shaping the community's future. The City Council's November 10, 2026, adoption of the Comprehensive General Plan Update marks the culmination of an extensive, multi-year planning effort and an important investment in the future of Arroyo Grande.

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