Planners hope to fill up 2013 Grover Beach Foodie event
Tuesday | via SanLuisObispo.com
Organizers of this months inaugural Foodie Festival in Grover Beach say theyre already planning to promote the event earlier next year to attract more participants in a tasting competition. Comment?
Dress-up can't hide outdated station in Atascadero
Tuesday May 29 | via SanLuisObispo.com
In the months after voters rejected a bond measure to fund a new police station in 2010, Arroyo Grande officials tried to make the officers current headquarters a little more livable. Comment?
Arroyo Grande police say drug user stabbed elderly man
Monday May 28 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Thomas Anthony Sandercock Jr., 35, is accused of stabbing the man after smoking what the Arroyo Grande Police Department described in a press release as an unknown substance. Although details are scant, the Sheriff's Office said the man, who had multiple stab wounds, was admitted to Arroyo Grande Hospital Community Hospital sometime ... (more) Comment?
2 survive small plane crash into San Diego Bay
Saturday May 26 | via SanLuisObispo.com
The FAA says the pilot of the single-engine Cessna reported engine problems and went in the water south of the Coronado Bridge around 4:20 p.m. Saturday. Comment?
Oceano man arrested after allegedly trying to kill g...
Friday May 25 | via SanLuisObispo.com
The assault occurred Monday in the 300 block of North Highway 1 in Grover Beach when Kelly Lee Freer assaulted a female companion with a deadly weapon in an attempt to murder her while threatening to do so, said Lt. Comment?
Thursday May 24 | via New Times SLO
The city of Arroyo Grande is pushing once again for a new police station. But this time around, it had hoped a prospective merger with the Grover Beach Police Department, in the face of shared budget woes, would add a little weight to its plea for new digs. Comment?
Grover turns down a consolidation proposal
Thursday May 24 | via New Times SLO
The Grover Beach City Council, in one relatively quick vote, put an end to the idea of consolidating police services with neighboring Arroyo Grande - at least for the foreseeable future. Comment?
Notorious 'mountain man' arrested in parking lot
Tuesday May 22 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Police arrested notorious "mountain man" Don Nichols Tuesday on drug charges following a months-long search that came nearly three decades after he and his father kidnapped a world-class athlete. Comment?
Grover Beach continues effort to sell plot used as c...
Tuesday May 22 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Grover Beach officials are moving ahead with the process to sell a piece of property now used as a community garden. Comment?
Grover Beach rejects Arroyo Grande police merger
Tuesday May 22 | via Cal Coast News
Grover Beach City Council voted unanimously to reject an offer from Arroyo Grande to consolidate their police departments on Monday primarily because the proposal was akin to a bait and switch. Comment?
Grover Beach City Council rejects Arroyo Grande's pr...
Tuesday May 22 | via SanLuisObispo.com
At a meeting Monday, Grover Beach council members shot down a proposal from Arroyo Grande to provide contracted police services, saying paying for such services does not constitute full consolidation. The Grover Beach Police Officers Association has written a letter opposing a proposed merger of its department with Arroyo Grande police ... (more) Comment?
NORAD intercepts 2 aircraft near Camp David
Saturday May 19 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Military aircraft have intercepted two small planes in restricted airspace around Camp David, where world leaders are gathering for an economic summit. Comment?
Extension on pool standards for disabled
Friday May 18 | via SanLuisObispo.com
The Justice Department says it is extending to next Jan. 31 a deadline for making existing swimming pools accessible to the disabled. Comment?
Thursday May 17 | via New Times SLO
The May 7 Grover Beach City Council meeting was a sobering event for city leaders, staff, and residents alike, as city staffers presented the most recent draft of the budget for the 2013 fiscal year. Comment?
Grover Beach police union opposes merger
Tuesday May 15 | via SanLuisObispo.com
The Grover Beach Police Officers Association has written a letter opposing a proposed merger of its department with Arroyo Grande police because it could lead to layoffs of a few members. Comment?
Pentagon limits F-22 fighter flights
Tuesday May 15 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has limited the flights of the F-22 fighter jet to regions where pilots can quickly land the plane if they experience oxygen problems. Comment?
Grover Beach set for more cuts
Friday May 11 | via SanLuisObispo.com
The Grover Beach City Council this week largely agreed with a plan to cut an $800,000 deficit in the upcoming budget year through various means, including laying off six employees. Comment?
F-16 jets intercept small plane as Obama leaves LA
Friday May 11 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Two F-16 fighter jets intercepted a small private plane that violated restricted airspace Friday as President Barack Obama was about to depart from Los Angeles International Airport aboard Air Force One, authorities said. Comment?
Grover Beach police rebuff Arroyo Grande merger
Thursday May 10 | via Cal Coast News
A plan which could lead to the consolidation of two South County police departments met its first serious resistance this week when officers from Grover Beach balked at potential personnel cuts in their ranks. Comment?
Thursday May 10 | via New Times SLO
On May 8, the Arroyo Grande City Council unanimously approved a plan for consolidating the city's Police Department with police from Grover Beach. Comment?