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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Chloe Shrager
A two-car rollover crash backed up traffic on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday afternoon. At 11:56 a.m., the California Highway Patrol traffic incident page reported that one of the vehicles involved in a two-car crash on southbound Highway 101 had rolled over and landed back on its wheels off the road and up the hillside near the South Higuera Street off-ramp. The crash involved a silver Toyota Camry and a small SUV, and everyone was out of the vehicles by 12:01 p.m., the CHP said.
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1 week ago | 
sanluisobispo.com | Chloe Shrager
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomDevelopers cut 229 housing units to resolve legal dispute over environment. Revised plan increases protected trees, buffers neighborhoods, aids habitat. Affordable housing, school staff priority and public benefits remain intact.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Chloe Shrager
After months of negotiations, the developers of the Dana Reserve housing project and the groups that sued to block its progress have reached a legal settlement that will trim nearly 230 units from the final total — with the affordable housing segment taking the largest hit. The number of units for the lowest income tier of potential residents will be cut by half. That was the biggest compromise developers made to resolve issues brought by two groups in lawsuit against the project.
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1 week ago | 
sanluisobispo.com | Chloe Shrager
A rollover crash involving two vehicles backed up traffic on southbound Highway 101 through San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Caltrans A two-car rollover crash backed up traffic on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday afternoon.
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1 week ago | 
sanluisobispo.com | Chloe Shrager
Two San Luis Obispo County residents who were running a large-scale drug trafficking operation were arrested with nearly 12 pounds of illegal narcotics and three handguns in May, 2025. Atascadero Police Department. Two San Luis Obispo County residents suspected of running a large-scale drug trafficking operation were arrested with nearly 12 pounds of illegal narcotics and three handguns last week.
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1 week ago | 
sanluisobispo.com | Chloe Shrager
The Wild Fields Brewhouse has taken over ownership of the Atascadero lake boathouse and will open on June 14, 2025, serving to-go cans of their locally-made beer along with pedal boat rentals. Ryan Fields AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomWild Fields Brewhouse takes over Atascadero Lake boathouse, opening June 14. New location offers craft beer to-go for adult pedal boat renters and visitors. Business model includes boat rentals, concessions and community event support.
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1 week ago | 
sanluisobispo.com | Chloe Shrager
Haley Pavone, a Cal Poly alumni and founder of the SLO-based small business Pashion Footwear, testified in front of the U.S. House Committee on Small Business about how Trump-era tariffs are impacting her small business on May 8, 2025. Haley Pavone When Cal Poly alumni Haley Pavone founded her San Luis Obispo-based small business as a junior in college, she couldn’t have predicted that her entrepreneurial endeavor would one day bring her to Capitol Hill.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Chloe Jones |Chloe Shrager
Seven years ago, Steve Kingan was homeless and living off of social security and disability income. “I didn’t have anything. I was living out of my car. It was hard just to find a safe place to park each night,” Kingan told The Tribune. “Just trying to get by like that is very stressful.”But then, his border collie Tink — who had helped get him through some of the toughest times in his life — got sick. She needed medication that Kingan couldn’t afford.
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2 weeks ago | 
sanluisobispo.com | Joan Lynch |Chloe Shrager
For the past two years, 16-year-old Lily has fought to have her identity as a transgender girl recognized by her peers and teachers. And for the most part, even as she suffered daily insults and slurs from her classmates at Arroyo Grande High School, Lily has been able to live true to herself over the course of those two years, participating on the school’s girls track and field team and using the restrooms that correspond to her gender identity.
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2 weeks ago | 
sanluisobispo.com | Chloe Shrager |Stephanie Zappelli
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomCal Fire reclassified 1,200 homes in Nipomo to high or very high fire hazard zones. Dispute arose after a resident said outdated vegetation data contributed to designations. No appeals process exists, though officials are pushing for legislative review options. Reality Check is a SLO Tribune fact check series that holds those in power to account and dives into the accuracy of statements or claims. Have a tip? Email [email protected].
