Dave Alley

6 days ago | keyt.com | Dave Alley

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - San Luis Obispo County is providing an update on the contaminated water incident last week in the Five Cities. Last Wednesday, San Luis Obispo County issued an unprecedented notice for Five Cities residents to boil water after harmful bacteria was discovered in samples taken from Lopez Lake, the main source of water for the entire Five Cities region.

1 week ago | keyt.com | Dave Alley

New Published May 8, 2025 11:06 am LOMPOC, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is holding a series of live fire drills this week during the final few days of a training program for a group of firefighter recruits. On Thursday, recruits are completing a two-day training session at the Public Safety Training Complexon the Allan Hancock College Lompoc Valley Center. The drills in Lompoc follows a one-day training session on Monday at the nearby Burton Mesa Training Center.

1 week ago | keyt.com | Dave Alley

New Published May 7, 2025 12:26 pm SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The City of Santa Maria's new police chief was sworn-in on Tuesday night, marking the official beginning a new era for city's police department. "It's a bit overwhelming," said Santa Maria Police Department (SMPD) Chief Christopher Williams during a conversation with News Channel 3-12 Wednesday morning. "I'm very humbled and blessed to have the opportunity to serve the community in the capacity that I can as a leader.

1 week ago | keyt.com | Dave Alley

New Published May 6, 2025 11:27 am SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The City of Santa Maria will consider approving an agreement with Caltrans to help fund the Highway 101/Betteravia Road Interchange Project Study Report. According to Santa Maria City Council agenda for the Tuesday, May 6th meeting, councilmembers will vote to authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate $175,000 from the Growth Mitigation Traffic Account to fund the necessary oversight of the project.

1 week ago | keyt.com | Dave Alley

New Published May 5, 2025 12:11 pm SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Tourism numbers released by Visit SLO CAL will show a slight increase in key metrics in 2024 compared to the previous year in 2023. Visit SLO CAL, San Luis Obispo County's official tourism and marketing organization, will release exact statistical information Monday afternoon, but said numbers will indicate small gains overall.