Major Central Coast Power Outage Traced To Equipment Failure

More than 19,000 PG&E customers from San Simeon to Baywood were without power for a short time yesterday afternoon. PG&E officials say the outage affected residents and businesses in Atascadero, Cayucos, Cambria, and Baywood. Cal Poly and

Housing Costs In California On The Rise

Shocking new numbers from the California Association of Realtors spotlighting California’s unfolding housing crisis. The group found the median home price in San Francisco is now 1.5-million-dollars and that it takes an annual income of at least

History To Make Room For Parking

Another piece of San Luis Obispo history will have to make way for progress. A new parking garage and expanded performing arts theater is headed to downtown San Luis Obispo. But in order for the project to

Santa Barbara County Control Burn Jumps Containment

Santa Barbara County Fire Officials say a planned three day 557-acre burn got a little out of hand. Flames from the controlled burn jumped containment lines, scorching 10 to 20 more acres than originally planned. Officials say

Gas Prices Creep Up

Gas prices have inched up a bit in the past week. It’s not a huge increase, but the Energy Department reports the price of regular unleaded rose nationwide by about a penny in the past week. Analysts