County News

Man sentenced to state prison for the crime of rape of an intoxicated victim. On the evening of July 21, 2022, the defendant preyed upon the teenage victim who was only 16 and was alone, intoxicated, lost, and crying when he observed her walking in his neighborhood having left the Mid-State Fair on foot.

The storm Disaster Recovery Center located at the SLO Veterans Memorial Building in San Luis Obispo will continue to operate for another week, closing on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

Grover Beach resident Robert W. Koehler, IV (40) was sentenced to 56 years to life in prison today for the January 2018 brutal murder of 26-year-old Kristen Marti, who remained missing for over two months.

The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) grant will be used to increase youth education around safe driving.

The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Works will temporarily close Jack Creek Road during working hours approximately 0.1 miles north of Highway 46 for storm debris removal at the bridge on February 1, 2023 and February 2, 2023.

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that Gianna Catherine Brencola (DOB 10-15-1999) of Los Osos was sentenced to six years in state prison for her conviction of felony driving while under the influence of alcohol. The sentence is the result of her guilty plea to the charge and admission to having been earlier convicted of vehicular...

This week the Global Empowerment Mission will be distributing free boxes of food and supplies to residents who have been affected by the recent storms.

District Attorney Dan Dow presented Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham with a rarely given award to recognize his outstanding advocacy for improving public safety and promoting legislation to combat human trafficking and to increase protections for victims of trafficking while serving in the California State Assembly.

ARROYO GRANDE – The County of San Luis Obispo Public Works Department will begin work preparing for seismically retrofitting the Lopez Drive Bridge in Arroyo Grande over Lopez Lake on Monday, Jan. 30.

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that a San Luis Obispo County jury has convicted Craig Anthony Grunow (04/21/1965) of 11 counts of sexual abuse of three child victims occurring over a three-year period.

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The County of San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the award of a $33,296,693 contract to F&H Construction of Lodi, Calif. to design and build the new Probation Department Building.

A Disaster Recovery Center / Local Assistance Center will open Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 12:00 PM in San Luis Obispo

The County of San Luis Obispo will be offering free collection sites throughout the county for storm related debris.

An American Red Cross shelter is opening in Morro Bay on Friday, January 20 at 2:00 pm for residents in the county who have been displaced due to the storms

Nathan Daniel Abate of Atascadero has been arrested and charged with sex crimes alleged to have occurred between 2008 and 2010 involving two victims.

San Luis Obispo County business owners affected by the recent storms are now eligible to apply for financial assistance through the Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA provides low-interest, long-term loans for physical and economic damage caused by a declared disaster.

On January 17, 2023 the Major Disaster Declaration for the State of California (FEMA-4683-DR) for severe winter storms was amended to include the County of San Luis Obispo for individual assistance, debris removal, and emergency protective measures.

As of January 17, 2023, the County of San Luis Obispo has lifted the Evacuation Order and Evacuation Warning for Oceano residents near the Arroyo Grande Creek Levee and Oceano Lagoon. Residents previously directed to leave may return to their homes.

Here is a summary of the situation today in San Luis Obispo County

In response to this week’s storms, 40 Prado Homeless Services Center has increased their bed capacity and volunteers are needed to assist with general tasks including check in, serving meals, setting up cots, and other tasks.

San Luis Obispo County has lifted the Evacuation Warning for residents in Los Osos.  

The American Red Cross is opening a shelter for residents who are displaced due to flooding. The shelter will be located at San Luis Obispo High School, 1499 San Luis Drive in San Luis Obispo. The shelter will open at 3 pm and will accept pets.