The historic Fremont Theatre in downtown San Luis Obispo is now closed until further notice due to public safety concerns. A series of storms that brought heavy rain in February caused part of the sign to fall onto Monterey Street.

A downtown San Luis Obispo brewery will be allowed to continue operating under its late-night entertainment permit despite recent code violations and noise complaints.

ALF Food Pantry supplies groceries to people living in Atascadero, Templeton, Santa Margarita, Creston and California Valley. Board President Tim Eckles says they frequently serve more than 200 people a day.

A Central Coast nonprofit says thousands of dollars in community donations are tied to the bankruptcy of an online fundraising platform called Flipcause.

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office just settled a lawsuit with the Santa Maria-based company Alco Harvesting, also known as Bonipak Produce, and some farmworkers will receive back pay and damages for wage-and-hour violations.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is officially underway bringing filmmakers, celebrities and movie fans to the Central Coast.

Mountain Lion sightings across the Central Coast continue with the Santa Barbara Animal Control now warning residents that several sightings were reported in the Oak Park and Mission Creek areas.

Several local businesses stayed closed, including Thrifty Beaches, Corazón Cafe and SLO Cider, but for the businesses that were open, many said they didn’t notice fewer customers on Friday.

Federal immigration agents pepper-sprayed a woman in Santa Barbara's Eastside Wednesday morning, while in the process of detaining a woman near Carpinteria and Salinas Streets.

The biennial Point-in-Time Count of people experiencing homelessness took place in San Luis Obispo County on January 27, 2026.