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Residents in these areas may now use tap water normally.

Some restaurants in downtown Pismo Beach temporarily shuttered after a boil water notice was issued for the Five Cities area. Others quickly pivoted to stay open for business.

Residents in the Five Cities area are being told to boil their tap water before drinking it, after bacteria was found in the system. The boil notice affects Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Avila and Oceano.

At the end of February, when Arroyo Grande city staff floated the idea of leaving the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) in San Luis Obispo County, it…

Arroyo Grande city officials and community members met for over four hours this week to consider if Arroyo Grande should stay in the Five Cities Fire…