Lords of the Dunes Battle for Their Patch of Sand
Off-roaders vow not to give up a five-mile stretch of Central Coast. But environmentalists want to ban the vehicles, saying they rip up a fragile ecosystem. By KENNETH R. WEISS, Times Staff Writer...
View ArticleParachutist Missing During Film Shoot
PISMO BEACH, Calif. -- A parachutist disappeared after landing in the Pacific Ocean during the filming of a Bruce Willis action movie. The parachutist was among...
View ArticlePolice: 3 Dead, 2 Hurt in Calif. Shooting
PISMO BEACH, Calif. -- A gunman opened fire...
View ArticlePatron Who Distracted Gunman Saved Others
PISMO BEACH, Calif. -- As a homeless man opened fire in a Denny's restaurant, a patron's decision to try to stop the gunman cost him his life, but allowed others to flee to safety, authorities said...
View ArticlePolice/FireLog
Pismo Beach A man was stabbed Tuesday while walking in the Pismo Beach Pier parking lot by another man who said the victim owed him money, according to police. Police are not releasing the victims...
View ArticlePirates Cove park idea falters
By David Sneed Efforts to turn Pirates Cove into a county park have suffered a setback after the federal government turned down a $3 million grant request. The deal is not dead, county parks managers...
View ArticleAltars, mementos, candles and more
Theresa Brechner was born in the Philippines to a determined and resilient mother who became a teacher at age 12 and cared for her nine children while selling rice on the black market. On Thursday,...
View ArticleCandidate responds to flap over loan
Pismo Beach mayoral candidate Erik Howell is answering charges from opponents that he once defaulted on his student loans by saying that the failure to pay occurred by accident in 2003 and that he is...
View ArticleA cohesive council is on Reiss agenda
The Pismo Beach City Council will remain under the leadership of Mayor Mary Ann Reiss, who says that during that her second term she plans to commit to forming a long-term community vision, resolving...
View ArticleVeterans Day Events
Local veterans and other residents will mark Veterans Day on Saturday with ceremonies around the county. Paso Robles The Paso Robles District Cemetery will host its annual Veterans Day program...
View ArticleTickling the funny bone
Students from Judkins Middle School in Pismo Beach are dancing their way to the East Coast. The schools drama department is raising money to attend the National Performing Arts Festival in Orlando,...
View ArticleBobby: History and her story
Five years ago, Diane Huber was working three nights a week at The Tides Motel in Pismo Beach. In Los Angeles, actor Emilio Estevez was experiencing severe writers block on a screenplay about the...
View ArticleButterflies dropping by
The monarch butterflies have returned to Pismo State Beach. The Pismo Beach grove annually hosts an average...
View ArticleBusinessman digs in pockets for Marines
Danny Simic, who runs Hot Shots World Class Billiards & Restaurant in Pismo Beach, says he can sleep well after a recent trip to Port Hueneme in Oxnard to visit with Marines there and thank them...
View ArticlePaso police investigate home invasion robbery
Paso Robles police are investigating a home invasion robbery...
View ArticleA great-great-family is a rare treasure
Three-year-old Melody Costigan has lots of baby sitters. When her mom, Kristy McGill of Pismo Beach, needs help, she can call Melody�s grandmother Kelly Vance in Santa Margarita, her...
View ArticleTop stories of 2006; No 1; Denny's shooting - Tragedy still feels unreal
The harrowing March shooting rampage at Denny�s in Pismo Beach - which left two South County residents and the gunman dead and two others injured - ended in a matter of minutes. But 10 months later...
View ArticleJohn Nichols remembered as a Pismo visionary
A visionary and a true gentleman - that�s how family, friends and former Pismo Beach city officials say they�ll remember John Nichols. The 42-year Pismo Beach resident, restaurateur, developer and...
View ArticlePismo woman marvels at getting thanked for giving back
Marilee Hyman�s r�m�eads more like a good story. From teaching at a private parochial college in Los Angeles and a run-down slum in the Bronx to growing a vegetable garden that was nominated as the...
View ArticlePismo walkway project in last stage
BY ANNMARIE CORNEJO Work on the final stage of a Pismo Beach boardwalk that will span 800 feet north of the pier to Main Street will begin this week. The multimillion-dollar Pismo Promenade project...
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