Pismo Beach News

With the economy in a downturn and consumers pulling back their spending nationwide, some local merchants are taking once unheard-of steps such as opening on holidays to lure shoppers for the most important ...

Target shoppers, above, leave with bags and shopping carts full of sale items Friday morning in Santa Maria as local consumers take advantage of the deals for Black Friday.

The following services will be affected by today's observance of Thanksgiving: County, city and community-services district offices are closed today and Friday.

The Pismo Beach Planning Commission has approved a proposal to build five luxury homes in one of the city's hillside neighborhoods.

Thanksgiving arrived early for some folks on the Central Coast. About 2,300 pounds of turkey was cooked up for the 25th Annual Pismo Beach Police Officers Association's Thanksgiving dinner.

Oceano and its environs will get off-highway vehicle money to repair damage caused largely by off-roaders, and the Board of Supervisors also may send some cash to off-road areas in eastern parts of the county.

With the state budget crisis leaving schools in a crunch, two local school districts have combed through their assets in search of unused properties to sell or lease.

As the traditional holiday shopping season kicks off this week, a key question is emerging: Will consumers who have curtailed spending remain tightfisted? Given that economic experts nationwide expect the ...

When the Pismo Beach Police Officers Association hosted its first free community Thanksgiving dinner 25 years ago, the group didn't know if anyone would show up.

With the state budget crisis leaving schools in a crunch, Lucia Mar Unified School District has combed through its assets in search of excess, unused properties to sell or lease.

Today Grover Beach City Council. 6:30 p.m. City Hall, 154 S. Eighth St. 489-9657. www.grover.org. On the agenda: Appeal of city Planning Commission non-action that effectively denied a request to allow a ...

It's not a conventional vehicle, but that's part of what makes a customized golf cart so much fun.

A blueprint for how creeks in the Edna Valley and Pismo Beach area will be managed for the next two decades is described in a watershed plan published by Central Coast Salmon Enhancement.

The Grover Beach Librarian Volunteers have been chosen as the grand marshals of the city's Holiday Parade this year because of their many years of dedication and community pride.

Hamburger and hot dog lunch and dessert to follow the program! LOS OSOS Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:30 a.m. Los Osos Valley Memorial Park 2260 Los Osos Valley Road PASO ROBLES Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:00 ...

A 17-year-old Shell Beach girl is safe after getting swept into Central Coast waters.

The Judkins Middle School Marching Band performs during the 30th Annual Pismo Beach Marching Band Review Saturday in Pismo Beach.

From a Sunday gathering on the Pismo Pier to assorted ceremonies Tuesday around the Central Coast, locals have multiple ways to mark Veterans Day.

A proposed development for one of the last remaining large pieces of land zoned for commercial use in Pismo Beach has been given the go-ahead by the city's Planning Commission.

Incumbent Mayor Mary Ann Reiss is looking forward to serving the citizens of Pismo Beach for another two years.