More than 70 people weighed in Tuesday on whether oil drilling should be allowed in rural Huasna Valley. San Luis Obispo County supervisors held a half-day hearing on the Excelaron oil project.

The Grover Beach Police Officers Association has written a letter opposing a proposed merger of its department with Arroyo Grande police because it could lead to layoffs of a few members.

The San Luis Obispo City Council, in a 4-1 vote Tuesday night, endorsed an effort to curb safety problems and other nuisances caused by excessive drinking downtown.

A 56-year-old Los Osos woman allegedly assaulted by her son in April died from her injuries Tuesday, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Her son, 23-year-old Michael Bret Van Heuver of Los Osos, has been charged with premeditated murder.