Members of the Paso Robles Police Officers Association are calling on the city to ensure a safe working environment for their employees in light of recent allegations against police Chief Lisa Solomon, according to a statement Monday.

About 11,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers from Los Osos to Morro Bay were without power Sunday morning.

San Luis Obispo police are investigating a report of indecent exposure that happened Sunday evening in the 1700 block of Spooner Drive.

Family members on Sunday identified an officer killed by fellow police on California's central coast, and questioned why the attempted arrest that led to his death had to take place while he was on duty in the streets.

Two Santa Maria men were hurt in separate alcohol-related car crashes in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday, the California Highway Patrol reported on Sunday.

One woman was taken to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital with what the California Highway Patrol has described as minor injuries after a single-car crash along southbound Highway 101 just north of Price Street Saturday afternoon, according to paramedics’ radio dispatches.

Paso Robles City Manager Jim App said Friday that he won’t comment on allegations in an online article regarding city police Chief Lisa Solomon, citing laws governing the privacy of police officers’ personnel records and files.

California prison officials have sent layoff notices to 548 employees, including 140 guards, as the state's inmate population declines to comply with a federal court order.

Stephen Glispey of Ivanhoe, Calif., was arrested in connection with a reported vehicle burglary at Pismo Beach Athletic Club. Police also believe he stole a purse from a car in San Luis Obispo.

Two people were arrested by San Luis Obispo police for allegedly possessing stolen property and narcotics.

The new attorney for Kaylee Ann Weisenberg, the woman convicted of second-degree murder for causing a wreck that killed CHP Officer Brett Oswald in 2010, was granted a delay on filing a motion for a new trial.

A tip led to the arrest of a Cambria businessman Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of being a felon in possession of firearms and illegally selling firearms.

A local man accused of child molestation and possession of child pornography can be treated for his cancer while being housed in state prison, a San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge ruled today.

PG&E has donated $250,000 to support Lucia Mar’s newest school, Central Coast New Tech High, which will open with its first freshman class of 150 students on Aug. 16.

Santa Rosa Creek Road is closed about seven miles east of Cambria because of damage caused by weekend rains, San Luis Obispo County Public Works announced this morning.

James Heinrichs, 49, of Grover Beach was arrested Saturday on suspicion of attempted murder after an investigation into a shooting at Motel 6 in December.

Central Coast ranchers and growers have been invited to Cal Poly on Jan. 30 to tell U.S. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, what their priorities are in the upcoming federal farm bill, which Congress expects to consider this year.

Adam Joseph Bearden, 28, is suspected of sexually abusing a minor, according to Morro Bay police.

Construction of the Paso Robles Horse Park, a new equestrian showplace for competitive horse jumping, was unanimously approved by the Paso Robles Planning Commission on Tuesday.

Donald Baker of Templeton, who has pleaded no contest to molesting two children and possessing child pornography, told a judge Tuesday that he hopes to postpone his sentencing until Feb. 20 after he receives additional radiation treatment for his cancer.