Friends of the Oceano Dunes accuses the California Coastal Commission of violating environmental laws and claiming to be a lead agency when it is not, in a lawsuit filed Monday challenging the commission’s authority to ban off-road vehicle riding at the Oceano Dunes over the next three years. Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to phase out off-road vehicle usage at the Oceano Dunes over the next three years. Additionally, the commission voted to Read More …
The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity sued California State Parks, seeking to stop Friday’s reopening of the Oceano Dunes to vehicle traffic on the grounds that off-roading at the park kills endangered snowy plovers. Even so, cars were lined up to get in at 5:30 a.m. Read More …
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow announced Wednesday he is dropping charges against an Oakland man accused of shooting into a crowd of people gathered at the Oceano Dunes in 2019, an incident that resulted in five people being wounded. Read More …
A Yuba City man who killed another person while driving under the influence of alcohol at the Oceano Dunes in June, will avoid more time behind bars despite pleading no contest to manslaughter this week. Read More …
A slow-moving fire broke out in vegetation at the Oceano Dunes on Sunday and burned four to five acres, according to Cal Fire. Read More …
Law enforcement officers who investigated a shooting at the Oceano Dunes in May that left six people wounded are testifying in court this week as prosecutors make their case that a 19-year-old Oakland man was the lone gunman. Read More …
A Yuba City man who allegedly drove an off-road vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and went airborne, striking and killing another rider at the Oceano Dunes in June, has dodged a DUI charge, though he is facing a count of vehicular manslaughter. Read More …
Emergency responders transported two people to the hospital following separate crashes at the Ocean Dunes Thursday evening, with one of the individuals being airlifted out of the off-road riding park, according to Cal Fire. Read More …
For the second time this month, a child suffered burns after walking over a smoldering fire pit in San Luis Obispo County, with the latest incident occurring at the Oceano Dunes. Read More …