Off-roaders warned about clams at Oceano Dunes
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officials have issued an advisory warning off-road vehicle drivers at the Oceano Dunes to beware of a rising clam population and to avoid the shellfish surfacing near the Read More …
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Person airlifted from Oceano Dunes after ATV crash
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted an injured person off of the Oceano Dunes following a solo ATV crash on Friday afternoon. [Tribune] The driver lost control of a rental ATV Read More …
Friends of the Oceano Dunes to sue the Coastal Commission
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 …
Coastal Commission votes to ban off-roading at Oceano Dunes
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 …
Environmental group sues to stop Oceano Dunes reopening
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 …
DA drops charges against defendant in Oceano Dunes shooting case
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 …
Man avoids jail time for causing deadly Oceano Dunes crash
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 …
Vegetation fire at the Oceano Dunes burns several acres
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 …
Prosecutors present case against alleged Oceano Dunes shooter
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 …
Man charged with manslaughter but not DUI over Oceano Dunes crash
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 …