Pismo Beach wasn't the only San Luis Obispo County city to earn a place on this year's top 10 list. Morro Bay finished in fifth place in the poll, trailing only Pismo Beach, as well as Cedar Key ...

Worsening erosion of the Shell Beach bluffs has pushed the city of Pismo Beach to look at plenty of options to keep the coastal community stable — and now ground squirrels are in the city’s ...

However, the Pismo Beach Parking Advisory Committee has some concerns. “The PAC's main concern was abuse of the ordinance, so I would want to make sure that we try to combat that if we did see ...

A view of the cliffs that define Pismo Beach, Calif., on April 28, 2025. Over the past two years, a huge bump in squirrel population has led to further risk of erosion here.

Developer Coastal Community Builders is looking to get the Pismo Beach Planning Commission’s approval for a new mixed-use “gateway” project at the intersection of Price and Dolliver streets ...

Ground squirrel dens along the Pismo Beach bluffs are contributing to erosion issues. Squirrel dens extend to the blufftop sidewalk and lawn at Eldwayen Ocean Park in Shell Beach on May 5, 2025.

Joan Lynch jlynch@thetribunenews.com A new mixed-use “Gateway Project” planned for the northern entrance to Pismo Beach gained the city Planning Commission’s approval on Tuesday evening.

Pismo Beach was previously celebrated on the list but had not claimed the top. In 2023, the beach town ranked fifth, and in 2018, it took second place for the same category.

At Tuesday night's Pismo Beach City Council meeting, the council passed two resolutions that will allow the city to apply for state-funded loans to fund the Central Coast Blue Project.