Lustful eyes cast on Paso Robles Water Basin
(Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors recent vote to allow water banking in the county’s aquifers. Read part one.) By DANIEL BLACKBURN On its surface, the idea of banking water to bridge the certainty of future rain-deficient...
Alleged cop killer burglarized his former employer, a SLO climbing gym
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The fatal shooting of a San Luis Obispo police officer on Monday was preceded by the gunman allegedly burglarizing a business for which he previously worked. Early Monday morning, a burglar broke into the San Luis Obispo indoor rock climbing business The Pad Climbing and stole undisclosed...
Atascadero State Hospital employee illicitly accessed immigration records
By JOSH FRIEDMAN In addition to accessing health information, social security numbers and other personal information belonging to Atascadero State Hospital patients, workers and job applicants, an ASH information technology employee also improperly accessed the immigration backgrounds of individuals affiliated with the facility. The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) in...
San Luis Obispo County now vaccinating people 14 and above
San Luis Obispo County residents ages 14 and older are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines. People age 14 and above can sign up for a vaccine through Recover SLO. Because of FDA regulations, only the Pfizer vaccine is approved for minors. Those under age 18 will need to be...
San Luis Obispo police detective killed in the line of duty identified
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city officials announced today the name of the detective shot and killed while serving a search warrant as 37-year-old Luca Benedetti. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, six officers attempted to serve a search warrant on Edward Zamora Giron, 37, at his apartment on...
California Mid-State Fair to return to Paso Robles in July
By JOSH FRIEDMAN After a one-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, the California Mid-State Fair will return to Paso Robles this July. The 2021 event, which will be the 75th edition of the Mid-State Fair, will take place July 21 through Aug. 1 at the Paso Robles Event Center....
Atascadero man with a BB gun prompts school lockdown
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Local officials placed Atascadero Middle School on lockdown Monday afternoon after a man was walking nearby brandishing a BB gun that was initially thought to be a rifle. Shortly before 2 p.m, a 911 caller reported a man with a rifle had entered the creek behind Atascadero...
