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San Luis Obispo County felon sentenced to life in prison

Written on 6 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County man was sentenced this week to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of felony DUI. SLO County Superior Court Judge Crystal Seiler sentenced 48-year-old Ryan James Johnson to serve... (Continue reading)

Suspects in murder in rural Arroyo Grande plead not guilty

Written on 6 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The two brothers suspected in the murder and burial of a 50-year-old woman pleaded not guilty in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court on Wednesday. Isabel LucasVelasco and her former 45-year-old boyfriend Alejandro SorianoOrtiz were working together... (Continue reading)

Tobacco sting nets three violators in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 5 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE During the week of Halloween, deputies sent underage decoys to 45 retail stores in San Luis Obispo County to test if clerks would sell to customers under 21 years of age. During the operation, minor decoys attempted... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors again approve controversial housing development

Written on 5 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve changes to a large housing development in Nipomo, known as the Dana Reserve. In a repeat of a previous approval, the board voted 3-2 with... (Continue reading)

High surf advisory for San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara counties

Written on 5 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The National Weather Service issued high surf advisories for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for Wednesday at noon, with waves up to 18 feet high expected along the coastline, through Saturday evening. On Thursday, the... (Continue reading)

SLO police seek help identifying want-to-be burglars who damaged store

Written on 4 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying the people who attempted to burglarize a store on Sunday. Shortly before 4 a.m., the driver of a truck attempted to break into Art’s Cyclery... (Continue reading)

California Prop. 50, mid-decade partisan redistricting, passing

Written on 4 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

By KAREN VELIE California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan for mid-decade partisan redistricting is winning by a landslide. With 65% of the votes in, Proposition 50 is passing by 64.7% to 34.3% In San Luis Obispo County the numbers are closer... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputies arrest pharmacy burglary suspects

Written on 4 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County deputies arrested two men on Tuesday morning who allegedly burglarized pharmacies in Templeton and Nipomo. Shortly after 4:30 a.m., deputies headed to a burglary in progress at a pharmacy in the 600 block... (Continue reading)

My war on rats in Cayucos

Written on 4 Nov, 2025 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

By DELL FRANKLIN Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” and... (Continue reading)

Where did Melodee’s mother leave her?

Written on 4 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Office investigators believe that Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, temporarily changed the license plate on the car she rented during her interstate road trip. Detectives have also discovered Melodee... (Continue reading)