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SLO County sets another coronavirus case record

As San Luis Obispo County residents prepared for three weeks under stay-at-home orders, with 186 new coronavirus cases on Saturday the county set another record. Likely spurred by Thanksgiving gatherings, California also logged a record number of deaths this weekend.... (Continue reading)

Arata wants a SLO County judge to rule on systemic racism

By KAREN VELIE In the latest attempt to have charges against Black Lives Matter protester Tianna Arata dropped without a trial in San Luis Obispo County, her attorneys filed a motion asking the court to determine if systemic racism exists.... (Continue reading)

Who will Gov. Gavin Newsom select to fill high-ranking seats?

In the aftermath of United States Sen. Kamala Harris being elected vice president, California Gov. Gavin Newsom could have three high-ranking statewide office seats to fill, a first in decades. [Politico] Newsom is now expected to select replacements for both... (Continue reading)

Mountain biker airlifted off trail near SLO High School

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A California Highway Patrol helicopter airlifted a mountain biker off a trail in San Luis Obispo on Sunday after the person suffered undisclosed injuries. The individual was mountain biking Sunday morning on Bowden Ranch Trail above San... (Continue reading)

The troubling dictates of Gov. Gavin Newsom

T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE What’s Gov. Gavin Newsom been thinking? He’s been doing some strange things lately, but his latest executive action calling for a coronavirus stay-at-home and lockdown order based on a hastily conceived and unvetted map of... (Continue reading)

Monolith returned to Pine Mountain in Atascadero

A 10-foot tall monolith was mysteriously returned to Pine Mountain in Atascadero sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. Locals again flocked to the hiking trail to get a look at the shiny object. The three-sided, metallic monolith first appeared... (Continue reading)

Fire burns cars, outbuildings and brush in SLO

A campfire burning near the creek off Prado Road in San Luis Obispo ignited adjacent brush on Friday evening. The fire then spread to a neighboring property destroying cars and outbuildings. Because of a significant fuel load at 50 Prado... (Continue reading)

Newsom’s shelter-at-home begins Sunday afternoon in SLO County

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home rules were triggered Friday when the Southern California region’s intensive care unit capacity dropped below 15%. As a result, residents in the region, which includes San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, will be required to... (Continue reading)

Woman accused of intimidating a witness in Paso Robles murder case

Paso Robles police detectives arrested a 44-year-old woman for allegedly being an accessory after the fact and for witness intimidation in the murder of Trevon Perry, a witness in an ongoing murder case. More than three months after Perry’s family... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man accused of operating illegal marijuana delivery service

A Santa Maria man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly operating an illegal marijuana delivery business that included an unlicensed cannabis grow that he hid in a concealed room. After a month-long investigation into the alleged illegal marijuana delivery service, ... (Continue reading)