SLO County supervisors vote again on redistricting, lawsuit threatened
By KAREN VELIE Amid threats of a lawsuit, on Tuesday the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors again voted 3-2 to make substantial changes to the supervisorial districts, with supervisors Bruce Gibson and Dawn Ortiz-Legg dissenting. Of the 36 members of the public who made comments, 28 spoke in...
School threats included photo of gun-toting Arroyo Grande student
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Lucia Mar Unified School district has disclosed it investigated two separate sets of purported threats on Monday, one of which involved a photo of an Arroyo Grande High School student holding a gun. First, district officials became aware of messages and images circulating on social media...
Paso Robles woman dies following single-car crash
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Paso Robles woman who crashed her car into a tree in North County on Thanksgiving Day has died. Julia Martha Garcia, 40, was driving westbound on Adelaida Road west of Stag’s Leap Way shortly after noon on Thanksgiving when she lost control of her car while...
SLO County COVID-19 cases remain moderate, no new deaths
By KAREN VELIE New COVID-19 case rates have remained primarily unchanged at a moderate level for more than three weeks, with average daily rates from 34 to 38, though it is expected the number of cases will increase during the winter months. During the past four days, 132 SLO County...
Funds from opioid case settlement available for Paso Robles
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of Paso Robles could receive more than $680,000 from a settlement to be paid by drug distributors and manufacturers over their role in the United States’s opioid epidemic. [KSBY] Earlier this year, drug distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen, along with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson,...
SLO Black Lives Matter protester in line for a plea agreement
By KAREN VELIE One of the leaders of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests in San Luis Obispo is expected to plea to one felony count of using threats or violence to deter a police officer. In exchange, 24-year-old Elias Bautista will have his other two charges dropped. Officers arrested...
FBI investigates threats regarding Arroyo Grande High School
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Threats reportedly posted on social media about Arroyo Grande High School promoted an investigation on Monday involving administrators, police and the FBI. [Tribune] High school administrators and Arroyo Grande police investigated and, with help from local authorities and the FBI, determined there was no credible threat to...
