Two residents at SLO senior living facility infected with coronavirus
By CCN STAFFERS Two residents at a memory care center in San Luis Obispo tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this week. On Sunday, an asymptomatic resident at the Village at Sydney Creek tested positive for the coronavirus. The infected resident is in isolation at the facility, in a room...
Fire in California Valley burns 100 acres
For the third time in less than a month, a wildfire broke out in the California Valley on Friday. At about 12:30 p.m., a 911 caller reported the fire burning northwest of Soda Lake near Culver City Road. As of mid-afternoon, the blaze has burned approximately 100 acres and forward...
Santa Maria thieves steal safe, go shopping in LA
A man and woman, both 21-year-old Santa Maria residents, received two-year state prison sentences this week for stealing an elderly person’s safe and then using the cash inside it to go shopping for luxury items in the Los Angeles area. In late 2019, Julio Cesar Bautista and Jazmin Martinez broke...
SLO County orders bars to close for July 4 weekend
Faced with a spike in coronavirus cases and the possibility of out-of-area tourists pouring into San Luis Obispo County, officials have ordered the closure of bars countywide for the July 4 weekend. In similar fashion to the city of San Luis Obispo, which already enacted an executive order closing bars,...
SLO County Supervisor Hill fails to attend most meetings
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill has repeatedly failed to show up to work, attend meetings, or respond to the media. Since March 1, Hill has failed to participate in 26 of the 33 board and committee meetings he was scheduled to attend. In the immediate...
More Santa Barbara County sheriff’s staff infected with coronavirus
Four additional Santa Barbara County Sheriff Office employees tested positive for coronavirus this week, three of whom worked at the jail and one patrol deputy. Last week, nine jail employees tested positive for coronavirus, spurring the testing of all inmates and staff at the jail. Currently, 225 inmates have been...
San Luis Obispo executive order closes bars for July 4 weekend
The city of San Luis Obispo issued an emergency order closing bars and other alcohol-serving establishments for the July 4 weekend in attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In response to a recent sharp increase in coronavirus cases, SLO City Manager Derek Johnson issued an emergency proclamation on...
