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August, 2017

SLO police find toddler in home with drugs and a gun

Written on 18 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Drugs, cash, a gun and a toddler turned up during a parole search that San Luis Obispo police detectives conducted at a mobile home Thursday morning. Around 9 a.m., detectives served a warrant at Angel Resendez and Amanda Bunker’s home... (Continue reading)

Fire breaks out at SLO homeless camp

Written on 18 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A fire broke out at a homeless camp in San Luis Obispo early Thursday morning, and the blaze spread into thick vegetation. San Luis Obispo firefighters responded quickly, though, and extinguished the blaze. Fire officials say the blaze was started... (Continue reading)

Teen with knife stands off with deputies in Santa Barbara grocery aisle

Written on 17 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An incident of teens shoplifting from a grocery store on Wednesday morphed into a police chase in and out of a supermarket and an hour-long stand off with an armed teenager. Shortly after 7 p.m., a group of juveniles were... (Continue reading)

Couple with dead body in car arrested for child endangerment

Written on 17 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

  San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the man and woman who were found with a dead body inside their SUV in Cayucos. However, it remains unclear how the deceased person died and how his body ended up... (Continue reading)

California reportedly leads the nation in hate groups

Written on 17 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

California has 79 active hate groups, more than any other state in the country, according to the civil rights advocacy organization the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The SPLC published a “hate map” showing there are 917 hate groups in... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district awards controversial administrator life-time benefits

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board agreed to provide life-time medical benefits for former administrator Gerhardt Hubner and his family along with a $37,500 severance, following just 16 months on the job. The award occurred while Hubner ... (Continue reading)

Al Gore movie at the Palm, a must see

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION by JAMES DUENOW The 2017 movie, “An Inconvenient Sequel,” at the Palm Theater, is a must see! It is a documentary, narrated by Al Gore, about global warming; its causes, effects and possible solutions. Gore first asserts that warming... (Continue reading)

SLO County coalition rallies against state gas tax

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A coalition of conservative-leaning San Luis Obispo County groups rallied in downtown SLO on Monday against the state of California’s new gas tax law. The rally held outside the county courthouse launched a local effort within a statewide signature drive... (Continue reading)

Body found inside occupied vehicle in Cayucos

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies found a dead body Tuesday inside an SUV that was occupied by a man, a woman and a teenage girl. Shortly before 3 p.m., deputies were patrolling Cayucos when they noticed an SUV parked... (Continue reading)

Alleged San Miguel gunman found in Monterey County

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man accused of opening fire at a San Miguel family home turned up in jail in Monterey County after local, state and federal agents teamed up to track him down. The suspected gang member is now in custody in... (Continue reading)