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Morro Bay and Arroyo Grande planning vape bans

Written on 10 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the lead of San Francisco, and Arroyo Grande, the Morro Bay City Council endorsed a proposed ban on the sale of vaping products Tuesday night. Earlier this year, San Francisco adopted a temporary ban on the... (Continue reading)

IWMA votes for San Luis Obispo County-wide Styrofoam ban

Written on 10 Oct, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

BY CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) voted Wednesday to approve a countywide ban on Styrofoam. The ban is slated to go into effect in six months. Currently, five of the seven cities in... (Continue reading)

Suit challenges cannabis bureau over marijuana billboards

Written on 9 Oct, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo man with two teenagers is suing the California Bureau of Cannabis Control over marijuana business billboards that he says were banned under Proposition 64, the voter initiative that legalized and regulates cannabis. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 300 acres near Camp Roberts

Written on 9 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire broke out Tuesday evening near Camp Roberts and, as of Wednesday morning, the blaze has burned 289 acres and is 30 percent contained. [Cal Coast Times] The fire started on the east side of the... (Continue reading)

Tourist hit and killed in San Luis Obispo

Written on 9 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A 62-year-old tourist attempting to cross Madonna Road near McDonald’s was hit and killed by a car Tuesday night, according to San Luis Obispo police. Shortly after 9 p.m., a 30-year-old driver hit the woman who was... (Continue reading)

PG&E shuts off power, Santa Maria on the list

Written on 9 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN PG&E has shut off power in numerous Northern California counties and may cut off electricity to 800,000 customers statewide. In a preemptive move to eliminate wildfire risk, PG&E began shutting off power early Wednesday morning, immediately impacting... (Continue reading)

One man arrested after bomb squad called to Grover Beach

Written on 9 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A suspicious package left on a vehicle in Grover Beach brought out the bomb squad and led to road closures, evacuations and the eventual arrest of a suspect, though on charges unrelated to the device that was... (Continue reading)

More poor planning by SLO City Council

Written on 8 Oct, 2019 in Literary Corner, Opinion | 12 comments

By ALLAN COOPER You probably know that the State of California has “gifted” housing developers a series of special concessions which are meant to incentivize growth, even when this growth cannot be easily accommodated into our communities. But did you... (Continue reading)

Court to decide the winner of a proposed PG&E takeover

Written on 8 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Victims of the deadly wildfires started by Pacific Gas and Electric and a group of Wall Street hedge funds are working together to seize control of the utility company. Lawyers for the victims asked a bankruptcy judge on Monday to... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police hunting for alleged Taco shop killer

Written on 8 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Maria Police Department is searching for a man they believe shot and killed a 33-year-old man outside a taco shop on Sunday. At about 3:30 p.m., 29-year-old Juan Carlos Hernandez allegedly shot Jose Medina Gonzalez... (Continue reading)