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January, 2020

Vigil held for murdered Oceano activist

Written on 26 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A group of about 40 people participated in a candlelight vigil Saturday in remembrance of Lawrence Bross, a 90 year old Oceano resident who was killed in his own home one year ago. At the candlelight vigil hosted by the... (Continue reading)

Oceano board to revisit vote to punish outspoken member

Written on 25 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By CCT STAFF Responding to public outrage, Oceano Community Services District Board members voted Wednesday to reconsider all committee assignments. In an attempt to control a director’s speech, the Oceano board voted 3-2 in December to bar Director Cynthia Replogle... (Continue reading)

Once upon a time in the Cayucos Tavern

Written on 24 Jan, 2020 in Discovered, Featured | 10 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  By DELL FRANKLIN Once upon a time, and especially... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police arrest burglars posing as maintenance workers

Written on 24 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By CCT STAFF A man and woman allegedly wore yellow vests and posed as workers Thursday while burglarizing a facility’s laundry room in Morro Bay, but they were confronted by a witness and later arrested. Shortly before 5 p.m., the... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man suspected of shooting projectiles at vehicles

Written on 24 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Officers arrested a Nipomo man on who is suspected of shooting projectiles at vehicles driving on several highways in Monterey  and San Benito counties, according to the CHP. Since Feb. 19, 2019, the CHP has investigated 69 incidents of projectiles... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for armed man who robbed Oceano store

Written on 23 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public in identifying the man who robbed an Oceano convenience store Monday morning. Sheriff’s officials have released images from surveillance footage showing the suspected robber and the... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police arrest unruly man found with meth and heroin for sale

Written on 23 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By CCT STAFF A disturbance at a Morro Bay business Tuesday evening resulted in the arrest of an alleged DUI driver who was in possession of more than 20 grams each of heroin and methamphetamine. Shortly before 9 p.m., a... (Continue reading)

Candlelight vigil in Oceano for Larry Bross

Written on 22 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

It has been one year since 90-year-old Larry Bross was violently murdered in his Oceano home. In remembrance, the Oceano Beach Community Association is holding a candlelight vigil in his honor on Jan. 25 at the end of Pier Avenue... (Continue reading)

SLO Tribune’s growing credibility problem

Written on 22 Jan, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 29 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT What happens when a community’s newspaper abdicates its responsibility to watchdog local government and seek the truth? You get the messy arrogant cliquish partisan exclusionary faction-serving politics we have in San Luis Obispo instead of government... (Continue reading)

Illegal cannabis lab ignites house fire in Arroyo Grande

Written on 22 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By CCT STAFF A marijuana honey oil lab explosion sparked an Arroyo Grande house fire on Monday, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. At about 4:30 p.m., a caller reported a fire at a home in the... (Continue reading)