May, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom changes rules for reopening, again

After noting the number of people hospitalized in California is trending downward, Newsom announced Monday he is reducing requirements to reopen, which will permit 53 of the states 58 counties to move more quickly to reopen. Last week, Newsom required... (Continue reading)

Class action lawsuit filed against Lompoc prison

The Southern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed class action lawsuits against the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex and a federal prison in Los Angeles over their handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Both the Federal Correctional... (Continue reading)

Robber repeatedly stabs Pismo Beach store clerk

Police are looking for a man and a woman who were involved in a violent robbery of the 7-Eleven on Dolliver Street in Pismo Beach on Sunday morning. Shortly before 6 a.m., a man wearing a black face mask cornered... (Continue reading)

SLO police looking for armed man who robbed Rite Aid

San Luis Obispo police are seeking the public’s help in finding an armed man who robbed the Rite Aid store on Marsh Street on Friday night. At approximately 10 p.m., a man wearing a white N95 mask entered the store,... (Continue reading)

Oceano man arrested after leading officers on chase in stolen RV

An Oceano man is in jail with his bail set at $50,000 following an auto theft, a chase through South County, and a standoff on Saturday morning. At 8:31 a.m., Pismo Beach police overheard a pursuit on the radio: Arroyo... (Continue reading)

Our denier-in-chief is on his own

OPINION by STEW JENKINS Good friends, 116,708 American soldiers died in World War One. Of those 53,402 at the hands of German, Austrian and Turkish soldiers. The rest died from the H1-N1 Flu while serving their country in Europe. Donald... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in crash in Cambria

A motorcyclist died Friday afternoon in a crash with a black Jeep Cherokee on Highway 1 near Ardath Drive in Cambria. Shortly after 3 p.m., the driver of the Jeep turned onto the shoulder of the road to make a... (Continue reading)

Surfer hits his head, dies in Pismo Beach

A male surfer died Friday morning after suffering an apparent head injury in Pismo Beach. [KSBY] At about 10 a.m., an unconscious surfer was reportedly pulled out of the water slightly north of the Pismo Beach Pier. Four state parks... (Continue reading)

SLO County restricts hotel occupancy, campground availability

San Luis Obispo County Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein and Administrator Wade Horton passed an executive order on Friday limiting all hotels to 50 percent occupancy and county owned campgrounds to residents only in an attempt to reduced new coronavirus... (Continue reading)

Phony bomb threat suspect released from jail, on zero bail

The woman accused of calling in phony bomb threat to the San Luis Obispo courthouse on Wednesday has been released from jail on a no bail release. At about 11 a.m., Carrie Maggard, 40, of Los Osos made a 911... (Continue reading)