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July, 2020

Vandals paint racist graffiti on Grover Beach school

Written on 7 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Employees at Grover Beach Elementary School discovered racist graffiti spray painted on a building Monday morning. The vandal or vandals painted a stick figure hanging from a noose and a racial slur. Lucia Mar Unified School District staff reported the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly hires woman accused of trying to cover up sexual assault

Written on 6 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Thousands of faculty members, staff and students are demanding Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong rescind the recent hire of a new university diversity chief, who allegedly engaged in a coverup of sexual assaults while working in a... (Continue reading)

Is California inviting corruption into local planning practices?

Written on 6 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE What is it about corruption and government that too often seems to go hand in hand? We’re getting just a glimpse of it locally with the FBI raid and investigation of Supervisor Adam Hill and... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County Grand Jury blasts supervisors over marijuana laws

Written on 6 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE In a scathing report on Santa Barbara County’s cannabis regulations, the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury lambasts county officials for behaving unethically, and creating rules that cost the county financially and compromise quality of life. “Santa Barbara... (Continue reading)

Three fires burn over holiday weekend near Shandon

Written on 5 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A pair of vegetation fires ignited near Shandon on Sunday, one of which burned more than 30 acres. At about 11 a.m., a caller reported a fire burning southeast of Shandon near 3030 Cammatti Shandon Road. As of mid-afternoon, the... (Continue reading)

One killed, two injured in fiery Atascadero crash

Written on 5 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By RICHARD BASTIAN One person was killed and two injured in a fiery crash in Atascadero on Sunday. Shortly after 2 p.m., a car crashed on the northbound on-ramp at Del Rio Road; flipped onto its roof and burst into... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man killed on crash on Highway 101

Written on 5 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Paso Robles man was killed Saturday evening in a single vehicle crash on Highway 101 near Buellton, according to the CHP. Shortly after 10 p.m., the man was driving northbound when he lost control of his Ford F-250 pickup... (Continue reading)

California Valley brush fire burns 450 acres

Written on 5 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Lake Fire has burned 450 acres in the California Valley and is 68 percent contained on Sunday morning. On the evening of July 4, a caller reported the fire burning off Soda Lake Road north of Highway 58. A... (Continue reading)

Two residents at SLO senior living facility infected with coronavirus

Written on 3 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

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... (Continue reading)

Fire in California Valley burns 100 acres

Written on 3 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

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... (Continue reading)