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July, 2020

California Valley fire destroys 2 structures, 10 outbuildings

Written on 29 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Branch Fire in California Valley has burned 3,022 acres, two structures and 10 outbuildings. The fire is 50 percent contained. The fire broke out near Highway 58 and Soda Lake Road Tuesday afternoon, prompting authorities to conduct evacuations. Highway... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo mayor seeks growth through discomfort

Written on 28 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 62 comments

Opinion by San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon As I write this, civil rights legend and long-time U.S. Congressman John Lewis is being laid to rest. It seems fitting to honor the man who called us to “get in good... (Continue reading)

Two Templeton nursing home residents die of coronavirus

Written on 28 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two elderly residents of a Templeton nursing facility, where there is a lingering coronavirus outbreak, died during the past day of COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday. Both patients who died were in their 80s and had been living at Vineyard... (Continue reading)

California Valley fire burns 2,500 acres

Written on 28 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A fire broke out near Highway 58 in the California Valley Tuesday afternoon and burned more than 2,500 acres, prompting authorities to conduct evacuations. A 911 caller reported the blaze burning by Highway 58 and Soda Lake Road shortly after... (Continue reading)

Police searching for Santa Maria robbery victim and suspects

Written on 28 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Santa Maria police are searching for both the suspects and the victim in a robbery at gunpoint that occurred earlier this month. Shortly before 11 p.m. on July 13, two suspects robbed a victim at gunpoint in the 400 block... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus cases escalate in SLO County, another deputy tests positive

Written on 28 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A fifth San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy tested positive for the coronavirus, as the county sets another record for the number of people hospitalized with the virus. While in home quarantine, after exposure to a person with the virus,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo again charging for parking downtown

Written on 27 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

BY CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo on Monday began charging for 30-minute and two-hour parking meter spaces. On March 16, because of the pandemic, the city stopped charging for parking. Currently, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday,... (Continue reading)

Deputies investigating human foot found in Templeton

Written on 27 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies are investigating a human foot found in Templeton on Monday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m., a bicyclist reported finding a human foot on the 2800 block of Santa Rita Road in rural Templeton. Detectives... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into utility pole in San Luis Obispo

Written on 27 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A truck crashed into a utility pole off southbound Highway 101 at the Broad Street onramp early Monday morning. At approximately 5:30 a.m., the truck drove off the highway and ended up on the Broad Street onramp. Following the collision,... (Continue reading)

BLM protesters detained pregnant woman, and nurses in SLO

Written on 26 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 55 comments

By CCN STAFF The video shows a man and a woman pleading with Black Lives Matter protesters who had blocked Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo, to let them take a pregnant woman in labor to a hospital. “She is... (Continue reading)