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August, 2020

Activists bused in from LA to attend San Luis Obispo rally

Written on 26 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Protesters rode buses from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo on Tuesday in an attempt to dissuade prosecutors from filing charges against SLO Black Lives Matter leader Tianna Arata. The gathering held outside the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors disagree on all things cannabis

Written on 25 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County supervisors failed to agree on any proposed changes to the county cannabis ordinances last week, with supervisors Bruce Gibson and John Peschong butting heads with supervisors Debbie Arnold and Lynn Compton. As a... (Continue reading)

Van-dwellers settling throughout Cayucos

Written on 25 Aug, 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 Van-dwellers are a substratum slowly popping... (Continue reading)

It is time to stop unwanted calls

Written on 25 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by GORDON MULLIN “Hello Gordon. We’re excited to tell you that you qualify for a $10,000 loan from … .” And it’s about here in this seemingly endless parade of exasperating intrusions that I start yelling profanities into my... (Continue reading)

Detectives identify Nipomo shooter

Written on 25 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the man who died during a gunfight with law enforcement as 42-year-old Scott Huffman of Bakersfield. Shortly after 11 a.m. on Aug. 21, Huffman and a woman argueded in the Von’s parking... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s new coronavirus cases drop significantly

Written on 24 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County reported an average of 25 daily new cases of coronavirus last week, down from an average of 44 a day a week earlier, and 50 the week before. During the past five days, SLO County reported... (Continue reading)

Rallies for Tianna Arata and Dan Dow planned in SLO

Written on 24 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

As civil unrest again spikes in the United States, rallies in support of both protester Tianna Arata and SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow are set to take place this week in San Luis Obispo. Tianna Arata, who has not... (Continue reading)

More employees returning to work in SLO County

Written on 24 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

BY CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate continues to decline — with 600 more people going back to work in July, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. SLO County’s unemployment rate went from a high of 14... (Continue reading)

Smoke subsides in SLO County, Central Coast fires grow

Written on 24 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Three large fires burning in Monterey County are continuing to grow in size, but smokey conditions are starting to subside in San Luis Obispo County. On Sunday, there were light sprinkles in portions of North County, including in Atascadero. Throughout... (Continue reading)

Why Jeffery Specht would be a great addition to the SLO City Council

Written on 23 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION by BRENT SPECHT My name is Brent Specht. I’m 38 years old, born and raised in San Luis Obispo and I am the son of Jeffery Specht, who is running for SLO City Council. I’d like to explain why... (Continue reading)