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September, 2020

Arroyo Grande plays musical chairs with administrators

Written on 4 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council has selected its community development director to be its new top executive. Council members are expected to formally approve the new city manager appointment on Tuesday. Whitney McDonald has served as Arroyo... (Continue reading)

SLO police seeking videos of incident between motorcyclist and protesters

Written on 4 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

BY CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo police officers are asking the public to help in their investigation of an incident between protesters and a motorcyclist on Sept. 2. Both sides blame the other, while evidence of the incident is limited.... (Continue reading)

Outbreak of coronavirus at the Santa Barbara County Jail continues

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

Nine additional inmates at the Santa Barbara County Jail inmates tested positive for coronavirus this week. After two inmates exhibited coronavirus related symptoms on Sept. 1, they were tested and found positive on Sept. 2. As part of sweeping testing... (Continue reading)

Tianna Arata supporters batter reporter in SLO

Written on 3 Sep, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 121 comments

By CCN STAFF Hundreds of protestors gathered in San Luis Obispo Thursday morning for the arraignment hearings of BLM organizer Tianna Arata and protester Elias Bautista, several of whom battered reporter Josh Friedman. Arata’s arraignment was continued until Sept. 17... (Continue reading)

California Men’s Colony inmate dies of coronavirus

Written on 3 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An inmate at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County died Monday from complications related to the coronavirus, the first CMC inmate to die of the virus, according to The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Since April... (Continue reading)

SLO County charges Tianna Arata with 13 misdemeanors

Written on 2 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

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The myth of “systemic racism”

Written on 2 Sep, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 57 comments

OPINION by CHRISTOPHER AREND The recent discussion and civil unrest after the death of George Floyd has been based on the concept of “systemic racism.” The Democratic Party and its candidates, the mainstream media and, of course, the Black Lives... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council selects diversity task force members

Written on 2 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday appointed 13 people to serve as members of the City’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force. In response to protests over the death of George Floyd, the City Council appropriated $160,000 towards... (Continue reading)

SLO County District Attorney rejects Tianna Arata petitions

Written on 1 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Supporters of protest leader Tianna Arata attempted to deliver boxes of petitions to San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow on Tuesday, but the DA’s office rejected them. Arata supporters arrived outside the Palm Street entrance to the San... (Continue reading)

California extends eviction moratorium until 2021

Written on 1 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday an extension of the state’s eviction moratorium, which will allow many renters to not pay rent and still stay in their homes until early 2021. Under AB 3088, no tenant can... (Continue reading)