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October, 2020

SLO County reports highest day of coronavirus cases since August

Written on 28 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

New coronavirus cases in San Luis Obispo County reached the highest daily total since late August, with more than half of the 49 people infected being between the ages of 18 and 29-years-old. The increase comes one day after the... (Continue reading)

PG&E power lines electrocutes horse in Los Osos

Written on 28 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A bird flew into a power line in Los Osos, knocking it down and causing it to fall on a horse, electrocuting and killing the animal, according to PG&E. [KSBY] Cindy Molnar said she owned her horse, Josie, for 20... (Continue reading)

Will SLO successfully deceive voters that taxes are an investment?

Written on 28 Oct, 2020 in Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT Question: What kind of city asks its voters to approve tripling its sales tax without mentioning the words “tax” or “sales tax” on the ballot where they must decide? Answer: San Luis Obispo. To me, this... (Continue reading)

25 barrels of oil spilled near Los Alamos vineyard

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Approximately 25 barrels of crude oil spilled at the HVI Cat Canyon facility in Los Alamos Tuesday morning, but the spill did not spread into any waterway. Shortly before 6 a.m., a caller reported the spill at... (Continue reading)

One person killed in four-car pileup in Paso Robles

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed in a four-vehicle collision on Highway 101 in Paso Robles on Monday evening. [KSBY] Shortly before 7 p.m., a driver attempted to change lanes just south of the Spring Street onramp on southbound... (Continue reading)

Don’t fall for the hype – Prop 15 hurts businesses, farms, ranches

Written on 27 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by BRENT BURCHETT You guys really seem to hate your farmers and ranchers here. Coming to California from Kentucky a year and a half ago, the only thing I really knew about California was its world-renown ag industry. Sadly,... (Continue reading)

Couple caught in SLO chief’s lost gun fiasco headed to trial

Written on 27 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE District Court Judge Tim Covello has ruled that a video recording made during a warrantless search of a San Luis Obispo County couple’s home can be introduced in their child neglect trial paving the way for their... (Continue reading)

A second inmate at California Men’s Colony dies of coronavirus

Written on 26 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An inmate at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County died of coronavirus last week, becoming the second CMC inmate to die of the virus. The inmate died on Thursday at a local hospital, according... (Continue reading)

More than 77,000 SLO County residents have already voted

Written on 26 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A little more than a week in advance of the primarily vote-by-mail election, approximately 40 percent of San Luis Obispo County voters have already turned in their ballots. Meanwhile, election officials have accepted 98.94 percent of the... (Continue reading)

Tourists overrun Cayucos during the off-season

Written on 25 Oct, 2020 in Discovered, Featured | 15 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 Audrey, who owns and runs her... (Continue reading)