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Gunman robs Subway restaurant in San Luis Obispo

Written on 9 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police are searching for a man who robbed a Subway sandwich stop at gunpoint Thursday evening in San Luis Obispo. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., a man walked into the Subway located in the 1300 block of Madonna... (Continue reading)

Body found in tent at San Luis Obispo homeless encampment

Written on 9 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers found a homeless man, who was in his 60s, dead inside a tent at an encampment in San Luis Obispo Thursday morning. At about 11 a.m., members of SLO Police Department’s Community Action Team and... (Continue reading)

Oceano plans to raise water rates on residents

Written on 9 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Oceano officials are proposing a 37 percent water rate increase over three years to pay for infrastructure repairs, employee costs and to achieve minimum financial reserves. The Oceano Community Services District staff wants three months of expenses in reserves. In... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus hospitalizations dive, some schools plan to reopen

Written on 8 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus in San Luis Obispo County has fallen to levels not seen since April. There are currently two infected people in the hospital, down from 22 in August. After two weeks in the... (Continue reading)

Who is attempting to rig the jury in the Tianna Arata case?

Written on 8 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By CCN STAFF After attending rallies supporting protesters’ assertions they did not break the law when they blocked traffic on Highway 101, attorneys representing SLO protest leader Tianna Arata are requesting that a judge impose a gag order on both... (Continue reading)

San Simeon CSD misled grant providers

Written on 8 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER “This land is your land, this land is my land,” oops, no, it’s not and San Simeon Community Services District got caught. San Simeon CSD, without approval, placed a large part of its desalination facility on... (Continue reading)

Suicide by cop attempt in Cambria fails

Written on 8 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A reportedly suicidal Cambria man who was wearing a shirt with the handwritten words “COP KILLER” on it and who had access to weapons engaged in a standoff with San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles officers awarded medals of valor

Written on 7 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles Police Chief Ty Lewis on Tuesday presented three employees with medals of valor for their actions during an active shooting event in June that left two people dead and four suffering from gunshot wounds. Dispatcher... (Continue reading)

Civility in SLO has become a political mantra

Written on 7 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by JOHN EWAN While practicing civility is admirable, it is time to move beyond simple civility and embrace respectfulness. Respectful of our history Respectful of our environmental legacy Respectful of our neighborhoods Respectful of our diversity Respectful of our... (Continue reading)

Oceano gang murder linked to beef about the victim’s daughter

Written on 7 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By CCN STAFF A longstanding beef, in part over a runaway relative, may have been the motive for three Oceano gang members to shoot and kill a 41-year-old man last year, court testimony suggests. [Tribune] Shortly after 12 p.m. on... (Continue reading)