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Congressman Salud Carbajal tests positive for coronavirus

Written on 7 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Democratic Congressman Salud Carbajal tested positive on Tuesday for coronavirus, days after possibly coming into contact with Republican Sen. Mike Lee, who contracted the virus around the same time President Donald Trump did. Carbajal, who represents all... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo woman arrested for felony hit and run

Written on 7 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

BY CCN STAFF CHP officers arrested a 49-year-old San Luis Obispo woman on Tuesday who allegedly crashed into a bicyclist in Los Osos and then fled the scene. Shortly before 11 a.m., Erin Aversano drove into the bicycle lane and... (Continue reading)

SLO County football players return to practice without footballs

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

San Luis Obispo County high school athletes on Monday returned to practice for the first time since coronavirus measures took effect in March. They did so without using any balls. [KSBY] In addition to not being allowed to use balls... (Continue reading)

Oops, San Simeon built a water facility on Hearst Ranch property

Written on 6 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE It was the dream of fresh water that bedazzled San Simeon Community Services District officials: water that did not taste bad during dry spells because of high chloride levels. Build a reverse osmosis unit and have drinkable... (Continue reading)

Young boy drowns at Lake Nacimiento

Written on 5 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Update: The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office identified the drowning victim is 14-year-old Jonathan Barrueta of Santa Maria. A boy drowned at Lake Nacimiento Sunday afternoon. Relatives have identified him as Jonathan Barrueta. Shortly before 2 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Carbajal quarantined after coronavirus exposure

Written on 5 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Democratic Congressman Salud Carbajal started a 14-day quarantine in Washington D.C. after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus. “No one is immune to contracting coronavirus and Congress is certainly no exception,” Carbajal said in a... (Continue reading)

Hundreds turn out for Trump vehicle parade through SLO County

Written on 5 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

By RICHARD BASTIAN While President Donald Trump battled coronavirus, over 400 vehicles drove through San Luis Obispo County to support him on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before noon, Trump supporters met off Highway 46 in Paso Robles. With many vehicles donning... (Continue reading)

SLO County marijuana mogul accused of fraud, again

Written on 5 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

BY CCN STAFF Six months after FBI agents raided his home on the outskirts of San Luis Obispo, marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring is facing allegations of fraud and breach of contract from one of his partners. William Szymczak, 81, formed... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for dog nabbed at local store

Written on 5 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A local shopper at the Smart & Final on Johnson Avenue in San Luis Obispo left the store on Friday night to find their car had been stolen with their dog inside. Officers found the vehicle in Marina on Saturday,... (Continue reading)

Research study undercuts APCD Oceano Dunes dust claims

Written on 4 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A preliminary report from the prestigious Scripps Institution of Oceanography casts additional doubt about the need to reduce dust blowing from the Oceano Dunes onto the Nipomo Mesa. Analyses of airborne particulate samples show that blowing sand... (Continue reading)