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San Luis Obispo ranked number one for unaffordable rental costs

Written on 21 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

By CCN STAFF City of San Luis Obispo residents pay the most in rent, proportional to their income, in the United States, according to a recent study by Insurify. The study found that 43.43 percent of renters in SLO are... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach City Council supports raising sales tax

Written on 21 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Following in the footsteps of other city councils seeking to remedy financial shortfalls through increasing taxes, on Monday the Grover Beach City Council voted unanimously to place a 1 percent sales tax increase measures on the November ballot. A new... (Continue reading)

Suspect in the murder of a U.S Army soldier arrested in Santa Maria

Written on 20 Jul, 2020 in Featured | 5 comments

A fugitive suspected in the murder of a U.S. Army soldier, as well as two recent shootings in Lompoc, was arrested Friday following an approximately seven-hour standoff in Santa Maria. Walter Morales Jr., 26, had been on the run since... (Continue reading)

Police searching for armed suspect in Atascadero

Written on 20 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Atascadero police are searching for a man who allegedly ran into a Motel 6 with an AR-15 rifle and then escaped on Sunday night. Shortly after 11 p.m., with an Atascadero officer in pursuit of his vehicle, the suspect crashed... (Continue reading)

Three SLO County deputies and one inmate positive for coronavirus

Written on 20 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday that three additional sheriff deputies and a third inmate have tested positive for the coronavirus. Last week, a patrol deputy developed a cough, which was determined to be from the coronavirus.... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus temporarily closes Splash Cafe in Pismo Beach

Written on 19 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Slash Cafe in Pismo Beach is temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus, the restaurant announced Friday on Facebook. During the shutdown, cleaners will sanitize the restaurant in accordance with San Luis Obispo County Public Health... (Continue reading)

Two inmates at the SLO County Jail infected with coronavirus

Written on 19 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A week after an employee at the San Luis Obispo County Jail tested positive for the coronavirus, two inmates have also tested positive for the virus. On July 16, an inmate with a fever and body aches was isolated while... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys San Luis Obispo dwelling, damages four others

Written on 18 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One dwelling is destroyed, four others are damaged and five people are displaced after a fire tore through a multi-unit building on the corner of Islay and Morro streets in San Luis Obispo early Saturday morning, according to firefighters. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Seven men charged in SLO County for soliciting prostitution

Written on 18 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo County prosecutors filed solicitation of prostitution charges earlier this month against seven men arrested in a law enforcement sting operation targeting human trafficking and prostitution. As part of a yearly statewide human trafficking crackdown, law enforcement agencies... (Continue reading)

Comparing coronavirus cases by county

Written on 18 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in more densely populated counties in California, while seven rural counties currently have no active cases and 17 have had no deaths. More than half of the 7,611 people who have died from the... (Continue reading)