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SLO County’s biggest school district will not reopen in the fall

Written on 16 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

On Aug. 13, the first day of school for most students in South San Luis Obispo County, students will be learning at home. Lucia Mar Unified School District administrators announced Tuesday that the Board of Education is requiring distance learning... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s push for a sales tax increase fails

Written on 16 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By CCN STAFF During a contentious city council meeting on Tuesday, members of the Arroyo Grande Council were split 2-3 on whether or not to place a 1 percent sales tax increase on the November ballot, causing the proposal, which... (Continue reading)

SLO County ordered to shutter beauty shops, gyms and more

Written on 15 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo County health officials on Wednesday ordered gyms, religious services and hair salons to shutdown indoor activities on Thursday morning in response to state requirements. Counties that have had more than 100 new cases per... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay and Atascadero councils vote in support of sales tax hike

Written on 15 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN With most cities in San Luis Obispo County considering tax hikes, the Atascadero and Morro Bay City Councils both voted unanimously Tuesday to place 1 percent sales tax increase measures on their respective cities’ November ballots. Currently,... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police arrest two violent assailants

Written on 14 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

In a pair of apparently unrelated assaults in Morro Bay over the weekend, a suspect hit a victim in the face with a metal sign, while another suspect, who was allegedly intoxicated, assaulted two workers at a gas station after... (Continue reading)

Exposing SLO City politics from the inside out

Written on 14 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by JAMES PAPP This should be the most boring article in the world. I work as a historian and architectural historian, which are evidence-based professions dealing with a lot of technical issues. But for five years, I volunteered on... (Continue reading)

One person injured in Santa Maria hotel fire

Written on 14 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A fire broke out at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Santa Maria early Tuesday morning, resulting in the hotel being evacuated and one person being taken to the hospital. Shortly before 5 a.m., a caller reported a fire burning... (Continue reading)

Murder suspect’s weekend shooting spree in Lompoc

Written on 14 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man who has been on the run since last year’s murder of a United States Army soldier in Lompoc allegedly committed two drive-by shootings in the Santa Barbara County city Saturday evening, and he remains on the loose. [KCOY]... (Continue reading)

Hedge fund to buy SLO Tribune parent company after winning auction

Written on 14 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A New Jersey-based hedge fund has won the right to buy bankrupt newspaper publisher McClatchy, which owns the San Luis Obispo Tribune, as well as collection of nationwide papers. Chatham Asset Management entered the winning bid in... (Continue reading)

SLO County coronavirus cases surpass 1,000, with five deaths

Written on 13 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By CCN STAFF Over the weekend, San Luis Obispo County logged 70 new coronavirus cases in one day, passed the 1,000 mark and had one death. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all bars to close and limited restaurants to... (Continue reading)