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Police unions, power, and the people

Written on 21 Jun, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION By DANIEL BLACKBURN Some years ago, I got a phone call at the beachside newspaper at which I was toiling from the city manager of Redondo Beach. He wanted to have lunch. Bill Kirchhoff had only recently taken the... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria officer shoots armed man

Written on 21 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Santa Maria police officer shot a man wielding a gun on Sunday afternoon outside a business. Shortly before 1 p.m., a 911 caller reported a man was waving a gun in front of people at Boomers Miniature Golf Arcade... (Continue reading)

Sheriff and DA employees accused of destroying BLM sign

Written on 21 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Deputies cited employees of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department and the District Attorney’s Office over the weekend for allegedly vandalizing a Black Lives Matter sign in Thousand Oaks. For three weeks, a large tarp with the letters BLM hung on... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputy shoots dog three times during suspected burglary

Written on 20 Jun, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 69 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputy who wrongly assumed a man was robbing a dry cleaners on June 15, shot the man’s dog three times. An Atacadero police officer then handcuffed the man’s wife, even though... (Continue reading)

California ends zero cash bail order

Written on 20 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California’s two-month experiment with $0 bail for many county jail inmates ends Saturday, though individual counties can choose to extend the rule. In April, the California Judicial Council issued an order to reduce jail populations statewide in response to the... (Continue reading)

SLO County unemployment rate dropped in May, still high

Written on 19 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate dropped modestly in May, as small groups of people went back to work amid the pandemic, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. While the number of unemployed continues to fall, the economic outlook... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man killed in possible road-rage incident

Written on 19 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 38-year-old man was killed in a crash in Nipomo last weekend, during an altercation authorities are investigating as a possible road rage incident. [KSBY] On June 13 at about 1:20 a.m., San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies responded to... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles gunman threatened to shoot bus driver

Written on 18 Jun, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Before going on a shooting spree in Paso Robles, Mason Lira threatened to shoot a bus driver in the head while exiting a Regional Transit Authority bus and then burglarizing a San Luis Obispo attorney’s office. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Multiple vehicles burn in Paso Robles fire

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

An RV fire spread and burned multiple vehicles in a residential community east of Paso Robles Wednesday night. Shortly before 9 p.m., a caller reported an RV on fire on a property in Whitley Gardens on Grace Drive near Ross... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newsom orders Californians to wear face masks

Written on 18 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

With coronavirus cases continuing to increase as the state reopens, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order Thursday requiring Californians to wear face coverings in most common and public places, both indoors and outdoors, when six-foot social distancing is... (Continue reading)