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January, 2021

Storm washes away chunk of Highway 1 north of SLO County

Written on 28 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A portion of Highway 1 about 30 miles north of San Luis Obispo County slid away during heavy rains on Thursday. Because of the storm, Highway 1 was already closed near the border of SLO and Monterey counties when the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County outages, flooding and road closures

Written on 28 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Numerous San Luis Obispo County residents remain without power, and several roads are flooded Thursday morning as a storm continues to soak the Central Coast. As of 9 a.m., there are power outages impacting areas across the... (Continue reading)

Judge awards SLO attorneys $151,238 for public interest work

Written on 28 Jan, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett awarded the two lawyers who successfully sued the California Bureau of Cannabis Control to force them to comply with Proposition 64’s billboard ban $151,238 for costs and legal... (Continue reading)

Thousands of SLO County residents lose power amid storm

Written on 27 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

More than 10,000 San Luis Obispo County residents are without power Wednesday night as a strong storm continues to sweep through the Central Coast. The largest blackouts have been in the North County with large outages in Atascadero, Cambria, Creston... (Continue reading)

The burnt body of a homeless man found in Paso Robles

Written on 27 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police found the burnt body of a homeless man at his campsite in the Salinas riverbed on Tuesday afternoon. Anthony Suarez had lived in a tent just behind JC Penny on the riverbank for years... (Continue reading)

Thousands of SLO County residents lose power during heavy storm

Written on 27 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN As a storm drenches the Central Coast, thousands of residents lost power in San Luis Obispo County early Wednesday morning. The multiple outages primarily impacted North County. About 1,000 or more customers have lost power in Paso... (Continue reading)

COVID-19 outbreak shutters elementary school in Atascadero

Written on 26 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officials temporarily shut down an Atascadero elementary school campus over the weekend because of a coronavirus outbreak. No in-person instruction is taking place this week at Santa Rosa Academic Academy after an undisclosed number of students and/or... (Continue reading)

State determines Cal Poly lecturer’s claim of racial profiling is unfounded

Written on 26 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

In response to a lecturer’s claim that Cal Poly San Luis Obispo police officers had racially profiled him during a traffic stop in July, the California Attorney General’s Office mounted an investigation that determined the allegation was unfounded. [Tribune] In... (Continue reading)

Unemployment fraudsters cost California more than $11 billion

Written on 26 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, the state of California has paid out at least $11 billion in unemployment funds to fraudsters, and the total could be as high as $31 billion. Approximately 10 percent of... (Continue reading)

Semi-truck crash slows traffic on Highway 101 near Santa Margarita

Written on 26 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A semi-truck and an Airstream camper collided on Highway 101 south of Santa Margarita Tuesday morning, leading to a blockage of the northbound lanes. At approximately 8:30 a.m., the camper crashed into the semi-truck on Highway 101 near Tassajara Creek... (Continue reading)