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January, 2021

Coronavirus cases continue dropping in SLO County, businesses start to reopen

Written on 26 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

With new coronavirus cases dropping statewide, Gov. Gavin Newsom canceled stay-at-home and curfew orders on Monday. The state is back under the tier program, with San Luis Obispo County in the most restrictive purple tier. Meaning restaurants can serve customers... (Continue reading)

Paavo Ogren up for SLO County appointment, but where does he live?

Written on 25 Jan, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former public works director Paavo Ogren used to live in Atascadero. But that was before he applied to represent San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg on the Water Resource Advisory Committee (WRAC) as the District 3... (Continue reading)

Three people plead guilty in unemployment fraud in Santa Barbara County

Written on 25 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man and woman from San Diego stole customers’ identities from businesses across the United States, including a Santa Barbara property management firm, and used them to file fraudulent unemployment claims, which cost California taxpayers more than... (Continue reading)

California to lift stay-at-home orders on Monday

Written on 25 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to lift stay-at-home orders across the state on Monday, the California Restaurant Association (CRA) announced. Senior officials in Newsom’s administration informed the CRA late Sunday evening that Newsom plans to lift the... (Continue reading)

A massive tranquilizer for liberals in Cayucos

Written on 24 Jan, 2021 in Discovered, Featured | 26 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  By DELL FRANKLIN The liberals in town are walking... (Continue reading)

FedEx driver rescues elderly woman in Atascadero

Written on 24 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A FedEx driver helped rescue an elderly Atascadero woman who fell down in the rain on Friday and was unable to get back up on her own. While delivering a package in Atascadero, Kaitlin Casarez thought she heard cries for... (Continue reading)

Deputies capture burglar who targeted women in Nipomo

Written on 24 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Nipomo man on Friday who is suspected of breaking into homes, burglarizing the homes and grabbing at women. After receiving tips from the public, deputies arrested Kammeron Isaac Anderson, 25, at a... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s Brisco Road project is ballooning in price

Written on 23 Jan, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The Arroyo Grande City Council will consider its next steps on the construction of the Brisco Road interchange on Tuesday, after determining the cost has jumped 25% in the past two years. The project has not... (Continue reading)

Drunken, angry man allegedly smashes restaurant window in SLO

Written on 23 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated man smashed the window of Old San Luis BBQ in downtown San Luis Obispo on Friday. The restaurant then posted photos of the broken window on Instagram. “When you kindly tell the man smoking... (Continue reading)

Prowler grabs at women in Nipomo

Written on 23 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a prowler who allegedly broke into two homes in Nipomo early Friday morning and grabbed women inside each of them. Both women were uninjured during the intrusions.... (Continue reading)