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April, 2021

SLO County judges send Tianna Arata controversy to the appellate court

Written on 10 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE A panel of three San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judges on Friday ordered another appeal of Judge Matt Guerrero’s ruling to recuse the entire district attorney’s office in a cases regarding Black Lives Matter protesters transferred... (Continue reading)

Thief breaks down the door of Diamond Adult World in Grover Beach

Written on 10 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Grover Beach police are asking the public’s help in finding a man who crashed his car into the side doors of Diamond Adult World, before he burglarized the store. During the early morning hours of April 2, the man purposely... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 case numbers dropping again

Written on 9 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The 14 day average number of COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County fell to 23 on Friday, the lowest it has been since early November. After four weeks of steady new case counts, numbers appear to again be dropping... (Continue reading)

Deputes accuse Grover Beach man of murdering local activist

Written on 9 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced Friday the arrest of a Grover Beach man suspected of the brutal murder of 90-year-old Lawrence Albert Bross of Oceano. On April 8, deputies arrested 41-year-old David James Krause of Grover Beach... (Continue reading)

HASLO seeking to build affordable housing development in Arroyo Grande

Written on 9 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo (HASLO) plans to construct a mixed-use development in Arroyo Grande with 65 units of affordable housing. Plans call for three separate three-story buildings with residential units, as well as commercial... (Continue reading)

Suspects in violent murder of two teens in Santa Barbara arrested

Written on 9 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Law enforcement officers in Santa Barbara County arrested three alleged gang members Thursday morning who are suspected of murdering two teens earlier this year. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Jan. 3, multiple people called 911 to report... (Continue reading)

Suspect pleads guilty to robbing Central Coast bank

Written on 9 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Detroit, Michigan man who robbed CoastHill Credit Union in Lompoc and attempted to rob a bank in Guadalupe, prior to leading officers on a high-speed chase that ended at Vandenberg Air Force Base, has pleaded guilty... (Continue reading)

Park rangers identify body found in the surf at Pismo Beach

Written on 8 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Park Rangers identified the man whose body was found in the surf at Pismo Beach State Park on Wednesday as John Peter Moore, 58, of Exeter. While the cause of death has not yet been determined, officials do not suspect... (Continue reading)

Highway 1 in Big Sur to reopen later this month

Written on 8 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Caltrans announced today it will reopen Highway 1 at Rat Creek near Big Sur by April 30 – nearly two months ahead of its target date. Debris flow from the Dolan Fire burn scar washed out a 150-foot section of... (Continue reading)

SLO County BLM protester appeal headed back to the appellate court

Written on 8 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE In the latest legal round regarding a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who blocked Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo last summer, the appellate court reversed their earlier decision not to hear an appeal of Judge... (Continue reading)