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July, 2021

San Luis Obispo residents protest reduced free parking hours

Written on 12 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Nearly 1,000 San Luis Obispo City residents have signed a petition rejecting an end to  free parking downtown from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The SLO City Council agreed to increase parking rates by 25 cents an... (Continue reading)

Flores could face 2 LA rape charges in Kristin Smart case

Written on 11 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office is moving to add two charges of rape of an intoxicated person in its case against Paul Flores, charged with the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart. The charges involve... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man arrested following standoff

Written on 11 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

After an alleged attempted burglary and assault, a Pismo Beach man barricaded himself in a neighbors’ apartment for hours, before surrendering to police. Shortly before 10 a.m., 46-year-old Lucas Rose allegedly entered a neighbors’ apartment, went into one of the... (Continue reading)

Walmart settles with SLO County in price gouging case

Written on 10 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Walmart agreed Friday to pay $9,000 to San Luis Obispo County after violating price gouging prohibitions during the pandemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order 0n April 3, 2020, prohibiting the sale of medical or emergency supplies that a... (Continue reading)

Illegal firework partially amputates person’s hand in Morro Bay

Written on 10 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An illegal firework, shot off a boat in Morro Bay Thursday night, partially amputated a person’s hand, according to the city’s fire department. At about 11:30 p.m., the person shot the firework off a 60-foot fishing boat... (Continue reading)

West Nile virus kills SLO County resident

Written on 10 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A resident of San Luis Obispo County recently died from complications of West Nile virus, the first reported death from the virus in California in 2021. Investigators believe the individual became infected with West Nile virus during travel to an... (Continue reading)

Second hit-and-run driver charged for Paso Robles man’s death

Written on 9 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County prosecutors on Thursday charged a driver with felony hit-and-run causing death for allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian in Paso Robles who had already been hit by another vehicle, then fleeing the scene.... (Continue reading)

Jury finds Oceano man guilty of raping 16-year-old girl

Written on 9 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a 38-year-old Oceano man of raping a 16-year-old girl whom he was supposed protect. Joshua Delante Wheeler sexually abused the teen between May 15, 2019 and March 7, 2020. Wheeler... (Continue reading)

Former SLO County deputy pleads not guilty to child sexual abuse

Written on 8 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A former San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s correctional deputy pled not guilty on Thursday to nine counts of child sexual abuse. James Peter Storton, 63, is charged with eight felony counts of child sexual abuse concerning multiple... (Continue reading)

Judge will not silence Smart family’s Arroyo Grande attorney

Written on 8 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge on Wednesday denied a request by Paul Flores to issue an order barring the civil attorney for Kristin Smart’s family from discussing the case publicly. In criminal court, Paul... (Continue reading)