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August, 2021

Podcast creator fights subpoena for testimony, records

Written on 25 Aug, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores’ defense attorney has subpoenaed a freelance journalist whose podcasts have covered the Kristin Smart case since September of 2019. Robert Sanger also tried to keep Chris Lambert, who produces the popular podcast “Your Own Backyard,”... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, five more deaths

Written on 25 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in San Luis Obispo County is at its highest level in seven months, as the Delta variant continues to strain the health care system. There are now 55 SLO County residents in the... (Continue reading)

Resnicks among large donors in Newsom’s anti-recall fight

Written on 24 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Beverly Hills billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick, who have been eyeing influence over management of the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin, have contributed a total of $250,000 to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s anti-recall campaign. [LA Times] The Resnicks,... (Continue reading)

Goleta man allegedly attacks roommate with a sword

Written on 24 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Goleta man allegedly hit his roommate in the head with an unsharpened sword on Monday, then barricaded himself inside a home before being arrested. A caller reported an attempted murder at about 12:30 p.m. in the... (Continue reading)

Dump Governor Newsom, here’s my three choices

Written on 24 Aug, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 32 comments

OPINION by GORDON MULLIN By now, all Californians are aware that voters have the opportunity to bounce Gov. Gavin Newsom from office or save him, depending on your inclination. Election day is Sept. 14, but many of you need not... (Continue reading)

More than 10,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into SLO Creek

Written on 24 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A blocked sewer line caused approximately 10,800 gallons of raw sewage to pour out through a storm drain at the Silver City Mobile Home Park on South Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo on Monday. The sewage... (Continue reading)

Judge overturns initiative allowing drivers to work as contractors

Written on 23 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Alameda County Superior Court judge on Friday overturned California’s Proposition 22, the ballot initiative that allows companies to treat rideshare and delivery drivers as independent contractors. Judge Frank Roesch ruled Prop 22 is both unconstitutional and... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County man arrested again for selling drugs

Written on 23 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A known drug dealer was arrested again, this time during a narcotics raid in Paso Robles, which netted $5,000 to $10,000 in illicit drugs. Suspecting 33-year-old Anthony Allen Wong was again selling drugs, San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay’s sewer plant appears to be unpermitted

Written on 23 Aug, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

Writer’s Note: This is part three of a story, told in installments, about the corruption involved in Morro Bay’s water reclamation facility. Part one is about Morro Bay City Council’s bait-and-switch. OPINION by CYNTHIA HAWLEY Figuring out what’s going on... (Continue reading)

Boil water notices issued to 200 homes in San Luis Obispo

Written on 23 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Utilities Department issued a boil water notice to about 200 households following a water main break on Johnson Avenue early Sunday morning. The boil water notice is for homes in the Johnson Avenue... (Continue reading)