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October, 2021

Rock slide closes Highway 1 at Ragged Point

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

By KAREN VELIE A rock slide discovered Wednesday morning has shut down Highway 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to Gorda in Monterey County, according to Caltrans. Rocks fell from a cliffside onto the northbound lane of... (Continue reading)

SLO County takes no action on redistricting, admits errors

Written on 27 Oct, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors discussed multiple redistricting proposals Tuesday evening, while staff fielded allegations county council misrepresented California’s Election Code. At the start of the board meeting, staff referred to an inaccurate portrayal... (Continue reading)

Former Atascadero teacher facing 3 years in prison for making child porn

Written on 27 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former Atascadero teacher who took upskirt photos and videos of young female students agreed to a plea deal that could result in a three-year prison sentence, a punishment prosecutors argue is too short. [Tribune] Chris Lynn... (Continue reading)

Thief steals rare train parts from the Santa Margarita Ranch

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A rural Paso Robles man allegedly stole $30,000 worth of property, including rare train parts, from the Santa Margarita Ranch earlier this month. Detectives eventually traced some of the stolen items to recycling centers in Santa Maria... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates up slightly

Written on 27 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the second week in a row, San Luis Obispo County reported a slight increase in new COVID-19 cases, according to an Oct. 26 health department update. Over the past four days, newly reported cases increased from... (Continue reading)

Is SLO County staff manipulating the redistricting process?

Written on 26 Oct, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County will consider which redistricting maps to move forward at a special meeting tonight, as the county works to set supervisory district boundaries which will stand for the next decade. County staff is promoting... (Continue reading)

California’s payments to unemployment fraudsters reach $20 billion

Written on 26 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The state of California has given at least $20 billion in unemployment funds to criminals since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, state officials said on Monday. [LA Times] In January, then-California Labor Secretary Julie Su acknowledged... (Continue reading)

Suspected catalytic converter thieves caught with multiple firearms

Written on 26 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid a rash of catalytic converter thefts, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies caught a pair of heavily armed Santa Maria men shortly after they stole a catalytic converter last week. At about 9:20 p.m. Thursday, a 911... (Continue reading)

4.7-magnitude earthquake rattles San Simeon, Cambria

Written on 25 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast from San Simeon and Cambria Monday afternoon. The United States Geological Survey recorded a 4.7 magnitude earthquake that struck approximately 11 miles northwest of San Simeon at 4:42 p.m,... (Continue reading)

Here’s how much rain fell across SLO County in the past 24 hours

Written on 25 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE An atmospheric river stormed across San Luis Obispo County on Sunday and early Monday, launching this years rainy season. San Luis Obispo County released rain totals for the past 24 hours. Rocky Butte in northern SLO County... (Continue reading)