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November, 2021

Cal Poly adds security measures following two rapes

Written on 5 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following two reported rapes in one week on campus last month, Cal Poly has added a variety of security measures. [Tribune] The first rape occurred on the evening of Oct. 4 in the Design Village, also known... (Continue reading)

SLO cannabis business owners play multi-million dollar shell game

Written on 5 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cannabis business owners in San Luis Obispo County are swapping properties and retail outlets worth millions of dollars as they fight to keep licenses and stay in business. And they continue to court public officials and employees... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande imposes new water use restrictions

Written on 4 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN With Lopez Lake at about 30 percent capacity, the city of Arroyo Grande has declared a water shortage emergency and has imposed restrictions on various types of water use. Under the new rules, residents may not use... (Continue reading)

Support the Chris Lambert legal defense fund

Written on 4 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION by DAVE CONGALTON Those of us who have followed the tragic story of missing Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart know only too well the tragic twists and turns this case has taken since May, 1996. We... (Continue reading)

Police arrest two men after standoff at Paso Robles Taco Bell

Written on 4 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police arrested two men on various charges following a standoff at Taco Bell on Niblick Road on Tuesday evening. Shortly after 9 p.m., officers spotted a stolen Toyota Rav 4 in the restaurant’s drive through,... (Continue reading)

Children 5 to 11 can now get COVID-19 vaccines

Written on 3 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines, following recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Parents can make appointments... (Continue reading)

Atascadero utility sues over cancer-linked chemicals found in wells

Written on 3 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Atascadero Mutual Water Company has sued three large businesses in the aftermath of discovering chemicals linked to cancer in wells that supply drinking water to the North County city. [Tribune] Sampling showed three wells managed by Atascadero... (Continue reading)

Time to fix SLO County’s unequal gerrymandered districts

Written on 3 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS Each municipality in a rural county like San Luis Obispo equals what the California Constitution defines as “a community of interest is a contiguous population which shares common social and economic interests that should be included... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay power plant stacks are coming down

Written on 3 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

BY KAREN VELIE The Morro Bay City Council voted 4-1 last week to have the power plant smoke stacks taken down, with Councilman Jeff Heller dissenting. Mayor John Headding spoke of the high cost of rehabbing the rundown building and... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay teacher on leave after allegedly threatening student, video

Written on 3 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Morro Bay High School teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after videos recorded by students show him calling a teen names and making threats while on the Los Osos Middle School campus for an... (Continue reading)