2021

A massive tranquilizer for liberals in Cayucos

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  By DELL FRANKLIN The liberals in town are walking... (Continue reading)

FedEx driver rescues elderly woman in Atascadero

A FedEx driver helped rescue an elderly Atascadero woman who fell down in the rain on Friday and was unable to get back up on her own. While delivering a package in Atascadero, Kaitlin Casarez thought she heard cries for... (Continue reading)

Deputies capture burglar who targeted women in Nipomo

San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Nipomo man on Friday who is suspected of breaking into homes, burglarizing the homes and grabbing at women. After receiving tips from the public, deputies arrested Kammeron Isaac Anderson, 25, at a... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s Brisco Road project is ballooning in price

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The Arroyo Grande City Council will consider its next steps on the construction of the Brisco Road interchange on Tuesday, after determining the cost has jumped 25% in the past two years. The project has not... (Continue reading)

Drunken, angry man allegedly smashes restaurant window in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated man smashed the window of Old San Luis BBQ in downtown San Luis Obispo on Friday. The restaurant then posted photos of the broken window on Instagram. “When you kindly tell the man smoking... (Continue reading)

Prowler grabs at women in Nipomo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a prowler who allegedly broke into two homes in Nipomo early Friday morning and grabbed women inside each of them. Both women were uninjured during the intrusions.... (Continue reading)

Gov. Newsom accused of keeping coronavirus data secret

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The state of California is refusing to disclose how exactly it calculates whether or not to lift Gov. Gavin Newsom’s regional stay-at-home orders. [ABC News] Newsom allows regions to emerge from stay-at-home orders when it is projected... (Continue reading)

Multiple entities vaccinating residents of SLO County

The San Luis Obispo County Health Department, local hospitals and several pharmacies have administered thousands of vaccines to local residents. The four San Luis Obispo County hospitals have provided employees a first vaccination and some employees both doses. The hospitals... (Continue reading)

Unemployment in SLO County soars during lockdown

BY CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate climbed in December as the region lost approximately 800 jobs amid Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. Layoffs prompted by California’s shelter at home order... (Continue reading)

San Simeon CSD manager’s PPP payout raises questions

By KAREN VELIE San Simeon Community Services District Manager Charles Grace took two payments totaling more than $200,000 in the first round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) money. But the workers he claimed in one program application were contractors and... (Continue reading)