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Lucia Mar trustee slammed as hypocrite for hosting party

Written on 17 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Lucia Mar School Unified School District trustee has been branded a hypocrite for hosting a celebration party at her home — while saying the board cannot meet in public because she has underlying health problems. In... (Continue reading)

SLO man sentenced to 25 years to life for assault, robbery

Written on 17 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The man who assaulted a 75-year-old woman during a home invasion in rural San Luis Obispo was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years to life in prison. On the morning of Feb. 13, Johnny Jesse Roman Jr.,... (Continue reading)

Thieves steal 11 catalytic converters from cars parked in SLO

Written on 17 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Thieves stole 11 catalytic converters from vehicles in San Luis Obispo over the past week, according to police. Nine of the stolen catalytic converters came from Toyota Priuses. The other two were stolen from Honda Elements,police said.... (Continue reading)

SLO County reports six new COVID-19 deaths

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported six new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, while new case rates remain unchanged with a daily average of 34. Those who recently succumbed to the virus range in age from their 40s to... (Continue reading)

Friends of Oceano Dunes wins another victory against the APCD

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE The court awarded Friends of the Oceano Dunes $121,241 on Monday for attorney’s fees and court costs for litigation the group filed objecting to the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control Board’s (APCD) agreement to implement... (Continue reading)

Keep Diablo Canyon power plant open, support clean energy goals

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

Opinion by Jordan Cunningham and Dawn Ortiz-Legg to CalMatters California has established itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change. It has set ambitious, economy-wide emission reduction targets and mandated that all of the state’s electricity come... (Continue reading)

SLO County students walk out, skip school over vaccine mandate

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second time in the span of a month, at least hundreds of San Luis Obispo County students did not show up to class on Monday in connection to a statewide protest over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s... (Continue reading)

Vandals trash two classrooms at Oceano Elementary School

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a vandal or vandals who trashed two classrooms, destroying a television, computer and more, at Oceano Elementary School over the weekend. [Tribune] The suspect or suspects broke into a second grade classroom... (Continue reading)

SLO County clerk’s hidden poll tax

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS The evil of the poll tax was that it stifled a voter’s ability to vote. The SLO County clerk’s practice of overcharging school districts to subsidize the county in an election the clerk is already conducting... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles selects Bakersfield man for assistant city manager position

Written on 15 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the appointment of former police chief Ty Lewis as the city’s chief executive, Paso Robles has hired a new assistant city manager. Lewis appointed Bakersfield Assistant City Manager Chris Huot to fill a vacancy at the... (Continue reading)