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SLO County to continue mask mandate, back in tier system

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County will continue to require people wear masks in public places until two benchmarks are met, the county health department announced Wednesday. The health department will not lift the mask mandate until the county... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to switch from quarters to semesters, following CSU demand

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Upon the demand of the California State University system, Cal Poly will switch from a quarters calendar to a semesters schedule. Currently, Cal Poly is the only CSU campus that remains on the quarter system. In 2012,... (Continue reading)

Goleta man allegedly starts home on fire

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a reportedly mentally ill man who allegedly set a house in Goleta on fire early Tuesday morning, injuring at least one person. On Monday evening, deputies arrived at a home in... (Continue reading)

DUI driver hits mother walking children to Arroyo Grande school

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE An intoxicated man, with a history of driving under the influence, crashed into a woman walking her two children to Harloe Elementary in Arroyo Grande on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 8 a.m., 35-year-old Michael Kiss allegedly crashed... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors deny appeal, allow 31 oil wells

Written on 19 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to deny an appeal and allow additional time for an oil company to drill the final 31 of 95 approved wells at an Arroyo Grande oilfield, with Supervisor... (Continue reading)

SLO County reports 186 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

Written on 19 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported 186 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a slight increase in new cases from a daily average of 37 on Friday to 40 on Tuesday. The number of SLO County residents in hospitals... (Continue reading)

SLO County Farm Bureau, assessor win inheritance tax battle

Written on 19 Oct, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION by BRENT BURCHETT Farm and ranch families can once again pass along their land to the next generation, thanks to work by Farm Bureau and our very own San Luis Obispo County Assessor Tom Bordonaro. For those who don’t... (Continue reading)

Students walk out of SLO County schools to protest vaccine mandate

Written on 19 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN At least hundreds, and possibly thousands, of San Luis Obispo County parents pulled their children out of school as part of a statewide walkout Monday in protest of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools. [Tribune]... (Continue reading)

DUI driver crashes through fence at Chevron in SLO

Written on 19 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated driver slammed into a dumpster and a chain link fence at a San Luis Obispo gas station Monday night. The individual was driving a black Chevrolet sports car near the Chevron station on Monterey... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill spent $40,000 in campaign money on his criminal defense

Written on 19 Oct, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE If you were one of the donors to former San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill’s campaign in 2020, then along with the SLO County Deputy Sheriff’s Association you probably helped pay for his criminal defense attorney.... (Continue reading)