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Video game talk spurs investigation at Paso Robles school

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One student overheard another talking about a gun, and not knowing the comment was referencing a video game, started an investigation this week into a possible threat to the Lewis Middle School campus in Paso Robles. Officials... (Continue reading)

Officers arrest Santa Maria man for possession of child porn

Written on 17 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By Josh Friedman Santa Maria police arrested a man on Thursday for allegedly possessing child pornography. In early December, detectives obtained information that Francisco Jonathan Colima, 29, had been contacting minors over the internet for the purpose of obtaining child... (Continue reading)

Central Coast deputy gets year in jail for tossing drug test

Written on 17 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced a former Ventura County Sheriff’s deputy to one year in jail over throwing out a drug test that exonerated a woman whom he detained on suspicion of being under the influence of methamphetamine. On... (Continue reading)

SLO seeks to dismiss lawsuit over criminalizing homelessness

Written on 16 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo filed a motion in federal court last week seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over homeless individuals being allowed to sleep in tents and vehicles. In September, a group of homeless individuals... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach City Council approves affordable housing project

Written on 16 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach City Council Monday approved an affordable housing project that will provide 52 apartments for low-income households. The project — planned for construction on several lots located on 13 Street and Grand Avenue — consists... (Continue reading)

SLO County adopts new district map, opponents announce lawsuit

Written on 15 Dec, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN  VELIE After a lengthy and contentious process, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to adopt the Patten Map, with supervisors Bruce Gibson and Dawn Ortiz-Legg dissenting. Split along party lines, local Democrats... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes temporarily closed to camping, vehicles

Written on 15 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE California State Parks on Wednesday canceled all camping reservations at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area until Dec. 28. Because of storm activity and the Arroyo Grande Creek flowing to the ocean, the state has also... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly’s innovative COVID-19 testing headed to market

Written on 15 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly San Luis Obispo announced faculty members are going to market with a saliva-sampling COVID-19 testing device they developed in partnership with a Central Coast medical device manufacturer. In January, Cal Poly officials disclosed that 41... (Continue reading)

Armed man robs liquor store in San Luis Obispo

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police are searching for a man who robbed the Laurel Lane Liquor in San Luis Obispo on Monday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., the suspect entered the liquor store at 1291 Laurel Lane. After making a purchase,... (Continue reading)

Modern renovation meets slum in Cayucos

Written on 15 Dec, 2021 in Discovered, Featured | 16 comments

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.  Franklin’s memoir, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)