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SLO County COVID-19 cases nearly double in one week

Written on 28 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The number of new COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County nearly double last week rising from 3.8 to 6.0 per 100,000 residents, according to California Case statistics. State averages increased from 7.6 to 11.9 confirmed cases per 100,000 residents.... (Continue reading)

Are SLO County officials targeting Dan DeVaul?

Written on 27 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION by OZZIE MILLER A little over a month ago, Dan DeVaul’s Sunny Acres property was visited by a warden and biologist from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. They accused Dan DeVaul of filling the wetland and ordered... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest man for brandishing gun at Central Coast mission

Written on 27 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Sunday afternoon for brandishing a replica gun at the Santa Ines Mission in Solvang. At about 4:45 p.m., a 911 caller reported a man walking in the garden area... (Continue reading)

Gunman kills Kern County deputy and three others

Written on 26 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and killed his two sons and their mother inside a home in Wasco on Sunday, then shot and killed a Kern County Sheriff’s deputy, prior to dying in a firefight. The gunman, a 41-year-old... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay Councilman Robert ‘Red’ Davis dead at 76

Written on 26 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Morro Bay City Councilman Robert “Red” Davis died at his home on Saturday at the age of 76. [Tribune] Davis was in the middle of serving his second term on the Morro Bay council. He was first... (Continue reading)

Gathering political allies as redistricting looms in SLO County

Written on 26 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE As San Luis Obispo County prepares to draw new supervisorial district boundaries, leaders in the SLO County Democratic Party are covertly asking allies to promote redistricting plans that appear to support their candidates. Several days before a... (Continue reading)

Person killed in single vehicle crash in Shandon

Written on 26 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One person was killed in a single vehicle crash in Shandon on Sunday evening, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before 7 p.m., a white sedan drove into a ditch about 10 feet off Highway 41 near Wood Canyon Ranch Road.... (Continue reading)

Smoker ignites fire at commercial storage yard in Paso Robles

Written on 26 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A fire that burned a commercial storage yard on Riverside Avenue in Paso Robles on Sunday afternoon was started by discarded smoking material. Shortly after 4 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning vegetation between two commercial properties near Black... (Continue reading)

CHP officer injured in crash in rural Santa Margarita

Written on 25 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A California Highway Patrol Officer was injured Saturday morning in a single car collision in rural Santa Margarita, which led to a helicopter transporting the officer to a local hospital. [KSBY] Shortly before 9 a.m., the officer was responding to... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles removes homeless encampments, deems trash

Written on 24 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE The city of Paso Robles removed approximately 19,000 pounds of what the city deemed trash from homeless encampments along the Salinas Riverbed during the past two weeks because of the risk of fires, according to the Paso... (Continue reading)