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SLO County Clerk Recorder resigns after a rocky five years

Written on 4 Jun, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong is resigning his elected position after securing a job in another county. Gong’s last day has not yet been announced. The SLO County Board of Supervisors is then tasked... (Continue reading)

Fire damages property next to San Luis Obispo homeless shelter

Written on 4 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vegetation fire broke out early Friday morning on the property adjacent to the Prado Road homeless shelter in San Luis Obispo, burning debris and one vehicle. The fire started shortly before 2 a.m. at 46 Prado... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo adopts budget, opts not to defund police

Written on 4 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

BY JOSH FRIEMAN Despite calls from members of the public to defund the police and shift money into other programs, the city of San Luis Obispo is increasing the SLO Police Department’s budget. On Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo City... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay wind farm is the new bullet train to nowhere

Written on 3 Jun, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 62 comments

OPINION by BARRY HANSOM News outlets breathlessly reported the great news that California and the feds will build a 399 square mile floating wind farm to generate electricity. The farm will be located 17 to 40 miles offshore west and... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputies searching for suspected child molester

Written on 3 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies have searching unsuccessfully for weeks for a man suspected of molesting children and are now appealing to the public for help finding the suspect. David Paul Wilson, who last lived in... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man found guilty of child sex crimes, facing life in prison

Written on 2 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Wednesday found a Paso Robles man guilty of 16 felonies and 36 misdemeanors for sexually abusing four children and videotaping three dozen other victims. Jason Robert Porter, 49, faces the... (Continue reading)

High-end wine tasting in rural Paso Robles

Written on 2 Jun, 2021 in Discovered, Featured | 7 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)

San Simeon needs an independent general manager

Written on 2 Jun, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by MICHAEL DONAHUE It is time for the San Simeon Community Services District to have an independent general manager. The transformation of San Simeon to a normal district with an independent general manager that actively manages the budget and... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man charged with multiple firearm offenses

Written on 2 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A probation search conducted last week at a Nipomo man’s home allegedly netted a pair of illicit rifles and ended with the suspect’s arrest. On May 27, members of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Gang Task... (Continue reading)

Alleged impersonator allegedly defrauds man out of SLO County properties

Written on 2 Jun, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series about allegations of theft, illegal cannabis cultivation, impersonation and fraud. By KAREN VELIE After living in a home near Lake Nacimiento in north San Luis Obispo County for almost 20... (Continue reading)