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Nearly $400,000 raised for slain officer’s wife and two children

Written on 13 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A GoFundMe raising money for the family of slain San Luis Obispo Police Detective Luca Benedetti has amassed more than $380,000 in donations, as of Thursday evening. Benedetti, 37, died in a shootout with a reportedly mentally... (Continue reading)

CDC eases mask wearing restrictions, what that means for you

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

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people can resume indoors and outdoors activities without wearing a masks or distancing, regardless of the size of the gathering. “If you are fully vaccinated,... (Continue reading)

Alleged cop killer suffered mental illness after losing job, mother says

Written on 13 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

The San Luis Obispo man who shot and killed one police detective and wounded another suffered from mental illness in the aftermath of losing his job at the rock climbing gym he allegedly burglarized hours prior to the fatal shooting.... (Continue reading)

Lustful eyes cast on Paso Robles Water Basin

Written on 12 May, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

(Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors recent vote to allow water banking in the county’s aquifers. Read part one.) By DANIEL BLACKBURN On its surface, the idea... (Continue reading)

Alleged cop killer burglarized his former employer, a SLO climbing gym

Written on 12 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The fatal shooting of a San Luis Obispo police officer on Monday was preceded by the gunman allegedly burglarizing a business for which he previously worked. Early Monday morning, a burglar broke into the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Atascadero State Hospital employee illicitly accessed immigration records

Written on 12 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In addition to accessing health information, social security numbers and other personal information belonging to Atascadero State Hospital patients, workers and job applicants, an ASH information technology employee also improperly accessed the immigration backgrounds of individuals affiliated... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County now vaccinating people 12 and above

Written on 11 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo County residents ages 12 and older are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines. People age 12 and above can sign up for a vaccine through Recover SLO. Because of FDA regulations, only the Pfizer vaccine is approved... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police detective killed in the line of duty identified

Written on 11 May, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city officials announced today the name of the detective shot and killed while serving a search warrant as 37-year-old Luca Benedetti. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, six officers attempted to serve a search... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man with a BB gun prompts school lockdown

Written on 11 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Local officials placed Atascadero Middle School on lockdown Monday afternoon after a man was walking nearby brandishing a BB gun that was initially thought to be a rifle. Shortly before 2 p.m, a 911 caller reported a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police officer shot on Camellia Court

Written on 10 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Update: Two San Luis Obispo police officers were serving a search warrant at a home on Camellia Court when a man shot both of the officers. Investigators are not releasing information regarding the officers’ injuries at this... (Continue reading)