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SLO County supervisors vote again on redistricting, lawsuit threatened

Written on 8 Dec, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid threats of a lawsuit, on Tuesday the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors again voted 3-2 to make substantial changes to the supervisorial districts, with supervisors Bruce Gibson and Dawn Ortiz-Legg dissenting. Of the 36... (Continue reading)

School threats included photo of gun-toting Arroyo Grande student

Written on 8 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Lucia Mar Unified School district has disclosed it investigated two separate sets of purported threats on Monday, one of which involved a photo of an Arroyo Grande High School student holding a gun. First, district officials... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman dies following single-car crash

Written on 8 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Paso Robles woman who crashed her car into a tree in North County on Thanksgiving Day has died. Julia Martha Garcia, 40, was driving westbound on Adelaida Road west of Stag’s Leap Way shortly after noon... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 cases remain moderate, no new deaths

Written on 8 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE New COVID-19 case rates have remained primarily unchanged at a moderate level for more than three weeks, with average daily rates from 34 to 38, though it is expected the number of cases will increase during the... (Continue reading)

Funds from opioid case settlement available for Paso Robles

Written on 8 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of Paso Robles could receive more than $680,000 from a settlement to be paid by drug distributors and manufacturers over their role in the United States’s opioid epidemic. [KSBY] Earlier this year, drug distributors McKesson,... (Continue reading)

SLO Black Lives Matter protester in line for a plea agreement

Written on 7 Dec, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE One of the leaders of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests in San Luis Obispo is expected to plea to one felony count of using threats or violence to deter a police officer. In exchange, 24-year-old Elias... (Continue reading)

FBI investigates threats regarding Arroyo Grande High School

Written on 7 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Threats reportedly posted on social media about Arroyo Grande High School promoted an investigation on Monday involving administrators, police and the FBI. [Tribune] High school administrators and Arroyo Grande police investigated and, with help from local authorities... (Continue reading)

Vehicles vandalized with swastikas and racial slurs in Orcutt

Written on 7 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Residents found swastikas and racial slurs painted on several vehicles in an Orcutt neighborhood last week. The vehicles included a pickup truck and a minibus, neighbors said. In addition to swastikas, “I h8” was painted on the... (Continue reading)

Flash mob like thieves hit clothing store in Santa Barbara

Written on 6 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara police are looking for a group of about 10 teens who stole multiple items from a Volcom clothing store on the 600 block of State Street on Monday afternoon, in a theft that resembles the... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for suspect in alleged hate crime

Written on 6 Dec, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking the public to help identify a man who allegedly assaulted a woman while yelling racial slurs on Nov. 22 near Miners Ace Hardware on Santa Barbara Avenue. Shortly before... (Continue reading)