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PG&E facing reprimands over alleged neglect of the grid

Written on 15 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is considering reprimanding PG&E on Thursday for continuing to neglect its electrical grid that, in recent years, sparked large and deadly wildfires. [KCRA] The reprimand could mark the first step in... (Continue reading)

Those who give us Cayucos geezers hope

Written on 15 Apr, 2021 in Discovered, Featured | 3 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)

SLO County’s battle over polystyrene could shutter the IWMA

Written on 14 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s waste agency voted Wednesday to continue the countywide polystyrene ban even though the majority of board members voted to end it, leading several agencies to voice their plans to leave the agency. Divided... (Continue reading)

Flores killed SLO County coed while sexual assaulting her, DA alleges

Written on 14 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paul Flores murdered Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, who has been missing since 1996, while raping or attempting to rape her, San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow alleges. At a press conference Wednesday, Dow announced... (Continue reading)

SLO County pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccines over blood clot cases

Written on 14 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In line with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendations, San Luis Obispo County is halting the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine while federal officials investigate six... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man arrested for stalking, firearm charges

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

Arroyo Grande Police arrested a 39-year-old resident on Tuesday on allegations of stalking and illegal possession of a firearm. After receiving a report that Stephen Nathanial Lockett IV, a convicted felon, illegally possessed a firearm, investigators obtained a search warrant... (Continue reading)

SLO County sheriff details the Kristin Smart murder investigation

Written on 13 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced his detectives found evidence related to the murder of Kristin Smart at the homes of both Paul Flores and his father Rubin Flores, during a press conference on Tuesday.... (Continue reading)

SLO County eyeing COVID-19 orange tier as case rates drop

Written on 13 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

With COVID-19 case rates dropping in San Luis Obispo County over the past week, the county could progress into the less restrictive orange tier next week. SLO County is currently averaging 5.4 new cases per 100,000 residents, according to the... (Continue reading)

Helios Dayspring opens marijuana shop in Morro Bay

Written on 13 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Natural Healing Center, a company headed by marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring, opened a retail pot shop in Morro Bay on Monday. The new retail store, located at 495 Morro Bay Boulevard, held a daylong grand opening, which included a ribbon... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputies arrest suspects in Kristin Smart case, search for body

Written on 13 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested Paul Flores, the primary suspect in the disappearance of Kristin Smart,  and his father, Ruben Flores, at separate locations Tuesday morning. Investigators are currently digging under Rubin Flores’ home in... (Continue reading)