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Santa Barbara police searching for shooting suspects

Written on 30 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara police officers are searching for suspects who escaped capture following an incident Monday evening that involved a shooting and car crash that left a person in critical condition and caused a tree to catch on... (Continue reading)

Are SLO County protesters attempting to influence the jury pool?

Written on 29 Mar, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County prosecutors are asking the court to put a lid on the outspoken defendants and their attorneys in the case against a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who blocked traffic on Highway 101... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo cancels the remainder of football season

Written on 29 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN After playing half of a shortened six-game season and losing all three of its contests, the Cal Poly football team is canceling its remaining games, citing a lack of healthy players. “We made this decision because of... (Continue reading)

Which business sectors hit hardest with unemployment during pandemic?

Written on 29 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo County’s labor market strengthened in February as employers added 1,000 jobs, dropping the unemployment rate to 6.3% from 6.9% in January, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. Employment numbers are making a comeback as COVID-19 vaccines... (Continue reading)

Police officer shoots and kills pedestrian in Lompoc

Written on 29 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Lompoc police shot and killed a pedestrian who was allegedly armed with a handgun Sunday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., a 911 caller reported a person wielding a handgun was walking northbound on H Street. The caller... (Continue reading)

One person killed, three injured in alleged DUI crash in Nipomo

Written on 28 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One person was killed and three others were injured after a 24-year-old man drove the wrong way on Highway 101 in Nipomo on Saturday, crashing head on into another vehicle, according to the CHP. The alleged drunk driver then fled... (Continue reading)

The man from India visits Cayucos

Written on 27 Mar, 2021 in Discovered, Featured | 13 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)

Sulfuric acid spill leads to hazmat cleanup near San Miguel

Written on 27 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By RICHARD BASTIAN A punctured vineyard storage tank leaked sulfuric acid across a San Miguel roadway and into a storm drain leading to the Salinas River on Thursday afternoon, according to the San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Health.... (Continue reading)

Carpinteria massage therapist charged with sexual battery

Written on 27 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a 46-year-old male massage therapist on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting clients. After two people reported Xiaodong Mei had sexually assaulted them during their massages at Max Relaxin in Carpintaria, detectives opened an investigation.... (Continue reading)

Uber driver convicted of raping college students in SLO

Written on 27 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A San Luis Obispo County jury found an Uber guilty on Friday of 13 counts including rape, sexual assault and grand theft that were perpetrated against five victims. The initial four victims were all SLO County college students, three of... (Continue reading)