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Former Morro Bay teacher ordered to take an AIDS test

Written on 23 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Former Morro Bay High School teacher Tyler Andree is required to take an AIDS and HIV test with a copy of the results going to the underage student he had sex with, according to the San Luis Obispo County District... (Continue reading)

If others do it too, why was a Pismo Beach official censured?

Written on 23 Feb, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Using the others do it too excuse, the only public speaker during last week’s censure of Pismo Beach Councilwoman Marcia Guthrie, argued against the public lambaste claiming others on the council also violate the law. Susan Testa... (Continue reading)

Firefighters rescue climber who fell from 100-foot cliff in Pismo Beach

Written on 23 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Fire personnel rescued a climber who became stuck on a cliff in Pismo Beach Monday morning. At about 11:30 a.m., rescue workers located the climber about 30 feet down a 100-foot cliff just north of the... (Continue reading)

New coronavirus cases drop 40% in SLO County, in one week

Written on 22 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The number of new coronavirus cases in San Luis Obispo County fell by 40% during the past seven days, better than the state which is down approximately 33% and Santa Barbara County which dropped by 32%, according to the California... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria farm pays $30,000 settlement to farmworkers

Written on 22 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN More than 200 Santa Maria farmworkers received settlement checks on Sunday after obtaining a $30,000 settlement from a farming company that allegedly retaliated against the workers for organizing in attempt to get better pay. [KCOY] On May... (Continue reading)

Coast Guard crew rescues injured sailor off the coast of SLO County

Written on 22 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A United States Coast Guard crew rescued an injured cargo ship worker more than 46 miles off the coast of San Luis Obispo County on Friday. The 27-year-old worker fell 16 feet while aboard the Hyundai Jupiter,... (Continue reading)

Port San Luis commissioner under fire for violating the Brown Act

Written on 22 Feb, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE Port San Luis Harbor District Commissioner Bob Vessely is facing a public reprimand at Tuesday’s board meeting for providing confidential documents to a third party in violation of the Brown Act. After participating in a Feb. 9... (Continue reading)

Huge houses with tiny families in Cayucos

Written on 21 Feb, 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)

Paul Flores released on bail following weapons charge

Written on 21 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Paul Flores, the lone suspect in the Kristin Smart disappearance case, was released from jail Thursday evening on bail. On Feb. 11, Los Angeles police officers arrested Flores in Rancho Palos Verdes on suspicion of being a felon in possession... (Continue reading)

Man’s dead body found at Mitchell Park in San Luis Obispo

Written on 21 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The dead body of a man was discovered Saturday in Mitchell Park in San Luis Obispo, where he appeared to be camping. At Mitchell Park, home to dozens of people in SLO, another camper discovered the man’s body, which appeared... (Continue reading)