Home  »  Archives

March, 2022

Threat leads to shelter in place at Templeton schools

Written on 7 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Following a threat, students and staff at both Templeton Middle School and Templeton Elementary School were ordered to shelter in place on Monday while sheriff deputies investigated. Shortly before 11 a.m., someone made an unspecified threat against... (Continue reading)

San Simeon manager wants the community to pay his fine, legal fees

Written on 7 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Simeon Community Services District’s general manager wants local residents to foot the bill for his conflict of interest fines and legal fees. The California Fair Political Practices Commission penalized Grace last year for the “inherent harm”... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices rise above $5.50 a gallon

Written on 7 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions on Moscow, local drivers are again paying record prices at the pump. Shortly after rising above $5 a gallon for the first time, the average... (Continue reading)

Gunman fires warning shot, robs Pismo Beach gas station

Written on 7 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police are searching for a gunman who robbed the Shell gas station in Pismo Beach Sunday evening and fired a warning shot. At about 8 p.m., a man entered the Shell station at 2699 Shell Beach Road,... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest suspect in multiple sexual assaults in Santa Barbara County

Written on 6 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man they suspect committed a string of sexual assaults in the Isla Vista area late last month. Deputies arrested Michael Angelo Auclair of Ventura County  in Lompoc... (Continue reading)

Resident injured in fire in Atascadero, cat killed

Written on 5 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One resident was injured and a cat was killed in a fire at a home at 7775 Yesal Avenue in Atascadero on Saturday morning. Shortly after midnight, a caller reported a fire burning in a two-car attached... (Continue reading)

Alleged truck theft leads to motorcycle chase from Los Osos to Atascadero

Written on 5 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN After allegedly participating in the theft of a U-Haul truck, a motorcyclist led officers on a chase from Los Osos to Atascadero Friday afternoon that reached speeds of 100 mph or more. While driving in the Los... (Continue reading)

Passenger shot in alleged Highway 101 road rage incident near Orcutt

Written on 4 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot a passenger in a vehicle Thursday night in an apparent road rage incident on Highway 101 near Orcutt. [KSBY] The apparent road rage incident involved two vehicles on Highway 101 near Clark Avenue. At... (Continue reading)

Who is SLO County supervisor candidate Geoff Auslen?

Written on 4 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

OPINION by CYNTHIA MUIR Is San Luis Obispo County District 2 supervisor candidate Geoff Auslin a liberal, a moderate or a conservative? It all depends on his audience or what day it is.  Before deciding to run for office in... (Continue reading)

Atascadero parents and students argue over masks, appropriate speech

Written on 4 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Parents and students in Atascadero are battling over the choice to wear masks and freedom of speech issues after two board members compared COVID-19 mandates to issues of racism during a contentious school district board meeting on... (Continue reading)