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April, 2022

Deceased gunshot victim found in vehicle in Santa Maria

Written on 24 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Police found a 61-year-old man dead in a vehicle from a gunshot wound in rural Santa Maria on Saturday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m., a caller reported the body in a car parked on the side of... (Continue reading)

Special favors benefit SLO County supervisor, anger his neighbors

Written on 24 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County has a reputation for rigorously enforcing building and land use regulations. But, when it came to Supervisor Bruce Gibson, county staff skirted both planning regulations and state law to allow him to build... (Continue reading)

SLO County relaxes rules for those exposed to COVID-19

Written on 22 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The County of San Luis Obispo has relaxed rules for people exposed to COVID-19. If you have been exposed to COVID-19, but don’t have symptoms, you are no longer required to quarantine at home. However, you should... (Continue reading)

People injured in two-car crash in SLO

Written on 22 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two cars collided at a San Luis Obispo intersection on Thursday, leaving one of the vehicles overturned. On Tuesday afternoon, a caller reported a crash at the intersection of Santa Rosa Street and Foothill Boulevard. Several people... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed during altercation in San Luis Obispo

Written on 22 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 61-year-old man is in jail after he stabbed a younger man who was attempting to start a fight near Mission Plaza in San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening. At about 5:15 p.m., 911 callers notified police... (Continue reading)

Is the SLO County clerk-recorder taking advantage of her position?

Written on 21 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by JAMES BAUGH I have never been involved in running for a political office until I decided to make a run for the position of San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder. I soon discovered there is indeed “rules for thee,... (Continue reading)

Man shoots gun in Guadalupe home, occupants climb out window

Written on 21 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Following an hours-long standoff Thursday morning, authorities arrested a Guadalupe man who allegedly fired shots inside a home during a family dispute. [KCOY] On Wednesday night, Guadalupe police officers twice came out to a house to conduct... (Continue reading)

Three SLO County gang members sentenced to prison

Written on 21 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced three gang members on Wednesday for the 2019 murder of a South County man who was once a member of their gang. The defendant who pulled the trigger in the fatal... (Continue reading)

SLO County reports conflicting COVID-19 case rates

Written on 21 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported a decrease in new COVID-19 cases this week from a daily average of 14 on April 13 to nine on April 20. However, the county’s average rate count conflicts with other county... (Continue reading)

San Miguel woman killed in two-car crash in San Luis Obispo identified

Written on 20 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo has identified the San Miguel resident killed in a two-car crash on Easter Sunday as Jadyn Louise Hall, 29. Shortly before noon, a caller reported a collision in the 3900 block... (Continue reading)