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November, 2022

San Luis Obispo offering free holiday parking in city structures

Written on 21 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo is offering free parking during the holiday season in the city’s three downtown parking structures in order to increase shopping and dining. Beginning on Thanksgiving Day through Dec. 27, the city will not charge... (Continue reading)

Person killed by gunshot wound found outside Atascadero police station

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An officer on Sunday evening found a person dead of a gunshot wound inside a vehicle outside the Atascadero Police Department, police said. The officer checked on a vehicle parked in the police department’s public parking lot... (Continue reading)

Newsom thankful for federal funding for Diablo Canyon extension

Written on 21 Nov, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 2 comments

Statement by Gov. Gavin Newsom Gov. Gavin Newsom responded Monday to the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement that it has awarded $1.1 billion from the Civil Nuclear Credit Program to support a limited-term extension of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant... (Continue reading)

Four people injured in two-car crash in Santa Barbara County

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Four people suffered injuries, one of whom was airlifted to the hospital, in a two-car crash in Los Olivos Sunday evening. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., a caller reported a crash in the 3000 block of Foxen Canyon... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo closes trails, issues mountain lion advisory

Written on 20 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid multiple mountain lion sightings, the city of San Luis Obispo closed two open spaces, multiple trails and issued a wildlife advisory on Sunday. After receiving reports of mountain lion sightings in and around the Irish Hills... (Continue reading)

Carbajal plans to dump money from disgraced FTX megadonor

Written on 20 Nov, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal is one of a handful of politicians who plan to dump contributions they received from disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Bankman-Fried donated approxamtly 40 million dollars to primarily Democratic campaigns during the... (Continue reading)

2.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Templeton

Written on 19 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A 2.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Templeton Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake hit 6 miles northwest of Templeton at 1:49 p.m. The shallow earthquake occurred 2.1 miles below the earth’s surface. Some... (Continue reading)

SLO Planning Commission supports five-story affordable housing project

Written on 18 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Planning Commission on Wednesday voted to give preliminary approval for a large affordable housing development on Monterey Street that will include two five-story mixed-use buildings. Plans call for the Housing Authority of San... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist dies after being struck by a vehicle in San Luis Obispo

Written on 18 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo man was killed after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bike on Los Osos Valley Road on Thursday evening, authorities said in a news release. The bicyclist, a 58-year-old  man, died... (Continue reading)

Federal agents raid San Luis Obispo accounting firm

Written on 17 Nov, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE Federal agents raided a San Luis Obispo accounting firm on Thursday, spending hours scouring the office and removing boxes of files from the business. More than a dozen FBI and IRS agents descended on 755 Santa Rosa... (Continue reading)