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January, 2023

Homeless encampment fire damages storage facility in SLO

Written on 5 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire that likely started at a homeless encampment burned part of a storage unit in San Luis Obispo Wednesday evening. Shortly before 8 p.m., a caller reported a fire at Meathead Mini Storage located at 3600... (Continue reading)

Heavy wind and rains cause power outages, flooding in SLO County

Written on 4 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Gusting winds and heavy rains bore down on San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday afternoon and evening, downing trees, triggering landslides and causing power outages and flooding. Thousands are currently without power in SLO County, while those... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County welcomes the first babies of 2023

Written on 4 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo welcomed its first baby of 2023, a baby boy to Migual and Allyson Hermosillo. Luca Mattias Hermosillo arrived at 10:03 a.m. on New Year’s Day. The boy weighed... (Continue reading)

When will the storm hit San Luis Obispo County

Written on 4 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The latest forecast has the bomb cyclone hitting San Luis Obispo County with heavy rains and strong winds at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Most areas of the county are currently... (Continue reading)

No charges for Guadalupe officer who shot and killed bystander

Written on 4 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Prosecutors elected not to charge the Guadalupe police officer who shot and killed a bystander in 2020, the California Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. On the night of Aug. 21, 2021, Guadalupe officers recognized a man... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police identify Arroyo Grande man killed by train

Written on 4 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities identified the person struck and killed by a train last month at the Grover Beach Amtrak station as Ronald Frank Gupton, 55, of Arroyo Grande. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Dec. 5, while a train was... (Continue reading)

On being Jewish

Written on 3 Jan, 2023 in Discovered, Featured | 4 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)

Gun wielding man assaults clerk at Ralphs in SLO

Written on 3 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Police are asking for the public’s help finding a gun wielding man who hit a grocery store clerk over the head with a glass bottle on Jan. 2 at the Ralphs in San Luis Obispo, police said.... (Continue reading)

Flood watch and wind advisories issued for San Luis Obispo County

Written on 3 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County will be under a flood watch and wind advisory from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning because of a heavy storm system expected to drench the county in rainfall, according to the National Weather... (Continue reading)

Highway 1 at Ragged Point open Tuesday, closing on Wednesday

Written on 3 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Caltrans reopened Highway 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to just south of Big Sur in Monterey County on Tuesday, with plans to shut the stretch of highway down again on Wednesday, according to... (Continue reading)