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April, 2023

California Capitol briefly evacuated over threat amid manhunt for gunman

Written on 14 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officers arrested a man who allegedly fired shots at a hospital Wednesday evening and may have made a threat that resulted in the evacuation of the state Capitol building in Sacramento Thursday morning. Jackson Pinney, 30,... (Continue reading)

SLO police seeking help identifying suspect in three-car crash

Written on 13 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating the vehicle and identifying the driver who caused a three-car crash on Wednesday morning. At approximately 10:30 a.m., the driver of a 2013 light... (Continue reading)

SLO Mayor, League of Cities ask California for $3 billion for homeless services

Written on 13 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica Stewart joined the League of California Cities in Sacramento on Wednesday in calling for the state to spend $3 billion on combating homelessness. Hundreds of city officials gathered outside the state Capitol... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly ROTC chair accused of filming teen denied military diversion

Written on 13 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Cal Poly ROTC chair is facing a maximum sentence of more than three years in prison after a judge denied his request for military diversion and ordered him to face four charges related to secretly filming... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors to discuss hiring a new administrator

Written on 13 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a special meeting next week to discuss the appointment of a new county administrator, according to an agenda posted Wednesday. Last month, SLO County Administrative... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police searching for suspects who used stolen credit

Written on 12 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Grover Beach Police Department is asking the public for help identifying two suspects who allegedly used a stolen credit card last week.  Police suspect the two individuals used a stolen credit card in Grover Beach at... (Continue reading)

Traffic controls, road closure in South County for Highway 1 resurfacing

Written on 12 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Caltrans will impose traffic control measures on a stretch of Highway 1 in South County between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning as part of a larger project that will resurface the highway from Pismo Beach to Oceano. ... (Continue reading)

Atascadero water company seeking 25% rate increase

Written on 12 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE In an attempt to deal with rising costs and the need for capital improvements, the Atascadero Mutual Water Company is proposing a 25% increase in water rates for 2024 and then 4% each year after that. At... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit seeks to shutdown Diablo Canyon power plant

Written on 12 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to stop PG&E from continuing to operate Diablo Canyon Power Plant in Avila Beach past 2025. In 2016, Friends of the Earth and PG&E agreed in a contract that Diablo Canyon would... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Jimmy Paulding explores dumping Oceano

Written on 11 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE After years of strife between community leaders in Oceano, freshman Supervisor Jimmy Paulding is considering dumping Oceano after just three months on the job. Paulding’s latest plan is to shutter the Oceano Community Services District and make... (Continue reading)