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June, 2023

Man commandeers Amtrak train in San Luis Obispo

Written on 13 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A man commandeered an Amtrak train in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday morning causing a several hour delay for passengers on the Pacific Surfliner Train. Shortly after 5 a.m., the man climbed aboard the train, entered the... (Continue reading)

Local radio show focuses on public policy and the law

Written on 13 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | One comment

OPINION by STEW JENKINS In March 2023, the K-NEWS FM 98.5 asked me to start broadcasting a local radio talk show focused on law and public policy – a local show called SLO County Public Policy & The Law. It... (Continue reading)

Central Coast man threatened Planned Parenthood, pleads guilty

Written on 13 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A Central Coast man pleaded guilty on Monday to federal criminal charges of making threatening telephone calls last year, including to a Planned Parenthood office on the day the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade,... (Continue reading)

San Simeon official agrees to pay civil penalties, leave job

Written on 12 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Simeon official settled a lawsuit with the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office on Monday for illegal business practices and false advertising. Prosecutors filed a civil suit in 2021 against a company paid to... (Continue reading)

Man arrested in Southern California for Santa Maria shooting

Written on 12 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers in a border city in Southern California located and arrested a man who investigators say carried out a shooting in Santa Maria earlier this year. On the morning of April 17, a caller reported a... (Continue reading)

Central Coast residents raise funds for Kyle Doan search effort

Written on 12 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Five months after floodwaters swept away 5-year-old Kyle Doan of San Miguel, community members participated in a fundraiser for the missing child’s family, which continues to mount search efforts. [KSBY] The fundraiser dubbed 805 Loves Kyle Doan... (Continue reading)

Visit with a shoeshine caddie in San Luis Obispo

Written on 11 Jun, 2023 in Discovered, Featured | No 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)

All that’s green isn’t gold

Written on 11 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by GEORGE HANSEN Everybody is talking about renewable energy these days, but so often, the subject is conflated with issues of social justice. Renewable energy might be better accepted if proponents concentrated on energy by itself. Better still, they... (Continue reading)

Missing San Miguel 12-year-old found

Written on 11 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office announced 12-year-old Addie Wilson of San Miguel was located on Sunday. Investigators have not said where she was located or if she was reunited with her parents. Wilson was last... (Continue reading)

FEMA funds now available for individual SLO County residents

Written on 11 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County residents can now apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance for damage to their homes during this seasons storms, according to a recent press release. On Friday, FEMA added SLO County to... (Continue reading)