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September, 2023

Burglar rams car into SLO Big 5, steals firearms

Written on 25 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A burglar rammed a car into the Big 5 Sporting Goods store in San Luis Obispo early Saturday morning and stole firearms. Police have since managed to recover the stolen guns, but the suspect remains at large.... (Continue reading)

Gas prices surge to over $6 a gallon in SLO County

Written on 25 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid rising crude oil costs and low gas inventories in California, the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County increased 17 cents during the past week to $6.03, according to figures from... (Continue reading)

Antisemitic flyers found outside homes in San Luis Obispo

Written on 24 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo residents in the Old Town Historic District woke up to antisemitic propaganda on their driveways and yards on Sunday, which is the start of Yom Kippur, a Jewish high holiday. Similar to fliers left... (Continue reading)

SLO County Assistant District Attorney Dobroth seeking 15% raise

Written on 24 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Assistant District Attorney Eric Dobroth is seeking a temporary 15% pay raise while District Attorney Dan Dow is deployed to the Middle East. While on deployment, Dow will retain his elected seat while... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s cannabis program more than $1 million in the red

Written on 24 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County tax payers will pay more than $1 million during the current fiscal year to fund the county’s failing cannabis industry, according to the Sept. 27 Board of Supervisors agenda. During the 2022-2023 fiscal... (Continue reading)

Group of armed robbers hit pizza parlors in Arroyo Grande, Orcutt

Written on 24 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Three people are in jail after they allegedly robbed Domino’s Pizza parlors in Arroyo Grande and Orcutt on Friday night. Shortly after 9 p.m., two masked men entered the Domino’s Pizza on East Grand Avenue in Arroyo... (Continue reading)

Truck bursts into flames on Highway 101 in Shell Beach

Written on 23 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire engulfed a semi-truck on Highway 101 in Shell Beach on Friday night, sending smoke billowing into a nearby residential area and prompting reports of explosions.  Shortly after 9 p.m., a caller reported a truck on... (Continue reading)

Ventura bus driver hits, runs over bicyclist from Goleta

Written on 23 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

BY KAREN VELIE A bus driver is facing a felony charge of hit-and-run after he allegedly struck and ran over a bicyclist from Goleta while driving a Ventura County bus on Thursday. Shortly before 10 a.m. a caller reported a... (Continue reading)

Shandon schools ban red and blue clothing, parents outraged

Written on 23 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE A plan by the Shandon Joint Unified School District to curtail alleged gang violence  through the banning of red and blue colors at the school has led multiple parents to pull their children out of the district.... (Continue reading)

Person struck and killed on Highway 101 near Los Alamos

Written on 23 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Highway 101 north of Los Alamos in northern Santa Barbara County Friday night. The collision occurred at approximately 11:26 p.m. on northbound Highway 101 just south of Cat Canyon... (Continue reading)