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SLO County offering homeless $1,000 to leave safe parking site

Written on 7 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo County is offering $1,000 to homeless individuals who leave the safe parking site on Oklahoma Avenue. [Tribune] Earlier this year, SLO County announced plans to close the Oklahoma Avenue homeless parking site, which is located near Highway... (Continue reading)

Sex offender suspected of prowling around more SLO homes

Written on 7 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking residents in neighborhoods near Cal Poly to review surveillance film in search of footage of a prior sex offender who allegedly masturbated outside a house while watching a 17-year-old... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 150 acres off Highway 46 near Cambria

Written on 6 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fast moving fire burning off Highway 46 near Cambria grew to more than 150 acres on Friday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before 1 p.m., a caller reported trees on fire off Highway 46. Firefighters... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman helps police capture scammers

Written on 6 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two women are in custody after a Paso Robles woman they had scammed helped police capture the alleged thieves. On Wednesday, two women approached the victim and offered to help her spiritually. The victim then invited them... (Continue reading)

Women snatch high-end sunglasses from SLO store, arrested

Written on 6 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pair of Bay Area women allegedly stole more than $44,000 worth of merchandise from Sunglass Hut in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, and then fled on Highway 101, where law enforcement personnel eventually tracked them down.... (Continue reading)

Man caught masturbating outside SLO home while watching teen girl shower

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers this week arrested a transient and previously registered sex offender who allegedly masturbated outside a house in a neighborhood near Cal Poly while watching a 17-year-old girl shower inside the home. At... (Continue reading)

Combative SLO County officials grill leading scientist in air quality

Written on 5 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) board meeting last week, county Supervisor Jimmy Paulding grilled a leading scientist in air quality who successfully fielded his, at times, loaded questions. It was a... (Continue reading)

Four murder suspects arrested in Santa Barbara County

Written on 5 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police arrested a combined total of four suspects this week in a pair of unrelated Northern Santa Barbara County murder cases. On the evening of June 12, 2022, a caller reported a shooting at a residence in... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest felon for making threats and weapons charges

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

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police arrested a felon in the downtown area on Monday who allegedly drove recklessly, threatened an officer and was carrying a handgun. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported a man driving recklessly near... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County awards itself ambulance contract, lawsuit filed

Written on 4 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors awarded the contract for ambulance services to the County Fire Department in September, ending a 50-year agreement with American Medical Response (AMR) and starting a legal battle. The county is now... (Continue reading)