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May, 2024

San Luis Obispo County sees unemployment rate drop

Written on 19 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Unemployment tumbled in San Luis Obispo County in April even though the region lost about 1,000 jobs during the past month, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. A 1,600 person reduction in the workforce drove the... (Continue reading)

Find SLO County deals for May on happy hours, lodging and more

Written on 18 May, 2024 in Featured, Sales and deals | One comment

Find great local sales and deals on dining, lodging, golf, happy hours and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Paso Soul Food Grill in Paso Robles Get 10% off your entire order. For great... (Continue reading)

Exposed by a Post-it-note: The fall of Ryan Petetit

Written on 18 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series about the evolution of notorious developer Ryan Wright, also known as Ryan Petetit, and the legal challenges he is currently facing. Read part one: Evolution of an... (Continue reading)

Homeless union drops lawsuit against SLO County but plans new complaint

Written on 18 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A group of homeless individuals who formerly lived at the safe parking site off Highway 1 near the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has dropped its lawsuit against the county and the Community Action Partnership of... (Continue reading)

Men arrested for grand theft at San Luis Obispo Home Depot

Written on 17 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested two Inland Empire men earlier this month after they allegedly committed grand theft at the SLO Home Depot store.  On May 2, dispatchers sent officers to Home Depot for a report... (Continue reading)

Complaint filed against UC Santa Barbara over targeting of Jewish student

Written on 17 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

  By CCN STAFF A Jewish legal advocacy organization on Thursday filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of California Santa Barbara on behalf of the student government president, whom pro-Palestinian protesters have targeted amid the ongoing war... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Parkinson selects new undersheriff

Written on 17 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced the upcoming promotion of Commander Chad Nicholson to the position of undersheriff. Nicholson is to replace Undersheriff Jim Voge, who is retiring. Since Parkinson appointed him in 2011, Voge... (Continue reading)

Two people killed, two injured in crash in San Luis Obispo

Written on 16 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Two people were killed and two were injured in a multi-vehicle crash in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday evening. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., mutiple callers reported the crash at the intersection of Beach and Pismo streets. Officers... (Continue reading)

K-9 helps Pismo Beach police capture suspect inside trailer

Written on 16 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A K-9 helped Pismo Beach police officers arrest a suspect who was barricaded inside a trailer on Wednesday. Dispatchers sent officers to an RV trailer that a suspect had allegedly broken into. The suspect was believed to... (Continue reading)

State Parks commission meets in SLO County to discuss Oceano Dunes

Written on 16 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The State’s Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission is meeting today in Arroyo Grande where they will discuss attempts to phase out off-road vehicle usage at the Oceano Dunes based on controversial allegations dust from the dunes... (Continue reading)