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California Coastal Commission votes to lift Los Osos building moratorium

Written on 16 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to lift Los Osos’ 35-year building moratorium with plans to implement a limit of 1% yearly increase in residential growth. With area septic systems leaking nitrates into the basin,... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices dropping, find the lowest costs

Written on 16 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE With demand for fuel trailing increases in supply, gas prices continue to fall. Last week, the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County dropped six cents to $5.14, according to figures from... (Continue reading)

Strong-arm robbers target Walgreens in Atascadero, land in jail

Written on 15 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A pair of strong arm robbers landed in jail after they assaulted a clerk at the Walgreens Pharmacy in Atascadero on Wednesday. Shortly after 6 p.m., a store clerk noticed a woman loading merchandise into a large... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo transient convicted for selling drugs and trespassing

Written on 15 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury has convicted a transient, whom police officers arrested earlier this year, of possession for drugs for sale and trespassing. On March 6, dispatch sent San Luis Obispo patrol officers to the... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist injured in hit-and-run crash in Los Osos

Written on 14 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A motorcyclist suffered major injuries in a hit-and-run crash in Los Osos on Thursday evening. Shortly before 9 p.m., the driver of a 2004 Hyundai Elantra attempted to cross over Los Osos Valley Road from a parking... (Continue reading)

Jury convicts Oceano man of involuntary manslaughter over fatal shooting

Written on 14 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted an Oceano man of involuntary manslaughter and filing a false police report over the shooting death of a 28-year-old man in the Lopez Lake area of rural Arroyo Grande. On... (Continue reading)

Oceano man convicted of rape and assault of ex-wife

Written on 13 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury has convicted an Oceano man of committing numerous crimes against his ex-wife, including rape and assault. On the evening of March 5, 2020, Bryce Littlejohns, 45, attacked his former spouse in... (Continue reading)

Man sentenced to life in prison for SLO murder, mutilating remains

Written on 13 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 96 years to life in prison for murdering a 64-year-old man and mutilating his remains in the Bianchi Open Space area behind Megan’s Organic Market in San Luis Obispo.... (Continue reading)

Grass fire burns 1,410 acres in rural Santa Margarita

Written on 12 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The Bear Fire burning in rural Santa Margarita has burned 1,410 acres and is 50% contained, as of Wednesday evening. Shortly before noon on Wednesday, a caller reported the blaze burning near the intersection of Soda Lake... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County crime spree shooter sentenced to 54 years to life

Written on 12 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge has sentenced the man who shot two people during a crime spree in San Luis Obispo County last August to 54 years to life in prison. Joshua Arnold, 42, of Visalia’s crime spree included two... (Continue reading)