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The bodies of two SLO residents found under brush

Written on 24 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A day after a vehicle crashed in San Luis Obispo, officers found a dog and later two SLO residents deceased in a nearby creek bed, police said. On Monday, at about 5:30 p.m., the car reportedly struck... (Continue reading)

Missing SLO County woman found in Riverside County

Written on 23 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A 22-year-old woman reported missing from Arroyo Grande earlier this week was found safe in Riverside County. After a citizen reported seeing her, deputies spoke with Ysabel Moriarty Puig and determined she was safe. On Monday, Moriarty... (Continue reading)

California plans to ban diesel truck fleets

Written on 23 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced a plan to eventually force all diesel truck fleets off the roads in the Golden State. [SF Gate] CARB is proposing a package of regulations called Advance Clean Fleets,... (Continue reading)

Bezos charity awards $5 million to controversial SLO County nonprofit

Written on 23 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A charity created by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has issued a $5 million grant to the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County (CAPSLO) for housing homeless families. Launched in 2018, the Bezos Day 1 Families... (Continue reading)

Deputies asking for help finding missing Arroyo Grande woman

Written on 22 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a 22-year-old woman who was last seen in Arroyo Grande. On Monday, Ysabel Moriarty Puig’s mother reported her missing. The last time... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores’ attorney attempts to delay sentencing for murder

Written on 22 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The attorney for Paul Flores, whom a jury convicted last month of the murder of Kristin Smart, has filed a motion seeking to delay his client’s sentencing. A hearing on attorney Robert Sanger’s motion will take place... (Continue reading)

Multiple fires damage home near Lake Nacimiento

Written on 22 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters battled two blazes at a two-story home near Lake Nacimiento, with the first fire discovered on Monday evening. Hours after firefighters extinguished the blaze, a second fire damaged the same house. Shortly after 5 p.m. on... (Continue reading)

Biden announces plans to give $1.1 billion grant to keep Diablo Canyon open

Written on 21 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Biden administration announced on Monday it plans to give Pacific Gas & Electric a $1.1-billion grant to help the company keep operating Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plantin San Luis Obispo County. After 40 years in operation,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo offering free holiday parking in city structures

Written on 21 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo is offering free parking during the holiday season in the city’s three downtown parking structures in order to increase shopping and dining. Beginning on Thanksgiving Day through Dec. 27, the city will not charge... (Continue reading)

Person killed by gunshot wound found outside Atascadero police station

Written on 21 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An officer on Sunday evening found a person dead of a gunshot wound inside a vehicle outside the Atascadero Police Department, police said. The officer checked on a vehicle parked in the police department’s public parking lot... (Continue reading)