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Grover Beach planning to open cannabis smoking lounges

Written on 14 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By BEN DIGUGLIELMO The Grover Beach City Council took the first step on Monday towards revamping the city’s marijuana scene through the inclusion of cannabis lounges. Taking inspiration from Los Angeles and San Francisco, Grover Beach would be the first... (Continue reading)

Fire at the Union Bank in Atascadero

Written on 14 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A heating and ventilation unit caught on fire at Union Bank in Atascadero Thursday afternoon, resulting in the evacuation of a few employees but little damage to the bank building. A caller reported the fire burning at... (Continue reading)

Man’s body found near the ocean in Pismo Beach

Written on 13 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Pismo Beach police are investigating a dead body found on the beach late Wednesday night. Shortly before midnight, a person reported a man’s dead body lying on the beach. Officers arrived to find a body that appeared... (Continue reading)

Multiple agencies investigate shots fired in rural Paso Robles

Written on 13 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are attempting to determine who fired shots, and from where, in rural Paso Robles Wednesday evening. At about 5 p.m., witnesses reported hearing shots in the 200 block of W. 4th... (Continue reading)

Deceased man found on Bishop Peak in SLO identified

Written on 13 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department has identified the deceased man whose body was found on Bishop Peak in December as Charles Leader, 36, of Florida. On Dec. 10, a hiker reported finding skeletal remains clad in... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man found dead at Santa Barbara County Jail

Written on 13 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 45-year-old man from Santa Maria died in the Santa Barbara County Main Jail early Wednesday morning, hours after being taken into custody for domestic violence and false imprisonment, according to the sheriff’s department. A Santa Maria... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police track down armed robber

Written on 12 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police officers arrested a 38-year-old man on Tuesday who allegedly robbed a woman at gunpoint three weeks earlier. On the afternoon of Dec. 18, a man approached a woman who was standing in her garage in... (Continue reading)

Officers warn about theft from cars parked at trailheads in SLO

Written on 12 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department is warning residents not to leave valuables in vehicles parked at trailheads. Police are advising hikers to leave their valuables at home. Not even surveillance cameras will stop thieves from stealing... (Continue reading)

Gibson selected SLO Board of Supervisors chair despite objections

Written on 12 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to select Bruce Gibson as board chairman for 2022 after multiple members of the public asked the board to deny Gibson the position because of... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s COVID-19 case rates approaching all time high

Written on 11 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s reached a daily average COVID-19 case rate of 283, closing in on the record of 331 set on Jan. 12, 2021. The current number is likely higher as many residents are not reporting... (Continue reading)