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Unemployment rate continues growing in San Luis Obispo County

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

By KAREN VELIE Unemployment numbers in San Luis Obispo County continued climbing in July, with the number of unemployed workers jumping 7.4% from 5,400 in June 2024 to 5,800 in July 2024, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. While... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande council limits non-agenda public comment to one minute

Written on 16 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Arroyo Grande City Council has decided to limit public comment on items that do not appear on meeting agendas to one minute. [New Times] During its meeting on Tuesday, the Arroyo Grande council discussed the possibility... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest alleged copper downspouts thief

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers this week arrested a local man who allegedly stole about $20,000 of copper downspouts from the Irish Hills Shopping Center  last month. On July 10, at about 11:30 p.m., a suspect cut... (Continue reading)

Foundation awards grants to 20 Central Coast restaurants

Written on 15 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE While a large number of restaurants have closed during the past several years, 16 Central Coast restaurant owners were recently awarded grants to help fund their businesses. The California Restaurant Foundation  awarded $5,000 grants to eight independently... (Continue reading)

Panetta secures federal funding for the Paso Robles Airport

Written on 14 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta announced today that he helped secure new federal funding to modernize the Paso Robles Airport. The $530,610 federal grant, awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s airport improvement program, will support the completion of... (Continue reading)

Man kidnaps elderly woman, drives her to Paso Robles

Written on 14 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers captured a suspect after he allegedly kidnapped an elderly woman from the Tachi Palace Casino Resort and took her to Paso Robles. On Monday morning, a caller reported the elderly woman was missing. Witnesses told Kings... (Continue reading)

Three morning fires in Paso Robles, arson suspected in at least one

Written on 13 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Three fires burned in Paso Robles Tuesday morning, two of which were near each other, and at least one of which is suspected by authorities to have resulted from arson. Shortly before 3 a.m., a caller reported... (Continue reading)

Support investigative reporting in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 13 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Our investigative reports, breaking news stories, and information on governments from San Luis Obispo County and throughout the Central Coast have changed our community. Our latest four-part set of articles on county corruption is our most read... (Continue reading)

Fire in Atascadero destroys RV, injures owner, spreads to riverbed

Written on 13 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire in Atascadero on Sunday destroyed an RV and injured the owner of the motorhome, while also burning vegetation in and around the Salinas riverbed. Shortly after 2:10 p.m., Atascadero Fire And Emergency Services learned of... (Continue reading)

Driver hits and injures 65-year-old transient in San Luis Obispo

Written on 13 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and seriously injured a 65-year-old male transient  who was walking in San Luis Obis Sunday night. Shortly after 10 p.m., dispatchers sent San Luis Obispo police officers and firefighters to the 2900 block of... (Continue reading)