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SLO evicts homeless, temporarily closes Bob Jones Trail

Written on 8 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city staffers on Friday ordered homeless living along the Bob Jones Trail to leave the area to allow the city to improve portions of the trail. Homeless, some in tears, worked on packing up... (Continue reading)

Officers arrest man with sawed-off shotgun in San Luis Obispo

Written on 8 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested two men Friday morning after finding them in a creek with drugs and a sawed-off shotgun. A 911 caller reported seeing two males with a shotgun near Murray Avenue and Santa... (Continue reading)

COVID-19 surge straining SLO County hospitals

Written on 8 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The current surge in COVID-19 cases is straining San Luis Obispo County hospital emergency rooms and staffing. There are currently 38 residents hospitalized with the virus, seven in intensive care units, according to the county health department.... (Continue reading)

Umbrella mistaken for gun, Paso Robles High School locked down

Written on 7 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A student mistaking an umbrella for a gun led to Paso Robles High School locking down briefly Friday morning. One student saw another student with a large umbrella and reported that it was a gun, according to... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo hosting COVID-positive students in hotels

Written on 7 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Isolation beds for Cal Poly students who tested positive for COVID-19 filled rapidly this week, prompting university officials to move additional students with the coronavirus into off-campus hotels. [LA Times] Cal Poly has 62 isolation beds on... (Continue reading)

California extends mask mandate until Feb. 15

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Department of Health and Human Services has extended the state’s indoor mask mandate by one month. After taking effect on Dec. 15, 2021, the mandate was set to expire on Jan. 15, 2022. But, the... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies man kill in crash near Morro Bay

Written on 5 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Highway Patrol has identified the man who died in a crash on Highway 1 south of Morro Bay on New Year’s Eve as San Luis Obispo resident Jerome Perry, 62. On Friday, at approximately 7:22... (Continue reading)

Thief trashes Old Mission School’s thrift store during burglary

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a burglar who allegedly stole hundreds of dollars of items from Mission Thrift SLO on Tuesday. [KSBY] Located at 2958 S. Higuera Street, the shop is a thrift store that... (Continue reading)

Dog killed in Santa Maria mobile home fire

Written on 5 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A dog died and five residents were displaced as a result of a mobile home fire in Santa Maria Tuesday morning at a mobile home park in the 1700 block of S. Thornburg Street. All five people... (Continue reading)

Violent criminals in California ineligible for early release, court rules

Written on 5 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

BY KAREN VELIE The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that corrections officials do not need to consider early release for violent felons whose primary offense is considered nonviolent under state law. [LA Times] In 2016, California voters passed... (Continue reading)