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Newsom wants to keep Diablo Canyon in SLO County open past 2025

Written on 29 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE California Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering attempting to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo County open beyond its planned closure in 2025. [L.A. Times] On Thursday, Newsom told the L.A. Times editorial board... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita murder suspect pleads not guilty

Written on 29 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The man accused of shooting and killing a man in rural Santa Margarita before stabbing a woman in Paso Robles, attended his arraignment in San Luis Obispo Superior Court on Thursday. Cruz Christopher Gomez Jr., 42, entered... (Continue reading)

SLO businessman Jim Copeland dead at 80

Written on 28 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Jim Copeland, best known for constructing several large commercial projects in downtown San Luis Obispo, has died. He was 80 years old. SLO Mayor Erica Stewart ordered all flags flown on city property to be lowered to... (Continue reading)

Nurses in Templeton and SLO allege understaffing, poor conditions

Written on 28 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Nurses at nine Tenet hospitals, including Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton, conducted public actions and informational pickets on Wednesday over alleged understaffing and poor working conditions.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County COVID-19 rates increase slightly

Written on 28 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported a increase in new COVID-19 cases this week from a daily average of nine on April 20 to 13 on April 27. During the past seven days, the county reported 105 SLO... (Continue reading)

Little known about man murdered in Santa Maria

Written on 27 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police have identified the 61-year-old man who was found dead in a vehicle from a gunshot wound as Luis Bernabe Jimenez. Police say they do not know where Jimenez lived or worked. Detectives are seeking... (Continue reading)

Gas leak leads to evacuations in Paso Robles

Written on 27 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officials evacuated some Paso Robles residents and asked others to shelter in place because of a gas leak Tuesday afternoon. [Tribune] Shortly after 2 p.m., construction workers hit a gas line in a backyard. As gas leaked... (Continue reading)

Officers chase woman from King City to outside San Luis Obispo

Written on 26 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An elderly female who was reportedly suffering from a medical condition led officers on an approximately 75-mile, 45-minute chase early Monday morning from the King City area to just outside of San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] 911 callers... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police nab drive-by shooter following horrific crash

Written on 26 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers caught a man who allegedly shot at a father and son who were inside a vehicle stopped at an intersection in the northern Santa Barbara County city Monday afternoon. At about 2:40 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s average gas price stagnant, find the cheapest prices

Written on 25 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE During the past week, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in San Luis Obispo County remained unchanged at $5.89, according to figures from AAA. In late March, SLO County’s average gas price reached a... (Continue reading)