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Restaurants in SLO County can now reopen inside dining

Written on 2 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County advanced today from the restrictive purple tier into the more lenient red tier, while neighboring Santa Barbara County remains in the purple tier. Even though the number of new coronavirus cases in both counties continues to... (Continue reading)

Bomb threat delays hearings at the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse

Written on 2 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Multiple hearings at the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court were delayed or rescheduled Tuesday morning after someone called in a bomb threat. At about 8 a.m., an unknown caller reported a bomb in the building. Bailiffs then cleared most... (Continue reading)

Rural Santa Maria man shoots and kills his wife

Written on 2 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man shot and killed his wife inside a home in the Tanglewood area near the Santa Maria Airport Sunday night, and then he confessed the killing to deputies, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus cases in SLO County down another 21% in past seven days

Written on 2 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The number of new coronavirus cases in San Luis Obispo County fell by 21% during the past seven days, better than the state which is down approximately 19%, according to the California Department of Public Health. During the past three... (Continue reading)

Gov. Newsom tweets all elementary students back to campus by April

Written on 1 Mar, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a deal Monday to encourage many elementary school to reopen their campuses within a month. Newsom and state lawmakers agreed to provide financial incentives to schools for reopening. The state is allocating... (Continue reading)

Armed man robs the Chevron in San Miguel, gets away

Written on 28 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for an armed man who allegedly robbed the Chevron gas station in San Miguel on Sunday morning. At approximately 7:30 a.m., the man entered the Chevron on K Street, brandished a firearm... (Continue reading)

Rural SLO man accused of domestic violence, attempted kidnapping

Written on 28 Feb, 2021 in CalCoast Forum, Daily Briefs | 2 comments

A man who lives in rural San Luis Obispo is facing domestic violence charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman on Saturday evening. The victim suffered non life-threatening injuries. Shortly after 9 p.m., SLO County sheriff’s deputies responded to a... (Continue reading)

Missing Morro Bay woman found, no injuries

Written on 28 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police announced on Friday evening that a missing Morro Bay woman was located in good health. On Thursday morning, 67-year-old Terri Katz went to an appointment in SLO, but did not return home. Family members, who reported... (Continue reading)

California to pay for hotel rooms for migrants seeking asylum

Written on 28 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California officials plan to allocate as much as $28 million in state funds toward providing hotel rooms and other services to migrants arriving from Mexico as they await court hearings in the United States. [KTLA] The funds... (Continue reading)

CVS now offering COVID-19 vaccines in Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria

Written on 27 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  Joining Rite Aid, CVS pharmacies in Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria are now offering COVID-19 vaccines by appointment only. The CVS pharmacy chain has vaccines available for people SLO or Santa Barbara counties deem eligible. Both counties allow health... (Continue reading)