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Teachers next in line to get coronavirus vaccines in SLO County

Written on 27 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo County will allow childcare workers and teachers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations starting next week. The county plans to allot 10% of vaccine doses available each week to educators, through their employers. The remainder of vaccines will remain... (Continue reading)

Police seek the public’s help in finding missing Morro Bay woman

Written on 26 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police are asking the public to help find a missing Morro Bay woman or the car she drives. On Thursday morning, 67-year-old Terri Katz went to an appointment in SLO, but did not return home. Family members,... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest eight protesters at a Santa Barbara County construction site

Written on 25 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested eight protesters on Thursday after they attempted to block construction from starting at an approved residential project located next to the San Marcos Preserve. Deputies repeatedly informed the protesters that blocking access was illegal... (Continue reading)

Caltrans plans to reopen Highway 1 in early summer

Written on 25 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Caltrans announced today that repairs of Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast will begin on March 1, with an estimated reopening in early this summer. Debris flow from the Dolan Fire burn scar washed out a 150-foot section of... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles schools bringing sixth graders back to the classroom

Written on 25 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Paso Robles Unified School District is preparing to reopen classrooms for sixth graders. The proposed plan calls for a return to on-campus instruction in which students will have the option to switch from remote learning to a hybrid model.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest three alleged catalytic converter thieves

Written on 25 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a tip from an alert resident early Wednesday morning, San Luis Obispo police reportedly caught three thieves from Northern California with four stolen catalytic converters. Shortly after 1 a.m., a 911 caller reported hearing what sounded... (Continue reading)

Officers seize $27 million of pot marked as papaya at the Mexico border

Written on 25 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers seized $27 million worth of marijuana from a truck driver hauling papayas who tried entering California from Mexico on Monday. Shortly before 6 p.m., a truck driven by a... (Continue reading)

COVID-19 vaccinations now available at Rite Aid in Arroyo Grande

Written on 24 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Rite Aid is now offering COVID-19 vaccines at stores in Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria, by appointment only. Rite Aid’s coronavirus vaccinations are administered by a certified immunizing pharmacist. Customers who receive the first dose of the vaccine are automatically... (Continue reading)

With SLO County’s COVID-19 cases down, restaurants could reopen next week

Written on 24 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

With COVID-19 new new cases rapidly plummeting in San Luis Obispo County, it is likely indoor dining at restaurants will resume next week. In order for restaurants, hair and nail salons and gyms to resume indoor activities, the county is... (Continue reading)

Wanted man crashes into former liquor store in Pismo Beach

Written on 24 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver slammed a BMW sedan Tuesday evening into a vacant building in Pismo Beach that formerly housed a liquor store. Shortly before 6 p.m., Robert Otiz, 34, slammed into a building at 1481 Price Street, where... (Continue reading)