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More than 77,000 SLO County residents have already voted

Written on 26 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A little more than a week in advance of the primarily vote-by-mail election, approximately 40 percent of San Luis Obispo County voters have already turned in their ballots. Meanwhile, election officials have accepted 98.94 percent of the... (Continue reading)

Three injured in DUI crash near Shandon

Written on 25 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

BY CCN STAFF Three people were injured when an alleged drunk driver crashed head-on into another vehicle on Highway 46 outside Shandon on Saturday evening, according to the CHP. At about 8:30 p.m., Fidel Martinez Lopez, 70, of San Miguel... (Continue reading)

PG&E to cut power to more than 1 million Californians

Written on 25 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN PG&E may shut off power on Sunday for 1 million or more individuals across Central and Northern California as part of another preemptive move to prevent wildfires. The shutoff is forecasted to impact 466,000 homes and businesses,... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into awning at Black Horse Coffee Shop in SLO

Written on 24 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCN STAFF Two cars collided on Broad Street in San Luis Obispo on Friday evening, propelling one of the cars through a sign and into an awning at the Black Horse Coffee Shop. During rush hour traffic, the cars... (Continue reading)

Unemployment rate falls spurred by local government hiring

Written on 24 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

BY CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate dropped again in September as local governments gained approximately 1,700 jobs, the state Employment Development Department reported last week. In September, SLO County’s unemployment rate fell to 7.2 percent. That is... (Continue reading)

Motions for dismissal and gag order continued in Tianna Arata case

Written on 22 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

By CCN STAFF While supporters of four Black Lives Matter protesters chanted for the judge to dismiss their cases, San Luis Obispo County Court Judge Mathew Guerrero continued the hearing on a motion to dismiss and a motion for a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles robber sentenced to 25 years to life in prison

Written on 22 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced a man convicted of robbing Pacific Premier Bank in Paso Robles to 25 years to life in prison. On Nov. 15, 2019, two masked men with handguns entered Pacific Premier Bank on 12th Street... (Continue reading)

Man died at Lopez Lake attempting to save a relative

Written on 22 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 39-year-old Grover Beach man drowned in Lopez Lake after attempting to rescue a relative who appeared to be in distress while swimming, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. The county coroner’s unit has... (Continue reading)

Three men caught in Santa Barbara sting attempting to have sex with a minor

Written on 22 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three men last week who were caught in a sting trying to have sex with an underage girl. Deputies arrested 37-year-old Scott Garey of Santa Barbara and 24-year-old Pottanapong Phakdeeviset of Camarillo on Friday... (Continue reading)

Hearst demands payments from San Simeon CSD

Written on 21 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Simeon Community Services District Board of Directors voted unanimously last week to approve an agreement with the owners of the Hearst Ranch, which allows the district’s water treatment plant to remain temporarily on the ranch.... (Continue reading)