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Coronavirus outbreak at Atascadero State hospital impacting 25 people

Written on 7 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

At least four patients and 21 staffers at Atascadero State Hospital have tested positive for coronavirus, as of Tuesday, internal testing figures show. [Tribune] State hospital officials have withheld much of their coronavirus data from the public. The Department of... (Continue reading)

BLM protesters threaten to harass district attorney at his Templeton home

Written on 7 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

A group of Black Lives Matter supporters circulated a flier on Thursday asking protesters to gather at San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow’s home in Templeton to disrupt his sleep until he acquiesces to their demand not to... (Continue reading)

SLO protesters demand prosecutors drop charges against BLM leader

Written on 6 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Black Lives Matter protesters marched through downtown San Luis Obispo Wednesday evening, defending absent protest leader Tianna Arata, whom SLO police officers arrested last month, and demanding that charges against her be dropped. While marching through downtown... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest 5 marijuana growers in rural Santa Margarita

Written on 6 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By CCN STAFF Law enforcement raided two illegal marijuana grows in rural Santa Margarita last week leading to the seizure of approximately 5,000 plants and the arrest of five people. A few days prior to the raid, members of the ... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County planning layoffs to cover budget deficit

Written on 5 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is considering eliminating nearly 28 full-time positions and laying off two workers as it grapples with a $26.3 million budget shortfall that has arisen amid the coronavirus pandemic. Of the 27.75 full-time... (Continue reading)

77 California Men’s Colony inmates infected with coronavirus

Written on 5 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Shortly after 43 California Men’s Colony inmates tested positive for the coronavirus, another 34 CMC inmates also received positive test results. Over the past two weeks, 77 CMC inmates tested positive for the virus. CMC currently has 77 active inmate... (Continue reading)

Public banned from makeshift skate park in Nipomo

Written on 5 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

With only two public parks in Nipomo, children often congregate at a makeshift skate park located near the intersection of Tefft Street and Frontage Road in Nipomo. But amid plans to turn the ragged lot into a retail center, skaters... (Continue reading)

Two homeless men found dead in three days in Grover Beach

Written on 4 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

In the span of three days, authorities found two homeless men dead in the city of Grover Beach. First, a homeless man was found dead on Saturday. Investigators determined his death to be a suicide, police said. Then on Tuesday,... (Continue reading)

California Men’s Colony hit with 43 new coronavirus cases

Written on 4 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The coronavirus outbreak at the California Men’s Colony (CMC) has worsened significantly, with 43 inmates testing positive for the virus over the past two weeks. At the end of April, eight inmates and one prison staffer had tested positive for... (Continue reading)

Pond fire destroys 1 home, damages another

Written on 4 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Pond Fire destroyed one home, damaged a second home, ruined 13 outbuildings, and scorched 2,005 acres in rural Santa Margarita and Creston, according to a Tuesday morning Cal Fire press release. Firefighters have reached 78 percent contained. Overnight humidity... (Continue reading)