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Grover Beach police looking for persons of interest in graffiti case

Written on 8 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Grover Beach police are asking the public to help them identify two persons of interest in a case of vandalism at Grover Beach Elementary School. On Monday, school employees discovered racist graffiti spray painted on the school. The vandal or... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council plans to oust controversial committee chair

Written on 7 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council will consider on Tuesday firing the controversial chair of the city’s Cultural Heritage Committee (CHC). [Tribune] CHC Chair James Papp is an architectural historian who has clashed with city officials over proposed downtown SLO... (Continue reading)

Vandals paint racist graffiti on Grover Beach school

Written on 7 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Employees at Grover Beach Elementary School discovered racist graffiti spray painted on a building Monday morning. The vandal or vandals painted a stick figure hanging from a noose and a racial slur. Lucia Mar Unified School District staff reported the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly hires woman accused of trying to cover up sexual assault

Written on 6 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Thousands of faculty members, staff and students are demanding Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong rescind the recent hire of a new university diversity chief, who allegedly engaged in a coverup of sexual assaults while working in a... (Continue reading)

Three fires burn over holiday weekend near Shandon

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

A pair of vegetation fires ignited near Shandon on Sunday, one of which burned more than 30 acres. At about 11 a.m., a caller reported a fire burning southeast of Shandon near 3030 Cammatti Shandon Road. As of mid-afternoon, the... (Continue reading)

One killed, two injured in fiery Atascadero crash

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

By RICHARD BASTIAN One person was killed and two injured in a fiery crash in Atascadero on Sunday. Shortly after 2 p.m., a car crashed on the northbound on-ramp at Del Rio Road; flipped onto its roof and burst into... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man killed on crash on Highway 101

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

A Paso Robles man was killed Saturday evening in a single vehicle crash on Highway 101 near Buellton, according to the CHP. Shortly after 10 p.m., the man was driving northbound when he lost control of his Ford F-250 pickup... (Continue reading)

California Valley brush fire burns 450 acres

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

The Lake Fire has burned 450 acres in the California Valley and is 68 percent contained on Sunday morning. On the evening of July 4, a caller reported the fire burning off Soda Lake Road north of Highway 58. A... (Continue reading)

Two residents at SLO senior living facility infected with coronavirus

Written on 3 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCN STAFFERS Two residents at a memory care center in San Luis Obispo tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this week. On Sunday, an asymptomatic resident at the Village at Sydney Creek tested positive for the coronavirus. The infected... (Continue reading)

Fire in California Valley burns 100 acres

Written on 3 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

For the third time in less than a month, a wildfire broke out in the California Valley on Friday. At about 12:30 p.m., a 911 caller reported the fire burning northwest of Soda Lake near Culver City Road. As of... (Continue reading)