Daily Briefs


Hedge fund to buy SLO Tribune parent company after winning auction

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A New Jersey-based hedge fund has won the right to buy bankrupt newspaper publisher McClatchy, which owns the San Luis Obispo Tribune, as well as collection of nationwide papers. Chatham Asset Management entered the winning bid in... (Continue reading)

SLO County coronavirus cases surpass 1,000, with five deaths

By CCN STAFF Over the weekend, San Luis Obispo County logged 70 new coronavirus cases in one day, passed the 1,000 mark and had one death. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all bars to close and limited restaurants to... (Continue reading)

Dead man found in Morro Bay, police investigating

The body of a deceased man was found in the middle of a roadway near the intersection of Harbor Street and Piney Way in Morro Bay early Monday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m., a 911 caller reported a man lying... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County Jail inmate’s escape foiled

A 19-year-old inmate at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail escaped Saturday morning, but was hunted down and taken back into custody in less than an hour. Shortly before 9 a.m., jail custody staff discovered Gerardo Vasquez Rivera had escaped... (Continue reading)

SLO County Jail staffer tests positive for coronavirus

An employee at the San Luis Obispo County Jail began coughing at work on July 6 and was sent home and asked to get a coronavirus test. The test came back positive. The unnamed employee had just returned to work... (Continue reading)

Vandals again trash Grover Beach Elementary School

Investigators are asking the public’s help in identifying a pair of vandals who broke into the Grover Beach Elementary School on Thursday night and caused more than $1,700 in damage. Surveillance cameras captured the pair hopping a fence as they... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles City Council eyeing tax increases

The Paso Robles City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to prepare to place a 1 percent sales tax increase measure on the Nov. 2020 ballot. Paso Robles already has a .5 percent city sales tax. Voters approved the prior sales... (Continue reading)

SLO County passes 900 coronavirus cases, with four deaths

San Luis Obispo has more than 900 confirmed coronavirus cases and four deaths, as the number of new cases continues to rise. As new cases have increased, so have requests for testing. County health administrators are asking those who are... (Continue reading)

Semi-truck loaded with lettuce overturns near Atascadero

A semi-truck carrying 20,000 pounds of lettuce crashed and overturned on Highway 101 south of Atascadero Friday morning. [KSBY] The truck crashed at about 2:10 a.m. near the center divider on the southbound lane of the highway approximately four miles... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police arrest man accused of violent assault

Arroyo Grande police arrested a man on Wednesday who is accused of stabbing a man multiple times in the chest, leaving the victim in critical condition. Shortly before 11 p.m. on Jan. 20, the suspect allegedly entered a home at... (Continue reading)