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SLO County relaxes shelter rules on more businesses

Written on 22 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County is now allowing several more types of businesses to reduce shelter at home restrictions. These include churches, janitorial services, drive-in theaters, and fabric and notion stores. Houses of worship can hold drive-in services, as long as... (Continue reading)

Two Californians died in February from coronavirus

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

Autopsies have determined two people who died in Santa Clara County in February were infected with the coronavirus when they died, changing the timing of the first death to weeks earlier than previously reported, according to a county press release.... (Continue reading)

Deputies search home of suspect in Kristin Smart’s disappearance

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

Investigators served another search warrant Wednesday morning at the Los Angeles area home of Paul Flores, the lone suspect in the Kristin Smart disappearance case. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department assisted in serving the sealed warrant at Flores’s house... (Continue reading)

Chipotle to pay $25 million criminal fine

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

Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay a $25 million criminal fine and institute a comprehensive food-safety program to resolve criminal charges that it adulterated food that sickened more than 1,100 people across the United States from 2015 to 2018.... (Continue reading)

SLO police catch man who threatened officers

Written on 21 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Within 48 hours of letting the suspect flee out the back door of his home, San Luis Obispo police caught and arrested a man who allegedly threatened officers with a knife and Molotov cocktail. Shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday, residents... (Continue reading)

Wanted man leads officer on chase in Paso Robles

Written on 20 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A wanted Salinas man led CHP officers on both a high-speed chase and a foot pursuit in Paso Robles on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., a CHP officer observed a silver 2003 Cadillac heading eastbound at a high rate... (Continue reading)

SLO resident threatens police with a knife and Molotov cocktails

Written on 20 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who allegedly threatened officers with a knife and a Molotov cocktail before fleeing out the back door of his residence on Saturday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., residents of an apartment... (Continue reading)

First California prison inmate dies from coronavirus

Written on 20 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced on Sunday the first coronavirus death of a state prison inmate. The inmate was being housed at the Chino California Institute for Men (CIM) in San Bernardino County, the facility with the worst... (Continue reading)

When will SLO County relax shelter-at-home rules?

Written on 19 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo County officials extended the shelter-at-home order to May 16, while explaining that the rules could be relaxed earlier if the state permits. Meanwhile, Gov. Gavin Newsom has provided a list of benchmarks, but no timeline for a... (Continue reading)

Los Osos icon John Lindemans dead at 84

Written on 19 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

John Lindemans, a survivor of the Nazi occupation who is best known for his construction work in Los Osos, has died. He was 84 years old. On April 7, heaven welcomed him home. He had been suffering from health issues.... (Continue reading)