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San Luis Obispo County unemployment rate declining

Written on 22 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Unemployment continued to tumble in San Luis Obispo County in May with approximately 1,000 residents gaining employment, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. The number of employed residents grew from 130,800 in April to 131,800 in... (Continue reading)

County opens sobering center in San Luis Obispo

Written on 22 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County opened its first sobering center this week as a place for people who needs to sober up from drugs or alcohol and find a path forward. Located in San Luis Obispo at the... (Continue reading)

Honor Laura Mordaunt, a San Luis Obispo County giant

Written on 22 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by RANDALL JORDON I wanted to write a note inviting folks to “Celebration of Life” for Laura Mordaunt. What Laura Mordaunt meant to SLO County On May 30, 2024 a true patriot superstar left this earth to join her... (Continue reading)

Firefighters battle blaze at apartment in San Luis Obispo

Written on 21 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters battled a blaze at the Madonna Road Apartments in San Luis Obispo on Friday night. Shortly after 9 p.m., a caller reported a fire at an upstairs unit at the apartment complex. Firefighters saved two cats.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police searching for men involved in fight

Written on 21 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police are asking for the public’s help identifying a group of men involved in a fight in a parking lot near Jacks Bar and Grill on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., a caller reported... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man crashes into trash truck, arrested for drugs

Written on 21 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 34-year-old man crashed into a trash truck on Farroll Avenue in Arroyo Grande on Wednesday. He was subsequently arrested for drugs. Shortly after 9 a.m., a caller reported a reckless driver in the area of Farroll... (Continue reading)

Summer at the last outpost in Cayucos

Written on 20 Jun, 2024 in Discovered, Featured | 8 comments

By DELL FRANKLIN Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” is... (Continue reading)

California Supreme Court strikes down citizen’s ballot initiative

Written on 20 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

Opinion by California Senate Republicans Today, the California Supreme Court struck down a ballot initiative that would limit the government’s ability to raise taxes without public approval. In a nearly unprecedented move, California’s highest court – stacked with Democrat-appointed justices... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver slams into San Luis Obispo police vehicle on DUI patrol

Written on 20 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An alleged drunk driver slammed into a San Luis Obispo police vehicle that was out on DUI patrol Wednesday night. Two officers who were on DUI saturation patrol stopped a vehicle by the intersection of Los Osos... (Continue reading)

Hundred gallons of sewage spill in Pismo Beach

Written on 20 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE An overflow of approximately 100 gallons of raw sewage flowing into the ocean near Pismo Beach resulting in a warning to avoid contact with ocean water, according to the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department. At... (Continue reading)