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Arroyo Grande resident suing California alleging sexual assault in prison

Written on 31 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Central California Women’s Facility located in Chowchilla was in lockdown when she was taken from her cell by a correctional officer she though was her friend. An Arroyo Grande High School graduate in her early 20s,... (Continue reading)

Serial arsonist gets 25 years to life over fire near SLO Elks Lodge

Written on 30 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge last week sentenced a San Luis Obispo man and serial arsonist to 25 years to life in prison for intentionally setting a fire that burned a homeless camp near the SLO Elks Lodge.  On... (Continue reading)

Judge finds SLO County clerk recorder overcharged for recount

Written on 30 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge ruled Tuesday that the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office overcharged a citizen for a recount of the 2022 county supervisor race between incumbent Bruce Gibson and Dr. Bruce Jones. After Gibson defeated Jones by... (Continue reading)

Man shot after using women’s bathroom at California park

Written on 30 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and pistol-whipped a man after he used a women’s bathroom at a Southern California park on Saturday. [Sacramento Bee] The man went to use the men’s restroom at Sylvan Park in Redlands, but it... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach loses Public Record Act lawsuit

Written on 29 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE A man seeking police officer oaths of office won his public records lawsuit against the City of Pismo Beach last week, in a case over redactions that has already cost taxpayers over $35,000. San Luis Obispo Superior... (Continue reading)

Stabbing victim found at Oceano gas station

Written on 29 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a stabbing after finding a wounded man at an Oceano gas station on Sunday. [KSBY] Just before 2 p.m., witnesses reported a male stabbing victim at Oceano Market &... (Continue reading)

Being a Palestinian-American student during a genocide

Written on 29 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 37 comments

OPINION by CATIE HADDAD I spent much of the first three years of my life at my teta and jidu’s home in San Luis Obispo. In their backyard, they had a large garden with every fruit and vegetable variety imaginable.... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies Atascadero man killed in crash with semi-truck

Written on 29 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The CHP has identified the Atascadero man killed in a crash with a semi-truck on on Highway 99 in Bakersfield on Jan. 3 as 43-year-old Victor Smith. Shortly after 3:30 a.m., the Atascadero man was headed northbound... (Continue reading)

County supervisors deny appeal, approve 24-hour store in Templeton

Written on 28 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a contentious board meeting on Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors denied an appeal aimed at blocking a proposed 24-hour convenience store and gas station development in Templeton, in a 3-2 vote with... (Continue reading)

Walking Wilbur in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Written on 28 Jan, 2024 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

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 currently on Amazon.... (Continue reading)