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Atascadero man guilty of drug and firearm related offenses

Written on 10 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County jury found a 35-year-old Atascadero man guilty of drug and firearm related offenses on Wednesday. John Allen Webb is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 2, according to the District Attorney’s Office.... (Continue reading)

Oceano general manager resigned, he should not get severance

Written on 10 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER At the raucous Oct. 25, Oceano Community Services District board meeting, then General Manager Will Clemens gave a well-rehearsed performance that included announcing his “early retirement” after 24-years in public service. He blamed the new board... (Continue reading)

San Simeon official’s claims of racism fall flat

Written on 10 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Simeon Community Services District (CSD) director accused another board member of racism last year before resigning abruptly. After the district spent $4,900 for an investigation, Director Daniel De la Rosa admitted the investigator would not... (Continue reading)

Man gets 25 years to life for elderly Arroyo Grande woman’s murder

Written on 10 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced a Fresno man on Tuesday to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of an elderly woman whom he killed in her rural Arroyo Grande home. [KSBY] On Nov. 27, 2020, while... (Continue reading)

Surf, coastal flood and wind advisories as storms move towards SLO County

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Two storms are headed to San Luis Obispo County, one is slated to arrive on Tuesday night while the other moves in on Wednesday. The storms are are forecast to bring breaking waves of up to 17... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for wallet thief

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a woman who allegedly stole a wallet inside a Bank of America branch last week. On Jan. 2, a person at the bank reported their wallet had been stolen. A... (Continue reading)

Gunshots lead to shelter-in-place at Paso Robles school

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Georgia Brown Elementary School in Paso Robles enacted a shelter-in-place order after multiple school staffers reported hearing gunshots fired on Tuesday morning. Officers responded and searched the area, but found no issues. In addition, no one made... (Continue reading)

California needs an equitable income tax system

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

Statement by California Controller Malia Cohen Cohen released the following statement following last month’s announcement that the L.A. Dodgers signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with pitcher Shohei Ohtani. The contract is structured so that Ohtani will receive $2 million... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguish Paso Robles urgent care bathroom blaze

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a blaze that broke out inside a Paso Robles urgent care bathroom Monday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m., a caller reported a fires at Carbon Health Urgent Care Paso Robles, located at 500 1st Street.... (Continue reading)

Group launches recall effort to oust Grover Beach mayor, 2 councilmen, video

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A citizens group launched a recall effort to oust Grover Beach Mayor Karen Bright and councilmen Daniel Rushing and Zachary Zimmerman through a recall election on Monday. During public comment at Monday’s Grover Beach Council meeting, Lesley... (Continue reading)