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Does Assemblywoman Dawn Addis’ bill exempt pedophiles?

Written on 4 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Update: A statement from Assemblywoman Dawn Addis was added to the article. Assemblywoman Dawn Addis’ bill to bar people on the sex offender registry from running for office, with an exemption for some pedophiles, moved forward this... (Continue reading)

Milestones, and a road well traveled

Written on 3 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by JOHN SUMMER I like milestones. I celebrate them. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Major events. We have a big one coming up. Amongst the biggest of the big. Our country’s 250th anniversary of our birth. Our official declaration that we are... (Continue reading)

Hearing reveals troubling details of San Luis Obispo County murder

Written on 3 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a preliminary hearing of two brothers suspected in the San Luis Obispo County murder and disposal of a 50-year-old woman troubling details of the crime were disclosed. The brothers return to court for an arraignment on... (Continue reading)

SLO County wins another battle in the war over Lopez Lake water

Written on 3 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County successfully stopped another attempt to increase the amount of of water it releases from the Lopez Lake Dam each year with a goal of protecting threatened steelhead trout through an emergency order. The... (Continue reading)

Evolution and the Oceano Dunes

Written on 2 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION by GARY KIRKLAND I read that a new group has teamed up with a Chumash tribe to sue the state to close the Oceano Dunes to off-road vehicles. This group is claiming they are saving endangered species and biodiversity.... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police use drone to catch armed parolee

Written on 2 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers caught and arrested an armed parolee on Wednesday with help from a drone. Prior to 4 p.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of E. Chapel Street over a report of a man... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest alleged High Street Deli vandal

Written on 2 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested the man who allegedly vandalized High Street Deli earlier this week. The suspect is also accused of committing similar vandalism at another deli in San Luis Obispo. On Tuesday, dispatchers sent... (Continue reading)

Man drowns at Lopez Lake in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 1 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 20-year-old man died while swimming in Lopez Lake on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 4 p.m., a caller reported a swimmer in distress. A 20-year-old man had been swimming with friends when he appeared to struggle and... (Continue reading)

Neighbor arrested for burglarizing Grover Beach car wash

Written on 1 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man who was living across the street from Bob’s Car Wash in Grover Beach allegedly burglarized the business several times.  On May 6, Grover Beach officers responded to a report of a burglary in the 200... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo’s High Street Deli vandalized

Written on 1 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vandal scribbled messages over much of an outdoor seating area at the original High Street Deli location in San Luis Obispo on Monday night or early Tuesday morning. High Street Deli posted photos of the vandalism... (Continue reading)