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More than 5,000 PG&E customers without power in SLO County

Written on 31 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 5,000 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo County are without power because of four area power outages that range from rural Arroyo Grande to Templeton. The largest outage runs from Santa Margarita to SLO, with... (Continue reading)

Another Central Coast medical provider to pay Medi-Cal fraud settlement

Written on 31 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A California health care district that operates multiple health care providers on the Central Coast has agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations that they broke federal and California laws by submitting false claims to Medi-Cal... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man will face trial for sexual assault, friend on the run

Written on 31 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge ruled on Tuesday that there is enough evidence to try an Atascadero businessman for five rape and sexual assault charges while his friend remains on the run. After listening to testimony describing the rapes and... (Continue reading)

Power outages impacting nearly 2,000 SLO County residents

Written on 31 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Nearly 2,000 PG&E customers lost power in San Luis Obispo County on Thursday morning. Shortly after 2 a.m., 224 PG&E customers in the Lopez lake area of rural Arroyo Grande lost power. PG&E estimates the power will... (Continue reading)

GoFundMe started for Paso Robles teen following fire

Written on 30 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Opinion by friends of Katieann Dunn We are reaching out to you with heavy hearts to share the story of Katie, a strong and resilient 19-year-old who has recently endured an unimaginable series of hardships. Katie’s father, Eddie Dunn, was... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys RV and truck near Arroyo Grande

Written on 30 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire destroyed a truck and an RV trailer and spread to vegetation northeast of Arroyo Grande on Wednesday. At about 1:27, a caller reported the blaze burning near the 1000 block of Fox Canyon Lane, according... (Continue reading)

Woman stabs man in Goleta

Written on 30 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By Karen Velie Santa Barbara County deputies arrested a 31- year-old Goleta woman for allegedly stabbing a man on Wednesday morning. Shortly after 7 a.m., a caller reported a stabbing in the area of Encina Meadows in Goleta. Deputies arrived... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s unfunded pension liability soaring, nearly $1 billion

Written on 30 Aug, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s unfunded pension liability is almost $1 billion, primarily because of huge pay raises and poorly performing investments. The SLO County Pension Trust Board of Trustees reported an unfunded pension debt of $943 million... (Continue reading)

Fire severely damages Nipomo home

Written on 30 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire caused damage to 60% of the structure of a Nipomo house on Tuesday.  Shortly before 2 p.m., a caller reported the blaze burning at a home in the 800 block of Inga Road, according to... (Continue reading)

Elderly woman in critical condition after Santa Maria house explosion

Written on 29 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An 83-year-old woman, who suffered burns inside the house that exploded in Santa Maria last week, remains in critical condition in the aftermath of the incident. [KSBY]  On the afternoon of Aug. 23,  an open natural gas... (Continue reading)