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SLO police searching for man who stole pair of packages

Written on 25 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who stole a pair of packages from a porch last week. The suspect stole two packages off the porch of a home in the 4000 block of Righetti... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest Goleta domestic violence suspect, seize firearms cache

Written on 25 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following an hours-long standoff in Goleta on Monday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man wanted for domestic violence, then seized numerous firearms, as well as thousands of rounds of ammunition. Shortly before 6 a.m., a... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputies seek help finding missing woman

Written on 25 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 50-year-old woman. On Sept. 13, the department began investigation the disappearance, which was under suspicious circumstances, of Isabel LucasVelasco of Coalinga. She... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles councilman orders city officials to cease and desist

Written on 24 Sep, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE In response to Paso Robles city officials’ latest mudslinging campaign, an attorney for Councilman Chris Bausch sent a cease and desist letter to the city over allegations of wrongdoing and misinformation from Mayor John Hamon and city... (Continue reading)

Lightning, rain, and power outages in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 24 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s first storm of the season provided an incredible lightning display, more than a half inch of rain in some areas, and seven power outages impacting more than 3,000 PG&E customers. As the storm... (Continue reading)

Judge questions murder suspect’s competency to stand trial

Written on 24 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a hearing on Tuesday, a judge questioned the competency of the 35-year-old man who stabbed two of his former Arroyo Grande neighbors killing one last week. On the evening of Sept. 18, Fritz Schnoor broke into... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria student busted with cannabis and a loaded gun at school

Written on 24 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A student at Righetti High School in Santa Maria is in juvenile hall after he was caught smoking cannabis in the bathroom with a loaded gun in his backpack on Monday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m., a... (Continue reading)

Man killed in crash near Lake Nacimiento identified

Written on 23 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE California Highway Patrol officers today identified the driver killed in a single vehicle crash near Lake Nacimiento on Monday as 62-year-old David Upham of Bradley. Shortly before 2 p.m., Upham lost control of his vehicle and drove... (Continue reading)

Don’t push your beliefs on me

Written on 23 Sep, 2025 in Discovered, Featured | 24 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” and “Life on The... (Continue reading)

SLO County woman plans to represent herself in election fraud case

Written on 23 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge on Monday granted a 62-year-old San Luis Obispo County woman permission to represent herself in court regarding nine election fraud charges related to the 2022 and 2024 Arroyo Grande mayoral elections. Prosecutors charged former Arroyo... (Continue reading)