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Paul Flores attacked in prison, condition not public

Written on 23 Aug, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Update: Paul Flores was airlifted to a hospital after he was stabbed in the neck or his throat was cut. Paul Fores was attacked today at Pleasant Valley State Prison and airlifted to a hospital. He was... (Continue reading)

Truck slams into railroad bridge on Highway 101 in SLO

Written on 23 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A truck crashed into the railroad bridge above Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Thursday, scattering debris and causing southbound traffic to back up to the bottom of the Cuesta Grade. Shortly after 4 p.m., a... (Continue reading)

Bruce Gibson says one thing in SLO, another in Sacramento

Written on 22 Aug, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by BRUCE JONES We have a San Luis Obispo County supervisor who votes one way in SLO County and presents himself the opposite way in Sacramento. On Feb. 7, the SLO County Board of Supervisors approved their state legislative/regulatory... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for man prowling near Cal Poly

Written on 22 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers are asking the public for help identifying a man who has been prowling over the past two weeks in neighborhoods off Grand Avenue near Cal Poly. In the early morning on Aug.... (Continue reading)

Marijuana mogul Dayspring spotted in SLO County with ankle monitor

Written on 22 Aug, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring appeared to be at ease last week while running errands in San Luis Obispo County after his March release from prison. On Aug. 15, a neighbor of Dayspring spotted the 37-year-old entering... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe man allegedly killed wife in SLO County, arrested at U.S.-Mexico border

Written on 22 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN United States border officers on Saturday arrested a Guadalupe man who is suspected of murdering his 32-year-old estranged wife in San Luis Obispo County and then leaving her body in San Diego close to the San Ysidro... (Continue reading)

Five City Fire Authority chief announces retirement

Written on 22 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid financial shortfalls, Five Cities Fire Authority Chief Steve Lieberman announced plans to retire in December. The fire authority plans to begin recruitment for a new fire chief shortly, according to a press release After Oceano announced... (Continue reading)

Man dies in Los Osos RV fire

Written on 21 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man died in an RV fire in Los Osos Monday morning, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.  At 10:30 a.m., a caller reported an RV on fire in the 1900 block of Turri... (Continue reading)

So long Cayucos Dog Patch

Written on 21 Aug, 2023 in Discovered, Featured | 6 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, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara dentist who stole COVID relief funds facing prison time

Written on 21 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Barbara Dentist is facing up to 10 years in prison for bilking the government out of $500,000 in COVID relief funds — which he used on personal expenditures such as investments, according to the U.S.... (Continue reading)