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Central Coast cannabis industry in crisis

Written on 21 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid plummeting tax revenues in the cannabis industry, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties have taken different routes with one electing to lower taxes and ease regulations and the other voting for stricter enforcement. On Tuesday,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police hand out 128 citations in two days

Written on 21 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers slapped pedestrians and drivers with 128 citations during a distracted driving and bicycle and pedestrian safety operation on June 17 and 18, the department announced Tuesday. Officers cited 42 drivers for holding... (Continue reading)

You can’t hide an elephant in a mousehole

Written on 20 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by JEFF EDWARDS On June 15, the San Luis Obispo Superior Court heard two and one-half hours of arguments in connection with closing the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (ODSVRA) in Oceano to off-highway vehicles. The Friends of... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria plans to monitor illegal fireworks from the sky

Written on 20 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Maria Fire Department plans to use a high-altitude aircraft with video capability and GPS technology to locate residents setting off illegal fireworks during the July 4th festivities. In an attempt to protect the community, firefighters... (Continue reading)

Hackers target San Luis Obispo County educators

Written on 20 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Office of Education was targeted in a cyberattack that has potentially exposed their employee’s personal financial information. Law enforcement is working to determine how the system was breached and what data was... (Continue reading)

Sheriff identifies kayaker who died off of Avila Beach

Written on 20 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who fell out of a kayak and died off the coast of Avila Beach on Sunday. Sheriff’s officials say the death of Christopher Neil Chisholm, 40,... (Continue reading)

Driver hits and injures boy in Paso Robles

Written on 19 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and injured an 8-year-old boy who was reportedly crossing a street with a scooter Sunday evening in Paso Robles. The driver was traveling westbound on Cedarwood Drive at about 6:15 p.m. The person’s vehicle... (Continue reading)

SLO County Verizon customers warned of issue with 911 calls

Written on 19 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities are warning San Luis Obispo County Verizon Wireless customers that, while they are currently able to make 911 calls, dispatchers are not automatically receiving necessary information from them.  On Sunday night, Verizon Wireless notified the San... (Continue reading)

Fire damages detached garage in SLO

Written on 19 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A detached garage burst into flames in San Luis Obispo Monday morning.  In the early morning, a caller reported a garage on fire in the 1400 block of Descanso Street, according to the San Luis Obispo Police... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit accuses Central Coast retailer of trafficking cannabis

Written on 19 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE After years of whispered allegations, a recently filed lawsuit accuses the owner of five cannabis retail stores in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties of being the largest, or one of the largest, black marketeers of... (Continue reading)