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Fire burns 130 acres at Vandenberg Space Force Base

Written on 7 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire burning at Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc scorched 130 acres on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the fire. A caller first reported the blaze shortly after noon. Firefighters from mutiple... (Continue reading)

Nearly 2,000 PG&E customers lose power in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 7 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Power outages in Creston, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, Santa Margarita and the Lopez Lake area have left nearly 2,000 PG&E customers without power on Thursday morning. At 7:47 a.m., 1,718 customers lost power in Creston, Atascadero and... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles healer accused of sexually assaulting multiple women

Written on 7 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Additional victims reported a 59-year-old healing practitioner sexually assaulted them during treatments at his home in Paso Robles. On Oct. 31, a woman reported David Cruz Padilla sexually assaulted her at his home on the 400 block... (Continue reading)

Californians reject rent control, want higher penalties for theft

Written on 7 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE California voters have rejected rent control, raising the minimum wage and lowering the voter threshold to raise taxes. Following years of runaway retail theft, voters approved increasing sentences for certain drug and theft crimes, according to preliminary... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo selects new assistant city manager

Written on 6 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Following the appointment of former Assistant City Manager Whitney McDonald as the city’s chief executive, San Luis Obispo has hired a new assistant city manager, Scott Collins. Collins currently serves the community as the Executive Director of... (Continue reading)

Fire burns four acres near Pismo Beach, preserve temporary closed

Written on 6 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire near Pismo Beach burned four acres on Tuesday evening, leading to the temporary closure of the Pismo Preserve, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before midnight, a caller reported a fire burning on a hillside next... (Continue reading)

Why did 40 cats die in a Paso Robles apartment?

Written on 6 Nov, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Animal control workers rescued six cats living in a filthy Paso Robles apartment amid the dead bodies and bones of 40 other cats, a sea of cat feces, and piles of trash. The questions are: how did... (Continue reading)

Brad Pitt filming racing movie at the Oceano Dunes

Written on 6 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Brad Pitt is currently filming scenes for F1, a Formula 1 racing movie, at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. The filming is slated to continue through Thursday afternoon. In the movie scheduled for release in... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man charged with murder, hate crime, animal cruelty

Written on 6 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 21-year-old Paso Robles man is facing charges of murder, animal cruelty and a hate crime in the stabbing death of 32-year-old Todd Pinion of Atascadero, a gay man. Pinion had been missing for more than a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County election night coverage 2024

Written on 5 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE One of most stressful election cycles in San Luis Obispo County is drawing to a close. There are controversial measures in Morro Bay and Grover Beach, four cities want to increase their sales tax, and there are... (Continue reading)