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Man arrested in Southern California for Santa Maria shooting

Written on 12 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers in a border city in Southern California located and arrested a man who investigators say carried out a shooting in Santa Maria earlier this year. On the morning of April 17, a caller reported a... (Continue reading)

Central Coast residents raise funds for Kyle Doan search effort

Written on 12 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Five months after floodwaters swept away 5-year-old Kyle Doan of San Miguel, community members participated in a fundraiser for the missing child’s family, which continues to mount search efforts. [KSBY] The fundraiser dubbed 805 Loves Kyle Doan... (Continue reading)

Visit with a shoeshine caddie in San Luis Obispo

Written on 11 Jun, 2023 in Discovered, Featured | No 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)

All that’s green isn’t gold

Written on 11 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by GEORGE HANSEN Everybody is talking about renewable energy these days, but so often, the subject is conflated with issues of social justice. Renewable energy might be better accepted if proponents concentrated on energy by itself. Better still, they... (Continue reading)

Missing San Miguel 12-year-old found

Written on 11 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office announced 12-year-old Addie Wilson of San Miguel was located on Sunday. Investigators have not said where she was located or if she was reunited with her parents. Wilson was last... (Continue reading)

FEMA funds now available for individual SLO County residents

Written on 11 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County residents can now apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance for damage to their homes during this seasons storms, according to a recent press release. On Friday, FEMA added SLO County to... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for missing San Miguel 12-year-old

Written on 10 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for 12-year-old Addie Wilson. She was last seen by her family at their home in rural San Miguel early Saturday morning when she said she was running... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest alleged identity thieves in Arroyo Grande

Written on 10 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies on Thursday arrested a couple in Arroyo Grande who are suspected of identity theft and burglary. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Thursday, a deputy pulled over a vehicle with two different... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach cannabis shop closes, industry in crisis

Written on 9 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Grover Beach cannabis shop that opened in 2018, 805 Beach Breaks, is now closed. It was the first pot shop in San Luis Obispo County and it’s the first to shut its doors. Trulieve, a Florida-based... (Continue reading)

Chevron slapped with $63 million verdict for toxic pit in Santa Barbara

Written on 9 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Barbara County Jury returned a $63 million verdict on Thursday against Chevron for covering up a toxic chemical pit that left a man who purchased the property with terminal blood cancer. Chevron buried a toxic... (Continue reading)