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SLO councilwoman seeks to censure mayor over leaked report

Written on 25 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 53 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Councilwoman Jan Marx is seeking to have Mayor Erica Stewart censured for releasing a confidential Grand Jury report in violation of the California Penal Code. Stewart shared the confidential information with her employer, Cal... (Continue reading)

Wherefore art thou Democrats?

Written on 24 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 46 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE “…ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,” by President John F. Kennedy As a young emerging voter in the 1960s, those words spoken by... (Continue reading)

Inmate escapes from Lompoc prison camp

Written on 24 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Federal and local law enforcement agencies are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc on Thursday. Omar Briceno-Quijano, 35, who was discovered missing from the minimum-security complex at approximately 4 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Light at the end of Paso Robles groundwater litigation tunnel

Written on 23 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by GREG GREWAL After 13 years and lots of money, attornies involved in the quiet title litigation over Paso Robles Groundwater Basin rights are preparing for the final court hearing, So what is quiet title? It is a lawsuit... (Continue reading)

Templeton advisory group chair pleads guilty to criminal charges

Written on 23 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Criminal allegations, restraining orders, gorilla costumes, firearms, vandalism, theft, threats and harassment continue to sully the reputation of an advisory group in Templeton. On Wednesday, the current chair of the Templeton Area Advisory Group pleaded guilty to... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo woman arrested for elder and child abuse

Written on 23 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a woman on Wednesday for both elder and child abuse that allegedly occurred during a family dispute this week. Shortly after 12:30 a.m., a caller reported a family disturbance involving an... (Continue reading)

Police seize illegal snakeskin boots from San Luis Obispo clothing store

Written on 23 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police detectives on Sunday seized tens of thousands of dollars worth of boots that were made with python skin. Detectives served a warrant at Salinas Charreria Western Wear located at 716 Higuera Street. While... (Continue reading)

Police seek witnesses to hit-and-run crash in Atascadero

Written on 22 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero officers are asking that anyone who witnessed a hit-and-run crash on Wednesday evening contact the police department. At approximately 5 p,m., a caller reported a traffic collision in the 7100 block of El Camino Real involving... (Continue reading)

Mercury spilled, San Luis Obispo business red-tagged

Written on 22 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An accidental mercury spill on Tuesday resulted in a hazmat response and officials red-tagging a San Luis Obispo business. Shortly before 2 p.m., fire personnel responded to a hazard materials incident at a business in the 3200... (Continue reading)

Man kills teen in Santa Maria, pleads guilty

Written on 22 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Nearly nine years after a teenager was shot and killed near a roadway in Santa Maria, a man pleaded guilty to the murder. On Tuesday, 25-year-old Jonathan Isaiah Limon pleaded guilty to killing Edward Jonathan Ramirez on... (Continue reading)