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Fire damages apartment complex in SLO

Written on 23 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire broke out at an apartment complex in San Luis Obispo on Thursday morning, damaging at least one unit.  Shortly before noon, a caller reported the blaze at a complex in the 1200 block of Southwood... (Continue reading)

Need help filing for disaster relief in SLO County?

Written on 23 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Need help applying for disaster relief following a series of damaging storms that ravaged San Luis Obispo County in February and March? You can now get help filling out your request forms at a temporary disaster recovery... (Continue reading)

Deputies identified Nipomo man as person who fell off Pirate’s Cove cliff and died

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Unit has identified Francisco Javier Velasco Garcia, 33, of Nipomo as the person who died Wednesday after falling off a cliff at Pirate’s Cove. Witnesses said, at about 6 p.m,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles City Council rejects Bruce Gibson’s equity plan

Written on 22 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles City Council members on Tuesday rejected a change to the Paso Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan proposed and penned by San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson. In compliance with California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, four... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly students demand rent control in SLO

Written on 22 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A group of Cal Poly students spoke during public comment at a San Luis Obispo City Council meeting earlier this month calling for rent control and for officials to crack down on landlords not properly maintaining their... (Continue reading)

Man dies after falling off cliff at Pirate’s Cove

Written on 21 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man died after falling off a cliff at Pirate’s Cove on Wednesday. Shortly after 6 p.m., a 911 caller reported a person had fallen over a cliff near the Pirate’s Cove parking lot, according to Cal... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police again use drone to catch suspect

Written on 21 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second weekend in a row, Grover Beach police used an infrared drone to track down a suspect who was hiding from officers.  During early morning hours, a caller reported a domestic violence incident to the... (Continue reading)

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)