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Jimmy Paulding wins SLO County supervisor seat, board majority undecided

Written on 2 Jul, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande resident Jimmy Paulding has won the District 4 Board of Supervisors’ seat displacing incumbent Lynn Compton, which places the board majority at stake as Bruce Gibson and Bruce Jones head to a runoff in November.... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man faces life in prison for disfiguring victim

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury convicted Jeremiah Leo Hernandez of Grover Beach of aggravated mayhem and assault after he slashed a man’s face with a knife in Pismo Beach, permanently disfiguring his victim. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 24,... (Continue reading)

Deputies identify Paso Robles man killed in accident at truck stop

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the man killed in an accident at the Paso Robles Truck Center on Thursday as 40-year-old Cesar Rivera Villegas. Shortly before 4 p.m., Villegas of Paso Robles was preparing... (Continue reading)

DUI driver leads officers on chase from Atascadero to Pismo Beach

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE An allegedly intoxicated driver led officers on a high-speed chase Thursday evening from Atascadero to Pismo Beach, culminating with a crash on Highway 101. Shortly before 7 p.m., a 911 caller reported a possible DUI driver traveling... (Continue reading)

Missing San Luis Obispo man found dead

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 37-year-old San Luis Obispo man who was reported missing this week, and who was apparently having a mental health crisis, has been found dead. On Wednesday at about 2 p.m., a person reported Jason Errecalde missing... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s clerk-recorder counts on herself

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by CYNTHIA MUIR It’s amazing that San Luis Obispo County’s appointed clerk recorder Elaina Cano, relatively unknown, who barely campaigned if at all, would have such a high percentage of the current election results. As of the June 25... (Continue reading)

One person killed in industrial accident in rural Paso Robles

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed in an accident at the Paso Robles Truck Center on Thursday. At about 4 p.m., Cal Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency north of Paso Robles on Monterey Road near Wellsona Road.... (Continue reading)

Live music at the Sea Shanty in Cayucos

Written on 30 Jun, 2022 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

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)

California DOJ leaks some gun owners personal information

Written on 30 Jun, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Department of Justice has inadvertently made public the personal information of many concealed carry permit holders, as well as individuals who were denied citizen concealed weapon (CCW) permits. On Monday, the DOJ updated its Firearms... (Continue reading)

Support vehicles on the Oceano Dunes, win a trailer

Written on 30 Jun, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | No comments

OPINION by JIM SUTY The Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area has been under constant threat of closure which forced a grassroots organization, Friends of Oceano Dunes, to take up the challenge to defend their continued access. For over 20... (Continue reading)