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Wartime Kyiv: martial law with a tad of normalcy

Written on 11 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN KYIV, Ukraine – Sandbags, concrete blocks and hedgehogs line the streets. Soldiers man checkpoints, reinforce barricades and dig trenches. Air raid sirens sound intermittently, as do explosions off in the distance. Most businesses are closed, even during the... (Continue reading)

Hackers take over Arroyo Grande’s Facebook page

Written on 11 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By BEN DI GUGLIELMO Thanks to a hacker, the City of Arroyo Grande’s Facebook page is now under the peculiar pseudonym “City of Products stars.” A name change city staff appear to be having trouble correcting. The hacker allegedly tampered... (Continue reading)

Wilbur’s big morning prowl in Cayucos

Written on 10 Mar, 2022 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)

Santa Barbara County denies proposal to restart offshore oil production

Written on 10 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to deny a request by ExxonMobil to restart offshore oil wells shut down in 2015 following the worst coastal oil spill in 25 years. Supervisors Bob... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay drops controversial waterfront camping program

Written on 10 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE In response to community outrage, the Morro Bay City Council on Tuesday voted to cancel its waterfront camping program located at Tidelands Park, Coleman Drive and in Morro Bay parking lots. In 2020, the city began an... (Continue reading)

SLO County reports 17 COVID-19 deaths, new cases dropping

Written on 9 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported 17 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, and a decrease in new cases from a daily average of 106 on March 1 to 46 on March 9. Those who recently succumbed to the... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man injured in wrong-way crash on Highway 101

Written on 9 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE An allegedly intoxicated man driving a semi-truck the wrong way on Highway 101 near Los Alamos left a Los Osos man hospitalized with major injuries on Tuesday, according to the CHP. Shortly before 8 p.m., callers began... (Continue reading)

Geoff Auslen is running for SLO County supervisor, learn more

Written on 9 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by GEOFF AUSLEN I am a long-time conservative North County small businessman and community leader. I currently own Glenn’s Repair & Rental in Atascadero, along with several other ventures and volunteer projects. I am running for Supervisor because the... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes restraining order exposes county staff’s overreach

Written on 9 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order last month stopping the state from installing additional dust control measures at the Oceano Dunes and exposing county staff’s support of relinquishing permitting authority... (Continue reading)

Fire displaces Grover Beach residents

Written on 9 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By Josh Friedman A fire scorched the inside of a Grover Beach home early Wednesday morning, resulting in several residents being evacuated. At about 3:27 a.m., a caller reported the fire burning inside a home on Longbranch Avenue by 16th... (Continue reading)