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Paso Robles police accuse woman of starting fire in the riverbed

Written on 19 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Paso Robles police arrested a 30-year-old woman Saturday they suspect intentionally started a fire in the riverbed near Sulphur Springs Road and Highway 46. Shortly after 9 a.m., firefighters arrived to find trees and brush on fire. It took firefighters... (Continue reading)

Surge in assaults on media, including in Paso Robles

Written on 18 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Black Lives Matter protests picked up nationwide this week spurred by uproar over the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a Minnesota police officer, which occurred as the George Floyd murder trial was taking place nearby. Attacks... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit challenges Coastal Commission’s authority over the Oceano Dunes

Written on 17 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE Friends of the Oceano Dunes accuses the California Coastal Commission of violating environmental laws while claiming to be a lead agency when it is not, in a lawsuit filed Monday. The suit challenges the commission’s authority to... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo leads the county in new COVID-19 cases

Written on 16 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The average number of new COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County has increased from 23 a day last week to 26 a day on Friday, primarily because of a surge in infections in the City of SLO. More than... (Continue reading)

SLO County prosecutors have video evidence of Flores’ sexual assaults

Written on 16 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office disclosed their intent on Wednesday to provide the defense with video and audio evidence of sexual abuse Paul Flores allegedly committed before he was charged this... (Continue reading)

Former basketball coach arrested for child sex abuse in Arroyo Grande

Written on 15 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Arroyo Grande police arrested a former girls basketball coach on Thursday for allegedly sexually abusing children in the 90s. For eight months, officers investigated allegations 61-year-old Daniel Berenguer sexually abused a child in Arroyo Grande. Detectives have since identified two... (Continue reading)

Judge silences all parties in the Kristin Smart murder case

Written on 15 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered all parties in the Kristin Smart murder case not to talk about the case publicly. Paul Flores, 44, is charged in the murder of Kristin Smart,... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man tells judge he is innocent of murder

Written on 15 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach man accused of the brutal murder of an Oceano activist repeatedly interrupted the judge at a hearing today to espouse his innocence, before he pled not guilty. James Krause, 41, is charged with the... (Continue reading)

PG&E facing reprimands over alleged neglect of the grid

Written on 15 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is considering reprimanding PG&E on Thursday for continuing to neglect its electrical grid that, in recent years, sparked large and deadly wildfires. [KCRA] The reprimand could mark the first step in... (Continue reading)

Those who give us Cayucos geezers hope

Written on 15 Apr, 2021 in Discovered, Featured | 3 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)