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Video shows altercation between driver and protesters in SLO

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN The attorney representing a Black Lives Matter activist facing misdemeanor false imprisonment charges has released previously withheld drone footage of a car colliding with a protester on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo and another demonstrator... (Continue reading)

SLO County to remain in the coronavirus purple tier for now

Hopes of indoor dining and hair care returning to San Luis Obispo County this week were crushed after the county’s healthy places index fell into the red tier. Last week, SLO County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said that... (Continue reading)

Cambria settles lawsuit against developer for $1.75 million

By KAREN VELIE After years of issues with their water treatment plant, the Cambria Community Services District settled for $1.75 million with the engineering firm CDM Smith which designed and build the facility and the evaporation pond that was later... (Continue reading)

San Luis Coastal preparing to reopen schools in March

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Coastal Unified School District is preparing to possibly reopen all of its campuses by mid-March. The proposed plan calls for a phased-in return to on-campus instruction in which all students switch from remote learning... (Continue reading)

Man drowns after jumping off Pismo Beach pier

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A person found a man’s dead body washed ashore at Pismo Beach early Monday morning. Shortly after 2 a.m., a 911 caller reported finding a body on the beach near Ocean View Avenue. Pismo Beach police say... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach Councilwoman Guthrie faces censure over building project

By KAREN VELIE Pismo Beach Councilwoman Marcia Guthrie is facing censure at Tuesday’s city council meeting after she reportedly violated the Brown Act and ethics rules. Guthrie shared information from a closed session of the city council with applicants for... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay drive-by-shooting suspect arrested

Morro Bay police arrested a 24-year-old man on Sunday for allegedly shooting at an occupied home on Saturday night. Shortly before 10 p.m., 911 callers reported shots fired in the 400 block of Rennell Street, according to the Morro Bay... (Continue reading)

Multiple employees flee California’s unemployment agency

By JOSH FRIEDMAN More than 1,500 staff and managers have departed California’s fraud-stricken unemployment agency since coronavirus measures took effect last March. [LA Times] Last month, officials acknowledged the state of California has paid out at least $11 billion in... (Continue reading)

Home invasion suspect identified as SLO resident

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department has identified the man who assaulted an elderly woman during a home invasion in San Luis Obispo as 38-year-old Johnny Jesse Roman Jr. On Saturday morning, Roman allegedly invaded a home on the... (Continue reading)

Two San Luis Obispo police officers on paid administrative leave

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department has placed two officers on paid administrative leave over the past three months. Law enforcement officers are routinely put on leave during investigations into potential wrongdoing. Officer Blake Etherton has been... (Continue reading)