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San Luis Coastal preparing to reopen schools in March

Written on 16 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

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

Written on 16 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

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

Written on 16 Feb, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

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

Written on 15 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

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

Written on 15 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

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

Written on 14 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

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

Written on 14 Feb, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

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)

Deputies describe SLO home invasion suspect

Written on 14 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office describes the thief who robbed and injured an elderly woman during a home invasion Saturday in rural SLO as an approximately 6 feet tall, gray haired, heavyset man in his 60s. In the... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for suspect in home invasion in rural SLO

Written on 13 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man accused of a home invasion in rural SLO and the theft of a truck on Saturday, according to investigators. In the morning, a man allegedly invaded a home on... (Continue reading)

SLO Brew closing downtown location after three decades in business

Written on 13 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN After more than three decades of operating in downtown San Luis Obispo, SLO Brew is permanently closing its central establishment. The Carrisa by SLO Brew is closing in large part because of coronavirus business restrictions. The downtown... (Continue reading)