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Coronavirus outbreaks reported at CMC and the SLO County Jail

Written on 11 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Outbreaks of positive coronavirus cases have been reported at both the California Men’s Colony and the San Luis Obispo County Jail. There are 119 inmates with active cases and 67 staffers at CMC. Since March, 122 staffers and 427 inmates... (Continue reading)

District Attorney Dan Dow rebukes Judge Matt Guerrero’s ruling

Written on 11 Dec, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

Statement from SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow First, let me be clear I have deep respect for the judicial process and the judges who are called to make difficult decisions. With that in mind, I respectfully and strongly disagree... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles council votes to skirt governor’s stay-at-home order

Written on 11 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Paso Robles City Council voted unanimously Thursday to return the North County city to purple-tier status, sidestepping California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest stay-at-home order. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order took effect Sunday evening, triggered by an... (Continue reading)

Judge disqualifies SLO County district attorney for political reasons

Written on 11 Dec, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 41 comments

By KAREN VELIE The court disqualified the entire San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office on Friday from prosecuting seven Black Lives Matter defendants charged with crimes allegedly committed during a July protest. Instead, the California Attorney General’s Office will... (Continue reading)

Atascadero gets a new police chief, from King City

Written on 11 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of Atascadero has hired the head of the King City Police Department to serve as Atascadero’s new police chief. On Tuesday, the Atascadero City Council confirmed the hire of Bob Masterson, following a nationwide search... (Continue reading)

SLO man leads officers on a chase in a stolen car

Written on 10 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A chase that started in San Luis Obispo on Thursday morning ended in a crash and an arrest in South County. Shortly before 8 a.m., San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies spotted a suspicious vehicle at the Octagon Barn in... (Continue reading)

Indiana man accused of sending lewd images to a child in Los Osos

Written on 10 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Utilizing electronics at his Los Osos home, a child was playing on a gaming platform in late September when another player sent him lewd images including child pornography. During an investigation by the SLO County Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit and... (Continue reading)

Contractor alleges Pismo Beach city officials attempted to extort money

Written on 10 Dec, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A contractor filed a petition with the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court that accuses Pismo Beach city officials of threatening harm to his business unless he paid the city money they were not entitled. After Vince... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police are seeking the public’s help solving a 2018 murder

Written on 9 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By Josh Friedman Two years following the shooting death of a teen in Santa Maria, police are asking the public for help in solving the murder. On the afternoon of Dec. 8, 2018, police officers responded to reports of gunshots... (Continue reading)

A dog on wheels in Cayucos

Written on 9 Dec, 2020 in Discovered, Featured | 5 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. By DELL FRANKLIN I had just pulled up to... (Continue reading)