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Three outages leave 4,116 SLO County users without power

Written on 17 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Three large outages in north San Luis Obispo County have left 4,116 PG&E customers without power Friday morning, as lengthy outages have become daily occurrence in rural areas. The lights went out in parts of Atascadero and... (Continue reading)

44 candidates vying for the SLO County Clerk-recorder position

Written on 17 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE A five-person committee selected by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is currently whittling down the 44 applicants for the clerk-recorder position to seven. The supervisors will then choose the winning candidate to serve through... (Continue reading)

SLO allows Dayspring to transfer marijuana store to girlfriend

Written on 16 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo will allow embattled marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring’s Natural Healing Center to open with his girlfriend holding the controlling ownership stake, though the dispensary risks losing its permit if it does not... (Continue reading)

On-off power heats up Santa Margarita residents

Written on 16 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the third time since Monday, and at least the fifth time in the last 10 days, residents in the Santa Margarita area have lost power. Some residents were without power portions of Monday, Tuesday and today.... (Continue reading)

Critical race theory is coming to your child’s school

Written on 16 Sep, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 36 comments

OPINION by GORDON MULLIN You’ve heard about Critical Race Theory (CRT) before.  It migrated out from liberal law faculties over 20 years ago and is now well established on college campuses, especially in the arts. It’s coming to our K-12... (Continue reading)

SLO County prosecutors reach settlement with pesticide company

Written on 15 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office, along with 16 other California DA’s offices, have reached a $575,000 settlement with a pesticide company over repeated regulatory violations and unfair business practices. Pestmaster Services LP, formerly known... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande back in regional recycled water project

Written on 15 Sep, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 14 to rejoin Pismo Beach and Grover Beach in Central Coast Blue, a regional recycled water project set to bring a reliable water source to the Five Cities... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay City Council’s behind closed door decisions

Written on 15 Sep, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

Writer’s Note: This is part four of a story, told in installments, about the corruption involved in Morro Bay’s water reclamation facility. Part one is about Morro Bay City Council’s bait-and-switch. OPINION by CYNTHIA HAWLEY From the start and every... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newsom defeats recall in landslide election

Written on 15 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 72 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom will remain in office after defeating the state’s recall initiative by a 64 percent to 36 percent vote on Tuesday. A majority vote was needed in order to recall Newsom. Proponents of the... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man robbed at gunpoint while walking his dog

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

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande Police are looking for two men who robbed a man at gunpoint on Alder Street near Sunset Drive on Monday morning. Shortly before 6 a.m., the victim was walking his dog when a silver sedan... (Continue reading)