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SLO County’s COVID-19 case rates approaching all time high

Written on 11 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s reached a daily average COVID-19 case rate of 283, closing in on the record of 331 set on Jan. 12, 2021. The current number is likely higher as many residents are not reporting... (Continue reading)

Thief nabs iPhones from UPS distribution center in SLO

Written on 11 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A least one thief has been stealing new iPhones from inside the UPS distribution center in San Luis Obispo, prior to the delivery of the phones to SLO County residents. [KSBY] Pete Howard, of Avila Beach, and... (Continue reading)

Teen shot multiple times in Santa Maria

Written on 11 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An 18-year-old man suffered several gunshot wounds in a shooting in Santa Maria Monday evening. At about 7 p.m., a caller reported a shooting at a parking lot in the 1800 block of N. Broadway Street. Officers... (Continue reading)

Paavo Ogren hired by SLO County IWMA, quits, back again

Written on 11 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s regional waste agency board voted last month to bring back Paavo Ogren, who after less than a month at the helm of the agency, quit suddenly on Aug. 11. On July 14, the... (Continue reading)

SLO area ranks number one in California for low car theft rates

Written on 10 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles region is ranked on top for the lowest vehicle theft rate in 2020 among all metro areas in California, according to FBI data compiled by 24/7 Wall Street. In 2020, the San... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man killed in skiing accident at China Peak

Written on 10 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 33-year-old San Luis Obispo man died in a skiing accident at China Peak in Fresno County on Saturday. [KCOY] Joseph De Anda crashed into a tree at about 12:30 p.m.,  while skiing with a group of... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly COVID-positive students decry deplorable conditions

Written on 9 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By BEN DIGUGLIELMO With COVID-19 surging through the campus community, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo administrators have packed groups of eight infected students in small isolation apartments normally occupied by four, leaving some students feeling discarded. During the past seven... (Continue reading)

Fire scorches San Luis Obispo home

Written on 9 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An early morning fire scorched a single-family home in San Luis Obispo on Sunday. Shortly before 1 a.m., a caller reported the blaze burning at a home on Helena Street, according to the San Luis Obispo Fire... (Continue reading)

SLO evicts homeless, temporarily closes Bob Jones Trail

Written on 8 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city staffers on Friday ordered homeless living along the Bob Jones Trail to leave the area to allow the city to improve portions of the trail. Homeless, some in tears, worked on packing up... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisor Bruce Gibson accused of misusing public resources

Written on 8 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson is holding office hours in Debbie Arnold’s district in a county building after canceling constituent meetings in his own district because of the pandemic. This action spurred allegations Gibson violated... (Continue reading)