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Man’s body found outside Paso Robles steakhouse and saloon

Written on 21 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A man’s body was discovered in a truck parked outside Cool Hand Luke’s in Paso Robles Wednesday morning. Shortly after 8 a.m., a 911 caller reported a man who appeared in distress in a vehicle in the... (Continue reading)

Divers find Arroyo Grande man’s body in Lopez Lake

Written on 21 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Search teams located the body of an Arroyo Grande man at Lopez Lake on Tuesday, a couple days after a report of a person possibly drowning in the South County reservoir. On Sunday, shortly before 4 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero State Hospital police officer charged with embezzlement

Written on 21 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Atascadero State Hospital police officer Monday evening on numerous charges, including embezzlement and narcotics and weapons violations. Leonel Lazaro, 36, was arrested on a Ramey warrant in Santa Maria near... (Continue reading)

State funds Paso Robles hotel conversion to housing for the homeless

Written on 20 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The state of California has awarded a grant of more than $15 million to the Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo (HASLO) in order to purchase Motel 6 in Paso Robles and convert it into a shelter... (Continue reading)

What the San Luis Obispo mayoral race says about us

Written on 20 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by BLAKE BELTRAM Imagine you’re in a ship, and it’s beginning to sink. Never mind. You don’t have to imagine anything. Just look around. Tune into the news, scroll through Facebook, or perhaps reflect on the personal friendships and... (Continue reading)

SLO County coronavirus cases level, few hospitalizations

Written on 20 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The average number of new coronavirus cases in San Luis Obispo County and California have remained primarily flat since mid-September, while the number of hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline. During the past 12 days, SLO County reported 234 new... (Continue reading)

SLO Mayor Harmon’s rhetoric is dangerous and divisive

Written on 19 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 33 comments

OPINION by DISTRICT ATTORNEY DAN DOW It has come to my attention that a local incumbent mayoral candidate pulled a political campaign stunt over the weekend by using my name and office to make preposterous false allegations. The San Luis... (Continue reading)

SLO City responds to diversity task force chair’s criminal charge

Written on 19 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By CCN STAFF In response to the criminal charge filed against Amman Asfaw, the chair of San Luis Obispo’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force and a vocal supporter of Mayor Heidi Harmon’s campaign, the city issued a press release... (Continue reading)

Another Subway restaurant in SLO robbed at gunpoint

Written on 19 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Ten days after an armed robbery of a Subway sandwich shop in San Luis Obispo, police are again searching for a gunman who robbed a Subway in SLO. [Tribune] At about 7 p.m. Sunday, a white man entered the Subway located... (Continue reading)

Divers searching for man suspected of drowning in Lopez Lake

Written on 19 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Dive Team is searching  for a suspected drowning victim after a man was reported to have been struggling to stay above water in Lopez Lake Sunday afternoon. [KSBY] Shortly before 4 p.m., a 911... (Continue reading)