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Homelessness in SLO County is our fault

Written on 20 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

By GORDON MULLIN “I got a right to be here” growled the homeless gentleman I was talking to just off the trail near our local sewage plant. I was riding my bike along the path and he hailed me down... (Continue reading)

Mid-State Fair cancels opening concert because of COVID-19 concerns

Written on 20 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Mid-State Fair has canceled Wednesday night’s opening concert after members of singer-songwriter Bret Michaels’ touring entourage possibly became exposed to COVID-19. Michaels was scheduled to perform on the fair’s main stage as the event kicks... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit accuses Atascadero officials of bias and retaliation

Written on 20 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A businessman filed suit against two Atascadero City Council Members and the city last month for alleged bias and unjust actions in violation of his constitutional rights. The plaintiff, Scott Newton, argues that three council members violated... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police nab alleged Giovanni’s tip jar thief

Written on 19 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A woman from Tulare County allegedly stole the tip jar from Giovanni’s Fish Market in Morro Bay on Thursday, leading to a trio of arrests on Saturday. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, the woman exited a... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County Jail inmate dies from suspected suicide

Written on 19 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County Jail inmate from Santa Maria died in a suspected suicide on Saturday. Guards at the Santa Barbara Main Jail were conducting routine security checks at about 2:20 p.m.  when they found Kean Ardie... (Continue reading)

Unemployment on the rise in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 18 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate increased in June as struggling restaurants and other small businesses continue to close, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. The county’s unemployment rate increased to 5.8% in June, from a... (Continue reading)

Comparing Central Coast COVID-19 case rates

Written on 17 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

After five months of decreasing COVID-19 case rates, new infections in California are on the upswing again as the more contagious Delta variant spreads. The Delta strain is a leading factor in the increase in infections across the Central Coast,... (Continue reading)

Human blood and fibers discovered in Kristin Smart murder case

Written on 16 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County investigators discovered human blood under the home of Paul Flores’ father in 2021, court records show. They also found fabric fibers in the place where they believe the body of Kristin Smart was... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed by garbage truck in Morro Bay identified

Written on 16 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Morro Bay Police Department identified the pedestrian hit and killed by a commercial trash truck on Thursday as 69-year-old Mark Evans of Twain Harte. Evans was attempting to cross Morro Bay Boulevard at Bernardo Avenue when the trash truck... (Continue reading)

Cambria asks residents to cut water use by up to 40 percent

Written on 16 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Cambria Community Services District board voted on Thursday to declare a stage 4 water shortage and to ask residents and businesses to reduce their water usage by up to 40 percent. Under the stage 4 water... (Continue reading)