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Dump Governor Newsom, here’s my three choices

Written on 24 Aug, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 32 comments

OPINION by GORDON MULLIN By now, all Californians are aware that voters have the opportunity to bounce Gov. Gavin Newsom from office or save him, depending on your inclination. Election day is Sept. 14, but many of you need not... (Continue reading)

More than 10,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into SLO Creek

Written on 24 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A blocked sewer line caused approximately 10,800 gallons of raw sewage to pour out through a storm drain at the Silver City Mobile Home Park on South Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo on Monday. The sewage... (Continue reading)

Judge overturns initiative allowing drivers to work as contractors

Written on 23 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Alameda County Superior Court judge on Friday overturned California’s Proposition 22, the ballot initiative that allows companies to treat rideshare and delivery drivers as independent contractors. Judge Frank Roesch ruled Prop 22 is both unconstitutional and... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County man arrested again for selling drugs

Written on 23 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A known drug dealer was arrested again, this time during a narcotics raid in Paso Robles, which netted $5,000 to $10,000 in illicit drugs. Suspecting 33-year-old Anthony Allen Wong was again selling drugs, San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay’s sewer plant appears to be unpermitted

Written on 23 Aug, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

Writer’s Note: This is part three 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 Figuring out what’s going on... (Continue reading)

Boil water notices issued to 200 homes in San Luis Obispo

Written on 23 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Utilities Department issued a boil water notice to about 200 households following a water main break on Johnson Avenue early Sunday morning. The boil water notice is for homes in the Johnson Avenue... (Continue reading)

Disturbing utterances from the Cayucos wall gang

Written on 22 Aug, 2021 in Discovered, Featured | 10 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” postings include the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently on Amazon. By... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe police officer accidentally shoots and kills a man

Written on 22 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Guadalupe police officer fired his revolver at a wanted suspect on Saturday evening, but instead shot and killed an uninvolved resident who was sitting in his car. Shortly before 10 p.m., officers recognized a man at... (Continue reading)

Comparing SLO County’s COVID-19 cases to other counties

Written on 21 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

After almost two months of increasing COVID-19 case rates, the rise of new infections rates has slowed in California, though students returning to school are likely to have an impact. The Delta strain is a leading factor in the increase... (Continue reading)

Dog killed, four people injured in crash on Highway 1 in Cayucos

Written on 20 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A dog died and four persons suffered injuries in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 1 in Cayucos Friday morning. Shortly after 11 a.m., a caller reported the crash at southbound Highway 1 and Cass Avenue. The extent... (Continue reading)