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Police deem Atascadero man’s disappearance suspicious

Written on 27 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Police are asking the public’s help finding a 38-year-old Atascadero man who was last seen by his family in April. Cory KelleyArmer’s family told police it’s uncharacteristic for him to not have any contact with his family for months, leading... (Continue reading)

SLO Police Chief Deanna Cantrell quits suddenly

Written on 27 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 67 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell, who has faced criticism for incidents ranging from losing her gun in a restaurant bathroom to her handling of Black Lives Matter protests, announced Thursday she is leaving the city... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies rescue homeless man

Written on 27 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies managed to rescue a 56-year-old homeless man experiencing a drug overdose in Isla Vista on Saturday by administering the opioid-combating medication Naloxone. At about 2 p.m., a 911 caller reported a man was lying unresponsive... (Continue reading)

Bystanders pull drowning child out of Lake Nacimiento

Written on 26 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Good Samaritans pulled a young boy out of Lake Nacimiento Tuesday afternoon and performed CPR on the child. [KSBY] Shortly after 3 p.m., the boy was swimming near the shore of Lake Nacimiento with his parents. Individuals from out of... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguish yet another blaze at the Ocean Dunes

Written on 26 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

For the fourth time in less than two weeks, a fire was reported burning at the Oceano Dunes. On Tuesday afternoon, firefighters extinguished the 10 foot by 10 foot blaze. On Aug. 13, the Dunes Fire scorched 11 acres. Ignited... (Continue reading)

Why I protest with Black Lives Matter in San Luis Obispo

Written on 26 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 74 comments

OPINION by JAMES PAPP One summer I spent ten weeks doing upscale finish carpentry for a Lake Superior cabin-garage complex we began to refer to as the Garage Mahal. Staying at the neighboring cabin was a Midwest business executive named... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man charged with killing an elephant seal

Written on 26 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Santa Barbara County man was charged Tuesday with fatally shooting a northern elephant seal on a beach near San Simeon. Northern elephant seals are a protected species under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Jordan Gerbich, 30, of Santa Maria,... (Continue reading)

Activists bused in from LA to attend San Luis Obispo rally

Written on 26 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Protesters rode buses from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo on Tuesday in an attempt to dissuade prosecutors from filing charges against SLO Black Lives Matter leader Tianna Arata. The gathering held outside the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors disagree on all things cannabis

Written on 25 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County supervisors failed to agree on any proposed changes to the county cannabis ordinances last week, with supervisors Bruce Gibson and John Peschong butting heads with supervisors Debbie Arnold and Lynn Compton. As a... (Continue reading)

Van-dwellers settling throughout Cayucos

Written on 25 Aug, 2020 in Discovered, Featured | 10 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. By DELL FRANKLIN Van-dwellers are a substratum slowly popping... (Continue reading)