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SLO County’s unemployment rate continues to drop

Written on 17 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

BY CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate continues to decline — from a high of 14 percent in April to 11.5 percent in June, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. The county’s unemployment rate dropped to 11.5... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles approves funding for fire suppression in the Salinas Riverbed

Written on 17 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

In the aftermath of a riverbed blaze that destroyed two homes and damaged nine other structures, the city of Paso Robles is allocating new funds toward reducing fire risk in the Salinas Riverbed. At a special meeting Wednesday, the Paso... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest felon following a string of shootings

Written on 16 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Following an approximately nine-month-long string of shootings near Elks Lane in San Luis Obispo, officers arrested a felon on Wednesday, who is accused of possessing an AR-15 rifle and of shooting at a motorhome, an occupied residence and a water... (Continue reading)

Angry tirade at Paso Robles grocery store over face mask rules, video

Written on 16 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 62 comments

Customers at a Smart and Final in Paso Robles witnesses an ugly confrontation earlier this month when a man refused to wear a mask, and an employee insisted. California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order on June 18 that... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s biggest school district will not reopen in the fall

Written on 16 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

On Aug. 13, the first day of school for most students in South San Luis Obispo County, students will be learning at home. Lucia Mar Unified School District administrators announced Tuesday that the Board of Education is requiring distance learning... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s push for a sales tax increase fails

Written on 16 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By CCN STAFF During a contentious city council meeting on Tuesday, members of the Arroyo Grande Council were split 2-3 on whether or not to place a 1 percent sales tax increase on the November ballot, causing the proposal, which... (Continue reading)

SLO County ordered to shutter beauty shops, gyms and more

Written on 15 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo County health officials on Wednesday ordered gyms, religious services and hair salons to shutdown indoor activities on Thursday morning in response to state requirements. Counties that have had more than 100 new cases per... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay and Atascadero councils vote in support of sales tax hike

Written on 15 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN With most cities in San Luis Obispo County considering tax hikes, the Atascadero and Morro Bay City Councils both voted unanimously Tuesday to place 1 percent sales tax increase measures on their respective cities’ November ballots. Currently,... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police arrest two violent assailants

Written on 14 Jul, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

In a pair of apparently unrelated assaults in Morro Bay over the weekend, a suspect hit a victim in the face with a metal sign, while another suspect, who was allegedly intoxicated, assaulted two workers at a gas station after... (Continue reading)

Exposing SLO City politics from the inside out

Written on 14 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by JAMES PAPP This should be the most boring article in the world. I work as a historian and architectural historian, which are evidence-based professions dealing with a lot of technical issues. But for five years, I volunteered on... (Continue reading)