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Someone started the fire near the train station in SLO, officials say

Written on 2 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officials suspect someone started a fire close to the San Luis Obispo Amtrak station, which caused a brief train delay Thursday afternoon. Callers reported the fire shortly after 2 p.m., burning at 1011 Railroad Avenue, which is... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo leads the Central Coast in hate crimes

Written on 1 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE The city of San Luis Obispo leads the Central Coast in the number of hate crimes reported to law enforcement in 2020, according to a report from the California Attorney General’s Office. There were 12 hate crimes... (Continue reading)

Officers shot gunman in San Luis Obispo 13 times

Written on 1 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The mentally ill man who shot and killed a San Luis Obispo police detective and wounded another officer suffered 14 gunshot wounds during the deadly shootout. [Tribune] On May 10, six officers attempted to serve a search warrant at Edward... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist flees Atascadero police, hides in porta potty

Written on 1 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A motorcyclist allegedly fled Atascadero police officers at high speeds Wednesday morning, then ditched his bike and hid in a porta potty, before ending up in jail. Shortly before 9 a.m., an Atascadero officer noticed a motorcyclist... (Continue reading)

SLO County red tags People’s Self-Help Housing project in Los Osos

Written on 30 Jun, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE People’s Self Help Housing is under fire after they allegedly clear cut approximately an acre of wetlands in Los Osos, all without a permit. Wetland are complex ecological resources that are protected under state and federal laws.... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly softball star heading to Olympics with Team Mexico

Written on 30 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN Former All-American Cal Poly softball pitcher Sierra Hyland will compete in the Tokyo Olympics this summer with Team Mexico. Hyland, who is from Visalia but has a grandfather who was born in Mexico, is set to become... (Continue reading)

First case of COVID-19 Delta variant detected in SLO County

Written on 30 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced on Tuesday that its laboratory has identified the first local case of the Delta variant of COVID-19. First identified in India, the Delta variant seems to spread more easily and quickly... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man indicted in Ponzi scheme

Written on 30 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Santa Barbara man who allegedly stole approximately $12 million from victims who were promised their money would be used to buy annuities from Swiss insurance companies, but instead the... (Continue reading)

Another shooting victim dies in Santa Maria

Written on 30 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN Two people were murdered in the same area of Santa Maria in less than a month and a half. A gunman shot Santa Maria resident Ruben Zarate Luis, 26, in the area of Lincoln and Mill streets... (Continue reading)

Cayucos’ Happily Homeless Dave finds housing

Written on 29 Jun, 2021 in Discovered, Featured | 3 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.  Franklin’s memoir, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)