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Paso Robles school board delays decision on proposed critical race theory ban

Written on 24 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Unified School District Board took no action Tuesday evening on a proposed resolution to ban teaching critical race theory in district schools. Before public comment, the board agreed to end the meeting no later... (Continue reading)

Critical race theory battle reaches Lucia Mar Unified School District

Written on 23 Jun, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE Lucia Mar Unified School District Board members praised social emotional learning programs as tools for building character and diminishing behavioral issues, while parents argued it is a form of critical race theory that pits groups of people... (Continue reading)

SLO County inspecting Sunny Acres amid new spat with Dan DeVaul

Written on 23 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Eight years after San Luis Obispo rancher Dan DeVaul reached an agreement with SLO County over the operation of his Sunny Acres sober living facility, county code enforcers are set to inspect DeVaul’s property Wednesday in responce to a new... (Continue reading)

New COVID-19 cases continue to decline in SLO County

Written on 23 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The number of new COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County fell from 1.6 to 1.4 per 100,000 residents during the past seven days, according to California Case statistics. State averages, however, remained stagnant at 1.8 confirmed cases per 100,000... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for pair accused of assaulting juvenile in Cambria

Written on 22 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies are looking for a man and a woman who were allegedly involved in the assault of a juvenile at a home in Cambria last week. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on June 13, a woman... (Continue reading)

Wrong-way driver crashes into car on Highway 101, flees on foot

Written on 22 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities are searching for a suspect who slammed into an oncoming vehicle while driving the wrong way on Highway 101 in Santa Maria Tuesday morning and then fled the scene on foot. [KSBY] Shortly after 5 a.m.,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles middle school garden vandalized

Written on 22 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vandal or vandals allegedly destroyed a garden maintained by special education students and staff at Daniel Lewis Middle School in Paso Robles. Sunday night or early Monday morning, the vandals ravaged the garden. Julie Peruzzi, who... (Continue reading)

Judge denies audio broadcasting of hearing in Kristin Smart murder case

Written on 22 Jun, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Craig van Rooyen ruled Monday against allowing audio recordings of next month’s preliminary hearing of two men accused in the disappearance and murder of Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart because... (Continue reading)

Willow Fire burning near Big Sur spreading with little containment

Written on 21 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A wildfire that ignited southeast of Big Sur in Monterey County burned nearly 2,400 acres late last week and over the weekend. The Willow Fire started at about 8 p.m. on Thursday near Willow Creek and Marble... (Continue reading)

California city councilman charged with operating illegal pot shop

Written on 21 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A grand jury in Riverside County has indicted a Southern California city councilman for operating an illegal marijuana dispensary. [LA Times] The indictment, which was unsealed on Friday, alleges San Jacinto Councilman Joel Lopez, 35, and 32-year-old Edward Padilla Jr.... (Continue reading)