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Both SLO and Santa Barbara counties remain in the red tier, for now

Written on 7 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

For at least the next two weeks, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties will remain in the red tier because of high case rates primarily among college and university students. Counties are required to have improved rates for at... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County reopens 1975 teen murder investigation

Written on 6 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office reopened a 45-year-old homicide case this week with hopes that rapid DNA testing can help find a murderer. On June 21, 1975, the body of 16-year-old Paul Ornelas was discovered near the railroad tracks... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council considering social media policy

Written on 6 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid allegations Mayor Heidi Harmon violated  the rights of others when she blocked people who disagree with her from commenting on her social media pages, the San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday will consider adopting a... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man struck and killed on Highway 99

Written on 6 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 60-year-old Grover Beach man was struck and killed as he walked on Highway 99 in Modesto early Saturday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly after 2 a.m., Raymond Wallace was walking in the far right lane of the highway... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors open the door to water banking

Written on 6 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

(Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors recent vote to allow water banking in the county’s aquifers.) By DANIEL BLACKBURN A barely-noticed action early in March by the... (Continue reading)

ASH employee illicitly accessed social security numbers, birth dates

Written on 6 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN An information technology employee at Atascadero State Hospital, who improperly accessed health information belonging to more than 2,000 ASH patients and staffers, also accessed the social security numbers, email addresses and other personal information of nearly 3,000... (Continue reading)

Two people injured in rollover crash in Cayucos

Written on 5 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Two people suffered major injuries Monday evening in a rollover crash in Cayucos. At about 6:30 p.m., a Caycuos resident reported seeing a green car roll down a hill near the intersection of Chaney Avenue and Gilbert Avenue from their... (Continue reading)

59 new COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County, most in SLO

Written on 5 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County reported 59 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, with 64 percent of those infected living in SLO or at Cal Poly. While the number of new cases are falling in most parts of... (Continue reading)

Avila Beach man dies following hit-and-run accident

Written on 5 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the victim of a fatal hit-and-run last month as Jim Hayes, 62, of Avila Beach. On March 23, Hayes was riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound on Highway 101 near Shell Beach when he... (Continue reading)

California legislators battle over cannabis billboard advertising

Written on 5 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Less than four months after a San Luis Obispo County judge ruled that marijuana billboards on California’s interstate highways are prohibited by Proposition 64, two California legislators introduced dueling bills on the subject. Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand... (Continue reading)