Home  »  Archives

Featured


Paso Robles police officers nab two murder suspects in Nevada

Written on 18 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Paso Robles police detectives arrested a 23-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman in Arizona on Thursday for allegedly being accessories in the murder of Trevon Perry. Police detectives and investigators with the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office traveled... (Continue reading)

Truck stolen in San Luis Obispo home invasion found in San Jose

Written on 18 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities found the truck stolen during a home invasion in San Luis Obispo last weekend abandoned at a gas station in the San Jose area Wednesday morning. Law enforcement personnel are still searching for the suspect, 38-year-old... (Continue reading)

SLO County IWMA repeal of polystyrene ban spurs political fight

Written on 18 Feb, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE Divided along party lines, the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) took the first step to repeal a countywide ban on polystyrene. The repeal requires a second vote, scheduled for March 3, for ratification.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo sets priorities for the next two years

Written on 17 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

San Luis Obispo City Counsel adopted goals and priorities on Tuesday as part of its 2021 to 2023 financial plan. The goals include fiscal sustainability, diversity, climate action and housing. San Luis Obispo’s goals include: “Economic recovery, resiliency and fiscal... (Continue reading)

SLO County increases vaccinations, COVID-19 cases continue to drop

Written on 17 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo County health officials are planning to administer 8,300 coronavirus doses next week: 5,100 second doses and 3,200 first doses. At 9 a.m. on Thursday, residents over 65 can book one of 3,200 appointments available at ReadySLO. First-dose... (Continue reading)

Video shows altercation between driver and protesters in SLO

Written on 17 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN The attorney representing a Black Lives Matter activist facing misdemeanor false imprisonment charges has released previously withheld drone footage of a car colliding with a protester on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo and another demonstrator... (Continue reading)

SLO County to remain in the coronavirus purple tier for now

Written on 16 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Hopes of indoor dining and hair care returning to San Luis Obispo County this week were crushed after the county’s healthy places index fell into the red tier. Last week, SLO County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said that... (Continue reading)

Cambria settles lawsuit against developer for $1.75 million

Written on 16 Feb, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE After years of issues with their water treatment plant, the Cambria Community Services District settled for $1.75 million with the engineering firm CDM Smith which designed and build the facility and the evaporation pond that was later... (Continue reading)

San Luis Coastal preparing to reopen schools in March

Written on 16 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Coastal Unified School District is preparing to possibly reopen all of its campuses by mid-March. The proposed plan calls for a phased-in return to on-campus instruction in which all students switch from remote learning... (Continue reading)

Man drowns after jumping off Pismo Beach pier

Written on 16 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A person found a man’s dead body washed ashore at Pismo Beach early Monday morning. Shortly after 2 a.m., a 911 caller reported finding a body on the beach near Ocean View Avenue. Pismo Beach police say... (Continue reading)