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San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate continues to decline

Written on 19 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

BY CCN STAFF The California Employment Development Department on Friday announced San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate in August fell to 7.8 percent. That is still far above pre-coronavirus levels, but a sign the county’s economy is improving. In August,... (Continue reading)

SLO County could reopen more businesses soon

Written on 18 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

If San Luis Obispo County continues to maintain an average of 19.5 coronavirus cases or less a day for another four days, multiple businesses can either reopen or relax restrictions as the county moves from purple to the red tier.... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man killed in crash

Written on 18 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 48-year-old Arroyo Grande man died Friday after his motorcycle collided with a tractor outside of San Luis Obispo. Shortly after 1 p.m., the motorcyclist was headed northbound on Orcutt Road when he encountered a slow-moving John Deere tractor. The... (Continue reading)

Man survives shooting on San Ysabel Avenue in Paso Robles

Written on 18 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By CCN STAFF A Paso Robles man was shot outside his home on San Ysabel Avenue on Thursday evening. He is expected to survive his injuries. Shortly before 10 p.m., a vehicle drove up to David Chavez ‘s house, and... (Continue reading)

Attorney says police targeted San Luis Obispo protest leader

Written on 17 Sep, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 40 comments

By CCN STAFF Attorneys for San Luis Obispo BLM protest leader Tianna Arata are seeking to have her charges of disturbing the peace, obstruction and false imprisonment dismissed, asserting her actions are protected under the First Amendment and that she... (Continue reading)

Armed man robs convenience store in Orcutt

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

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who robbed a 7-Eleven in Orcutt early Tuesday morning. At about 3:25 a.m., the suspect entered the store, threatened the clerk with a gun and fled with an undisclosed amount... (Continue reading)

SLO council approves large development on LOVR

Written on 17 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday approved a planned senior living development along Los Osos Valley Road that would also include multifamily residential buildings and a hotel. John Madonna owns the 109.7-acre Froom Ranch property located off Los... (Continue reading)

SLO police seek to charge motorcyclist, cite BLM protesters

Written on 16 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By CCN STAFF The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Monday it is recommending prosecutors charge motorcyclist David Medzyk with a misdemeanor count of reckless driving after he struck a BLM protester in a crosswalk. The city also cited two... (Continue reading)

Charges dropped against man accused of shooting 5 people at the Oceano Dunes

Written on 16 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow announced Wednesday he is dropping charges against an Oakland man accused of shooting into a crowd of people gathered at the Oceano Dunes in 2019, an incident that resulted... (Continue reading)

Former SLO councilman dies Jerry Reiss dies at 82

Written on 16 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Former San Luis Obispo City Councilman Jerry Reiss, the man known for proposing SLO’s first-in-the-nation smoking ban, died Monday at the age of 82. Reiss introduced an ordinance in 1990 that banned smoking in indoor public areas, including bars and... (Continue reading)