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Pismo Beach plans to crack down on street vendors

Written on 15 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Pismo Beach City Council will consider an urgency ordinance Tuesday evening that would require street vendors to obtain permits and comply with a variety of regulations in order to keep operating in the South County city. Over the past... (Continue reading)

Anti-Trump protesters injured in Sacramento

Written on 15 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN During a protest against President Donald Trump in Sacramento County on Tuesday, two activists left the demonstration in ambulances following separate incidents involving vehicles, one of which consisted of an activist falling off the top of a... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach pot shop owners’ bid to dismiss theft case fails

Written on 15 Sep, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

BY KAREN VELIE A pair of Grover Beach marijuana shop owners’ attempt to quash a lawsuit claiming the pair had defrauded a partner hit a significant judicial roadblock earlier this month. San Luis Obispo County Judge Ginger Garrett denied a... (Continue reading)

Three SLO County residents die from coronavirus over the weekend

Written on 14 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Three San Luis Obispo County residents died from the coronavirus over the weekend, bringing the county virus death toll to 26. One of the people who died was in their 90s, and the other two were in their 80s. All... (Continue reading)

Alleged killer of Paso Robles woman can stand trial for murder

Written on 14 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo judge ruled Friday enough evidence exists for a North County man to stand trial for the murder of a popular Paso Robles hairdresser. Nancy Woodrum, 62, who operated The Strand salon in downtown Paso Robles, went... (Continue reading)

A 67-year-old casualty of the gentrification of Cayucos

Written on 13 Sep, 2020 in Discovered, Featured | 21 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. By DELL FRANKLIN If you live here, or have... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles radio host retires at 90

Written on 13 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Rick Crespin, the host of Trader Rick’s Country Store, is retiring after 38 years at KPRL in Paso Robles. Crespin is 90 years old. In 1982, Crespin joined the station playing classical music. Then in 1998, he began hosting Trader... (Continue reading)

Gunman shoots two deputies in LA County, protesters block ambulances

Written on 13 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities are searching for a male suspect who ambushed, shot and severely wounded two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies outside a Metro station in Compton Saturday evening, a near fatal incident that kicked off a bizarre chain... (Continue reading)

Catalytic converters stolen from Atascadero car lot

Written on 12 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By RICHARD BASTIAN A thief targeted a car lot in Atascadero last weekend, cutting off catalytic converters from eight cars. On Sept. 5, an employee arrived at Modern Fleet Liquidation on Ramona Road and began starting each vehicle. The employee... (Continue reading)

Templeton man suffers major injuries in crash in Atascadero

Written on 12 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Templeton motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday morning in a crash on Highway 101 in Atascadero. Shortly after 9 a.m., Jack Anthony Slemmer was riding a 2001 Harley Davidson Super Glide Sport motorcycle southbound on Highway 101 near San Anselmo... (Continue reading)