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California Men’s Colony inmate dies of coronavirus

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

An inmate at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County died Monday from complications related to the coronavirus, the first CMC inmate to die of the virus, according to The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Since April... (Continue reading)

SLO County charges Tianna Arata with 13 misdemeanors

Written on 2 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

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The myth of “systemic racism”

Written on 2 Sep, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 57 comments

OPINION by CHRISTOPHER AREND The recent discussion and civil unrest after the death of George Floyd has been based on the concept of “systemic racism.” The Democratic Party and its candidates, the mainstream media and, of course, the Black Lives... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council selects diversity task force members

Written on 2 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday appointed 13 people to serve as members of the City’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force. In response to protests over the death of George Floyd, the City Council appropriated $160,000 towards... (Continue reading)

SLO County District Attorney rejects Tianna Arata petitions

Written on 1 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Supporters of protest leader Tianna Arata attempted to deliver boxes of petitions to San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow on Tuesday, but the DA’s office rejected them. Arata supporters arrived outside the Palm Street entrance to the San... (Continue reading)

California extends eviction moratorium until 2021

Written on 1 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday an extension of the state’s eviction moratorium, which will allow many renters to not pay rent and still stay in their homes until early 2021. Under AB 3088, no tenant can... (Continue reading)

Bank drains funds from thousands of SLO County teacher’s accounts

Written on 1 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

In what appears to be a technical error, after direct depositing paychecks in the accounts of almost 4,000 educators in San Luis Obispo County, the bank reversed the deposits over the weekend leaving teachers wondering were their money had gone.... (Continue reading)

Cambria man pleads guilty to sex offense, secures release

Written on 1 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Cambria man, who previously had a lengthy prison sentence for child molestation tossed because of prosecutorial misconduct, is slated to get out of jail as part of a plea agreement. In 2014, Ronald Cowan was convicted of sodomy, oral... (Continue reading)

Oceano man killed in fall from courthouse

Written on 31 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A man who was fleeing police officers in downtown San Luis Obispo early Sunday morning died at the SLO County courthouse, possibly as a result of jumping off the roof of the building. Officials have identified the man who died... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus cases up last week in SLO County

Written on 31 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County reported an average of 35 daily new cases of coronavirus last week, up from an average of 25 a day a week earlier. During the past three days, SLO County reported 99 new coronavirus cases. San... (Continue reading)