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Three people plead guilty in unemployment fraud in Santa Barbara County

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man and woman from San Diego stole customers’ identities from businesses across the United States, including a Santa Barbara property management firm, and used them to file fraudulent unemployment claims, which cost California taxpayers more than... (Continue reading)

California to lift stay-at-home orders on Monday

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to lift stay-at-home orders across the state on Monday, the California Restaurant Association (CRA) announced. Senior officials in Newsom’s administration informed the CRA late Sunday evening that Newsom plans to lift the... (Continue reading)

A massive tranquilizer for liberals in Cayucos

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 The liberals in town are walking... (Continue reading)

FedEx driver rescues elderly woman in Atascadero

A FedEx driver helped rescue an elderly Atascadero woman who fell down in the rain on Friday and was unable to get back up on her own. While delivering a package in Atascadero, Kaitlin Casarez thought she heard cries for... (Continue reading)

Deputies capture burglar who targeted women in Nipomo

San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Nipomo man on Friday who is suspected of breaking into homes, burglarizing the homes and grabbing at women. After receiving tips from the public, deputies arrested Kammeron Isaac Anderson, 25, at a... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s Brisco Road project is ballooning in price

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The Arroyo Grande City Council will consider its next steps on the construction of the Brisco Road interchange on Tuesday, after determining the cost has jumped 25% in the past two years. The project has not... (Continue reading)

Drunken, angry man allegedly smashes restaurant window in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated man smashed the window of Old San Luis BBQ in downtown San Luis Obispo on Friday. The restaurant then posted photos of the broken window on Instagram. “When you kindly tell the man smoking... (Continue reading)

Prowler grabs at women in Nipomo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a prowler who allegedly broke into two homes in Nipomo early Friday morning and grabbed women inside each of them. Both women were uninjured during the intrusions.... (Continue reading)

Gov. Newsom accused of keeping coronavirus data secret

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The state of California is refusing to disclose how exactly it calculates whether or not to lift Gov. Gavin Newsom’s regional stay-at-home orders. [ABC News] Newsom allows regions to emerge from stay-at-home orders when it is projected... (Continue reading)

Multiple entities vaccinating residents of SLO County

The San Luis Obispo County Health Department, local hospitals and several pharmacies have administered thousands of vaccines to local residents. The four San Luis Obispo County hospitals have provided employees a first vaccination and some employees both doses. The hospitals... (Continue reading)