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Katie Lichtig leaves her job in Santa Monica, retires from public service

Written on 27 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Former San Luis Obispo City Manager and current Santa Monica assistant city manager, Katie Lichtig, is retiring from public service this week. Lichtig, 58, announced in January she would retire on April 9. Amid the coronavirus crisis,... (Continue reading)

Four fires scorch SLO County in less then 24 hours

Written on 27 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Four blazes, including two house fires, broke out in San Luis Obispo County in a span of less than 24 hours. Three of the fires occurred on Tuesday, and one broke out Wednesday morning. At about 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday,... (Continue reading)

Why is Oceano taking from rate payers to pay for fire services?

Written on 27 May, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Oceano Community Services District, like most every little government entity, struggles financially as a matter of course. This month they look to adopt next fiscal year’s budget. The news is not good, the 2020/21 preliminary budget... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles remains the hot spot for SLO County coronavirus cases

Written on 27 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The number of coronavirus cases in San Luis Obispo County continues to slowly tick upwards, propelled primarily by new infections in the northwest area of Paso Robles. During the past 24 days, there have been 67 newly confirmed cases, with... (Continue reading)

Gov. Newsom lifts ban on beauty and barber shops

Written on 26 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that barber and beauty shops can reopen with restrictions in the counties that have asked to move further in reopening, which includes San Luis Obispo County. The shops that decide to reopen, will need to... (Continue reading)

Good Samaritan rescues person from burning vehicle in Grover Beach

Written on 26 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A good Samaritan rescued a person from a burning vehicle that had driven off the road and collided with a tree near Highway 101 in South County Tuesday morning. The vehicle, which appears to be a van, ran off the... (Continue reading)

Churches in California can reopen with restrictions

Written on 26 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that churches and other places of worship can reopen, but they must follow state guidelines, including limiting attendance at services. The state’s new guidelines require places of worship to limit attendance to the lesser... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus shutdown shows dust on the Nipomo Mesa science is flawed

Written on 25 May, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

By KAREN VELIE Excessive dust days have more than doubled since RVs and off-road vehicles were barred from the Oceano Dunes, data from two Nipomo Mesa air quality monitoring sites show. California State Parks closed the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular... (Continue reading)

Joe Biden’s problem with the truth

Written on 25 May, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 47 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE I usually like what Stewart Jenkins writes, but his recent piece about Trump as “The Denier in Chief” was over-the-top pointed. While President Donald Trump is often guilty of acting nonpresidential and exaggerating his accomplishments,... (Continue reading)

A serial reckless driver crashes into two cars in Paso Robles

Written on 25 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

After allegedly leading law enforcement officers on several high-speed chases in San Luis Obispo County, a 24-year-old man caused a three-car wreck while fleeing police in Paso Robles on Sunday morning. During the past month, Ivan Sandoval Farias was involved... (Continue reading)