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Fifteen SLO County health care workers infected with the coronavirus

Written on 2 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo County health care worker are getting the coronavirus at a higher rate then others; of the 89 county resident who have tested positive for the coronavirus 15 are health care workers. During the height of the coronavirus... (Continue reading)

Mindbody lays off hundreds of San Luis Obispo employees

Written on 2 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Mindbody, one of the largest employers in San Luis Obispo, laid off or furloughed hundreds of county residents via emails sent at 5 a.m. on Thursday morning. In early 2019, Mindbody, a publicly traded company that sells software for managing... (Continue reading)

Two Cuesta College students test positive for coronavirus

Written on 2 Apr, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

Two Cuesta College students have tested positive for the coronavirus. Both students began exhibiting symptoms after the campus switched to online classes on March 14. One of the students informed his classmates during a Zoom conference on April 1 that... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly freshman dies from undetermined illness

Written on 1 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A freshman Cal Poly student died earlier this week in the Los Angeles area following a bout with an undisclosed illness, the university announced Wednesday. Luke Fradin was a business administration student from Hidden Hills, located on the western edge... (Continue reading)

First Santa Barbara County resident dies of the coronavirus

Written on 1 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Santa Barbara County Public Health officials announced the first reported death from the coronavirus on Wednesday, while the county’s total number of confirmed cases increased to 111. The deceased was a North County resident in their 60s, who had underlying... (Continue reading)

League of California Cities seeks Public Records Act suspension

Written on 1 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The League of California Cities asked Gov. Gavin Newsom last week to partially suspend the state’s Public Records Act, a move that has drawn rebuke from transparency and press freedom organizations. [Press Democrat] California’s Public Records Act requires agencies to... (Continue reading)

Officers nab Morro Bay burglar, two still missing

Written on 1 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Santa Maria man is in custody, while two other suspects remain at large following a string of vehicle burglaries last month in Morro Bay and the suspects alleged fraudulent use of credit cards. On March 22 at about 7... (Continue reading)

SLO pot shop red-tagged for violating the rules

Written on 1 Apr, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city officials shut down construction of a marijuana shop on Broad Street because owner Helios Dayspring did not get permits for construction. It is the second time that permitting issues have shut down work... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus versus the Goddess of Justice

Written on 31 Mar, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS How is the battle between the coronavirus and California’s courts going? So far, the virus is winning; but there is hope for a counterattack by the Goddess of Justice in June or July. If we are... (Continue reading)

Are the numbers of new SLO County coronavirus cases leveling?

Written on 31 Mar, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo County’s attempts to control the spread of the coronavirus appear to be working, with the virus continuing a slow uptick in newly infected individuals. With the three additional cases reported today, 80 residents have tested positive since... (Continue reading)