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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)

Cayucos pier and parking lots close, we need our beaches

Written on 31 Mar, 2020 in Discovered, Featured | 16 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 They’ve attempted to close our beach.... (Continue reading)

Two more Santa Barbara County deputies contract coronavirus

Written on 31 Mar, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Shortly after two Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies tested positive for the coronavirus, another two deputies did as well, including one who works in the county jail. A relative of one of the infected deputies has also tested positive for... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach teen batters Vons security guard

Written on 31 Mar, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 16-year-old thief used a bottle of alcohol to assault a Vons market security guard in Grover Beach Monday afternoon, according to the city’s police department. The juvenile robber managed to get away after the assault but was caught later... (Continue reading)

Central Coast doctors offer advice and seek help on COVID-19

Written on 31 Mar, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 2 comments

Opinion by Nels Gerhardt M.D. and Brett Wilson II M.D. Dear Friends and Neighbors, We are Emergency Physicians at Cottage Health. We live and work in this community, so we are also your neighbors, friends, and the local doctors who... (Continue reading)

SLO County coronavirus cases increase to 77, many recovered

Written on 30 Mar, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

More than two weeks after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in San Luis Obispo County, 77 residents have tested positive. Of those, 35 percent have recovered. Contractors have started work on a “step down site” at Cal Poly, for... (Continue reading)