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Winners of Grover Beach pot shops quickly sold permits

Written on 12 Sep, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE As part of the green rush stampede, entrepreneurs battled for a limited number of Grover Beach marijuana retail shop permits as the city touted its ability to scrutinize applicants. [Cal Coast Times] But shortly after the city... (Continue reading)

Legislature passes California rent control bill

Written on 12 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Statewide rent control is expected to soon take effect in California after a bill that would place a cap on apartment rental rates passed the state Legislature this week. [Cal Coast Times] AB 1482, authored by Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San... (Continue reading)

Pit bull attacks and kills dog in Grover Beach

Written on 12 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities are searching for a dog, suspected to be a pit bull, that attacked and killed another dog in Grover Beach Wednesday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m., a resident was walking their dog near Hero Park when... (Continue reading)

Searchers locate final victim of Conception boat disaster

Written on 11 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Searchers recovered the body of the last missing victim from the Conception boat disaster on Wednesday. Last week, 34 people were killed in a raging fire on the dive boat. Five of the six crew members aboard the boat managed... (Continue reading)

Man finds loaded gun on roadside in Atascadero

Written on 11 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

While taking  an early morning walk on Wednesday, an Atascadero man found a revolver loaded with five bullets on the side of the road. The man found the gun on the 8500 block of Graves Creek Road, and picked it... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist injured in hit-and-run near Santa Margarita

Written on 11 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

CHP officers found a motorcyclist suffering from serious injuries following a collision with a truck on Monday on Highway 58 near the Santa Margarita Cemetery. Shortly after 9 a.m., a caller reported a dark-blue or black Dodge truck had crashed... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay trio rescued after placing message in a bottle

Written on 11 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A trio of Morro Bay residents were stranded atop a waterfall during an adventure in Monterey County but were rather quickly rescued after placing a help message in a water bottle and floating it down a river. [Tribune] In June,... (Continue reading)

Night life at Happy Jack’s in Morro Bay

Written on 11 Sep, 2019 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series of tales from behind the bar, “Happy Jacks Saloon: The Last Morro Bay Fisherman’s Dive,” to be posted bi-weekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. The following... (Continue reading)

Man threatens mass shooting at Atascadero apartment complex

Written on 11 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man allegedly threatened to carry out a mass shooting at an Atascadero apartment complex, which prompted a police investigation that determined the suspect did not have the means to follow through on the threat. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County identifies more victims of deadly boat fire

Written on 10 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff Office confirmed the identities of five additional victims of the 34 who were killed in the Conception dive boat disaster on the morning of Sept. 2. [Cal Coast Times] The Coroner’s Office, with the assistance... (Continue reading)