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SLO police seek eight criminal charges against Tianna Arata

Written on 6 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By CCN STAFF The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking five felony and three misdemeanor charges against a woman who organized a July 21 Black Lives Matter protest that included chasing after cars and detaining the drivers. After conducting... (Continue reading)

Nipomo cannabis growers agree to pay $500,000 for alleged illegal activity

Written on 4 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

Correction: San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett signed an order giving the court jurisdiction to enforce a $500,000 settlement and the destruction of cannabis. Garrett did not rule on the state’s allegations. By CCN STAFF A San... (Continue reading)

SLO protesters target Giuseppe’s restaurant over political donation

Written on 3 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 63 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Black Lives Matter protesters gathered and chanted outside downtown San Luis Obispo restaurants where people were dining outdoors on Friday, specifically targeting Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant over its past support of Sheriff Ian Parkinson. “Hey hey, ho ho.... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission loses legal battle to Friends of Oceano Dunes

Written on 1 Aug, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A multiyear contentious legal battle ended Friday with a judge ordering the California Coastal Commission to pay Friends of the Oceano Dunes $252,726 for attorney’s fees and costs. In late 2017, the commission approved a large expansion... (Continue reading)

BLM protesters detained pregnant woman, and nurses in SLO

Written on 26 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 55 comments

By CCN STAFF The video shows a man and a woman pleading with Black Lives Matter protesters who had blocked Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo, to let them take a pregnant woman in labor to a hospital. “She is... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo protesters smash glass on 4-year-old child

Written on 22 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 135 comments

By KAREN VELIE Participants in a Black Lives Matter protest in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday turned violent smashing a car window onto a four-year-old child and damaging the hood of the car. Protesters repeatedly refused to let people walk... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo ranked number one for unaffordable rental costs

Written on 21 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

By CCN STAFF City of San Luis Obispo residents pay the most in rent, proportional to their income, in the United States, according to a recent study by Insurify. The study found that 43.43 percent of renters in SLO are... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s unemployment rate continues to drop

Written on 17 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

BY CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate continues to decline — from a high of 14 percent in April to 11.5 percent in June, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. The county’s unemployment rate dropped to 11.5... (Continue reading)

Angry tirade at Paso Robles grocery store over face mask rules, video

Written on 16 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 62 comments

Customers at a Smart and Final in Paso Robles witnesses an ugly confrontation earlier this month when a man refused to wear a mask, and an employee insisted. California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order on June 18 that... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s push for a sales tax increase fails

Written on 16 Jul, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By CCN STAFF During a contentious city council meeting on Tuesday, members of the Arroyo Grande Council were split 2-3 on whether or not to place a 1 percent sales tax increase on the November ballot, causing the proposal, which... (Continue reading)