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Arroyo Grande eyeing increases in taxes and fines to fill shortages
By CCN STAFF The Arroyo Grande City Council is scheduled on Tuesday to move forward on a 1 percent sales tax increase, and approval of fines for people who do not wear face masks. Earlier this year, facing a $1.2... (Continue Reading)
Santa Barbara County Jail inmate’s escape foiled
A 19-year-old inmate at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail escaped Saturday morning, but was hunted down and taken back into custody in less than an hour. Shortly before 9 a.m., jail custody staff discovered Gerardo Vasquez Rivera had escaped... (Continue Reading)
Compassion for inmates should not outweigh safety concerns
Opinion by SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow Career criminals, those serving sentences for serious crimes, and individuals with prior convictions for violent offenses will likely be released early. In addition, prisoners with prior convictions of domestic violence, elder abuse,... (Continue Reading)
SLO County Jail staffer tests positive for coronavirus
An employee at the San Luis Obispo County Jail began coughing at work on July 6 and was sent home and asked to get a coronavirus test. The test came back positive. The unnamed employee had just returned to work... (Continue Reading)
Vandals again trash Grover Beach Elementary School
Investigators are asking the public’s help in identifying a pair of vandals who broke into the Grover Beach Elementary School on Thursday night and caused more than $1,700 in damage. Surveillance cameras captured the pair hopping a fence as they... (Continue Reading)
Paso Robles City Council eyeing tax increases
The Paso Robles City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to prepare to place a 1 percent sales tax increase measure on the Nov. 2020 ballot. Paso Robles already has a .5 percent city sales tax. Voters approved the prior sales... (Continue Reading)
SLO County needs to appoint a replacement for Supervisor Adam Hill
OPINION by MICHAEL NOLAN Are the members of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors above the law? The answer depends on the board’s response to the announcement that the 3rd District Supervisor Adam Hill will be unavailable to... (Continue Reading)
SLO County passes 900 coronavirus cases, with four deaths
San Luis Obispo has more than 900 confirmed coronavirus cases and four deaths, as the number of new cases continues to rise. As new cases have increased, so have requests for testing. County health administrators are asking those who are... (Continue Reading)
Semi-truck loaded with lettuce overturns near Atascadero
A semi-truck carrying 20,000 pounds of lettuce crashed and overturned on Highway 101 south of Atascadero Friday morning. [KSBY] The truck crashed at about 2:10 a.m. near the center divider on the southbound lane of the highway approximately four miles... (Continue Reading)
July 4 in Cayucos, 25,000 missing
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 No parade. No major fireworks at... (Continue Reading)
San Luis Obispo City Council needs to stop muzzling the public
OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Many of us believe that the San Luis Obispo City Council will go down on the wrong side of history when it comes to listening to the voices and concerns of ordinary citizens. Why do we... (Continue Reading)
Arroyo Grande police arrest man accused of violent assault
Arroyo Grande police arrested a man on Wednesday who is accused of stabbing a man multiple times in the chest, leaving the victim in critical condition. Shortly before 11 p.m. on Jan. 20, the suspect allegedly entered a home at... (Continue Reading)
Cal Poly’s controversial diversity chief rescinds acceptance of the position
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following backlash from faculty members, staff and students, the woman whom Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong hired to serve as the university’s vice president of diversity and inclusivity rescinded her acceptance of the position on Wednesday. Armstrong,... (Continue Reading)
California Coastal Commission unfazed by air district’s changing dust excuses
By KAREN VELIE The California Coastal Commission is moving ahead with plans to reduce sand blowing on the Nipomo Mesa, even though there appears to be almost no chance the mitigation efforts will be effective. In 2018, State Parks entered... (Continue Reading)
A third San Luis Obispo County resident dies of coronavirus
By CCN STAFF A third San Luis Obispo County resident has died from the coronavirus, as the number of hospitalized patients continues to increase. The 61-year-old patient had significant underlying health conditions and was living in a long-term care facility.... (Continue Reading)
Man sentenced to 6 months for seeking sex with Arroyo Grande teen
A judge sentenced a 27-year-old Santa Maria man to 180 days in the San Luis Obispo County Jail on Tuesday for pursuing sex with a 15-year-old girl, who in actuality was an Arroyo Grande police officer. [Tribune] On Feb. 19,... (Continue Reading)
Morro Bay man pleads guilty to manslaughter
A Morro Bay man, who had been facing a first-degree murder charge for stabbing to death a friend of his earlier this year, accepted a plea deal that will send him to prison for six or seven years on a... (Continue Reading)
Woman rescued after fall from Montana de Oro cliff
A helicopter airlifted a woman who fell off a cliff at Montana de Oro State Park Tuesday evening and suffered major injuries. At 7:17 p.m., a caller reported the woman had fallen off a cliff at Spooner’s Cove within the... (Continue Reading)
Taxpayers are watching the SLO City Council
OPINION by JAMES DUENOW Once again, the San Luis Obispo City Council and city staff are showing they are firmly in the pocket of mostly Los Angeles developers. I am taking about plans to remove James Papp from the Cultural... (Continue Reading)
Is SLO County facing closures of bars and restaurants?
If San Luis Obispo County’s number of new coronavirus cases continues at the current rate, it is likely the state will order indoor businesses in the county to close, including restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms and movie theaters. The state allows... (Continue Reading)
Grover Beach police looking for persons of interest in graffiti case
Grover Beach police are asking the public to help them identify two persons of interest in a case of vandalism at Grover Beach Elementary School. On Monday, school employees discovered racist graffiti spray painted on the school. The vandal or... (Continue Reading)
SLO City Council plans to oust controversial committee chair
The San Luis Obispo City Council will consider on Tuesday firing the controversial chair of the city’s Cultural Heritage Committee (CHC). [Tribune] CHC Chair James Papp is an architectural historian who has clashed with city officials over proposed downtown SLO... (Continue Reading)
SLO County supervisor checking into mental health facility
By KAREN VELIE For the third time in less than three years, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill announced he is taking time off work to deal with mental health issues. Hill announced in a press release on Monday... (Continue Reading)
Vandals paint racist graffiti on Grover Beach school
Employees at Grover Beach Elementary School discovered racist graffiti spray painted on a building Monday morning. The vandal or vandals painted a stick figure hanging from a noose and a racial slur. Lucia Mar Unified School District staff reported the... (Continue Reading)
Cal Poly hires woman accused of trying to cover up sexual assault
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Thousands of faculty members, staff and students are demanding Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong rescind the recent hire of a new university diversity chief, who allegedly engaged in a coverup of sexual assaults while working in a... (Continue Reading)
Is California inviting corruption into local planning practices?
OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE What is it about corruption and government that too often seems to go hand in hand? We’re getting just a glimpse of it locally with the FBI raid and investigation of Supervisor Adam Hill and... (Continue Reading)
Santa Barbara County Grand Jury blasts supervisors over marijuana laws
By KAREN VELIE In a scathing report on Santa Barbara County’s cannabis regulations, the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury lambasts county officials for behaving unethically, and creating rules that cost the county financially and compromise quality of life. “Santa Barbara... (Continue Reading)
Three fires burn over holiday weekend near Shandon
A pair of vegetation fires ignited near Shandon on Sunday, one of which burned more than 30 acres. At about 11 a.m., a caller reported a fire burning southeast of Shandon near 3030 Cammatti Shandon Road. As of mid-afternoon, the... (Continue Reading)
One killed, two injured in fiery Atascadero crash
By RICHARD BASTIAN One person was killed and two injured in a fiery crash in Atascadero on Sunday. Shortly after 2 p.m., a car crashed on the northbound on-ramp at Del Rio Road; flipped onto its roof and burst into... (Continue Reading)
Paso Robles man killed on crash on Highway 101
A Paso Robles man was killed Saturday evening in a single vehicle crash on Highway 101 near Buellton, according to the CHP. Shortly after 10 p.m., the man was driving northbound when he lost control of his Ford F-250 pickup... (Continue Reading)
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