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San Luis Obispo officer attempts to board plane with loaded gun

Written on 30 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE An on-duty San Luis Obispo officer was stopped at the city’s airport security check after the routine X-ray screening found a handgun loaded with 16 rounds of ammunition in the officer’s carry-on bag on Wednesday. Upon seeing... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo officers seek help identifying thieves

Written on 26 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of thieves who allegedly stole a purse while at a restaurant on Saturday afternoon. Both women were wearing hats when they entered Finney’s... (Continue reading)

Vandenberg rocket lights up San Luis Obispo County skies

Written on 24 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 starlight satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday morning and lit up skies in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. One early morning driver questioned if... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly’s DEI office to be renamed following Trump’s executive order

Written on 24 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo is renaming its Office of University Diversity and Inclusion under the umbrella of the University Personnel Division following an executive order from President Donald Trump, Cal Poly President Jeffrey D. Armstrong... (Continue reading)

Neighbor appeals third retail pot shop in San Luis Obispo

Written on 23 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Even though the San Luis Obispo City Council voted in 2017 to approve three retail cannabis shops, there have been only two. In September, the Planning Commission voted to approve a third proposed pot shop, this one... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man busted with over 700 child porn images

Written on 22 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police arrested a 30-year-old man on Jan. 16 who had downloaded more than 700 images of child pornography. Electronic service providers such as Facebook, Google and Reddit are required to monitor and report those... (Continue reading)

Body found in parked car at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo Campus

Written on 22 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A body was discovered in a parked car in a Cuesta College parking lot at the San Luis Obispo Campus on Tuesday morning. On the first day of the spring semester, a student spotted a person who... (Continue reading)

Man writes a bad check for a truck, arrested in Morro Bay

Written on 21 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officers arrested a 65-year-old man in Morro Bay on Sunday after he allegedly fled in a truck that he stole from a Ford dealership in San Luis Obispo. Shortly before 11 a.m., Morro Bay police received a... (Continue reading)

Adopt a pet from LA in San Luis Obispo

Written on 18 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE In response to the tragic fires that swept through Los Angeles, Woods Humane Society in San Luis Obispo is hosting pets from LA for adoption. As of this Tuesday, Woods has completed two transports of adoptable pets... (Continue reading)

Alleged sexual assailant works at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Written on 17 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The 32-year-old man accused earlier this week of kidnapping and sexually assaulting young women while posing as a rideshare driver works as a custodian for university housing at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo police... (Continue reading)