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SLO awards $150,000 to nonprofits to fight homelessness

Written on 11 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo recently awarded $150,000 to 19 nonprofits including programs that focus on homelessness and transitional housing. The city provides financial support through grants to non-profit organizations in San Luis Obispo and in neighboring communities. The... (Continue reading)

Hype springs eternal in San Luis Obispo

Written on 9 May, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT The news e-blast from San Luis Obispo city‘s department of propaganda announced the “long-awaited” 396-space downtown parking garage at Nipomo and Palm streets is about to start taking shape. “Starting this week, the City . .... (Continue reading)

Suspects allegedly tried to lure young girls into cars in SLO

Written on 9 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Twice over the past two weeks, unknown male suspects allegedly attempted to lure elementary school children into vehicles in San Luis Obispo. On April 27, a girl reported that a white male inside a white van asked... (Continue reading)

Four people injured in DUI crash near SLO, video

Written on 9 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN Three people suffered major injuries and one man suffered minor injuries in a head-on DUI crash near San Luis Obispo on Monday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 7 p.m., a... (Continue reading)

SLO to start construction on new parking structure

Written on 7 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE The City of San Luis Obispo plans to break ground this month on a new 163,000-square-foot parking structure at the corner of Palm, Nipomo and Monterey streets. An existing parking lot has been closed for demolition and... (Continue reading)

Alleged drunk driver flees after hitting fire hydrant in SLO, video

Written on 6 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE An alleged drunk driver crashed into a fire hydrant in San Luis Obispo early Saturday morning before fleeing the scene. The vehicle was later found, along with a group of men who had been drinking downtown, though... (Continue reading)

Stop the San Luis Obispo bike lane insanity

Written on 4 May, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

By T. KEITH GURNEE After approving the Anholm Greenway with its “protected” bike lanes at a staggering cost of $6.3 million—nearly six times the original estimate—one would think the city might pause to reflect on how much money it’s been... (Continue reading)

Four San Luis Obispo residents injured in crash with drunk driver

Written on 2 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Four San Luis Obispo residents suffered injuries in a crash with an alleged drunk driver in Visalia on Sunday. Shortly before 6 p.m.,  a California Highway Patrol officer attempted to pull over an Acura that was weaving... (Continue reading)

Car slams into semi-truck in San Luis Obispo

Written on 1 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JoSH FRIEDMAN A driver slammed into the back of a semi-truck in San Luis Obispo Monday afternoon, causing major damage to the person’s car.  The driver of a sedan drovw into the back of the truck on south Higuera... (Continue reading)

Regulators find new source of pollution near SLO airport

Written on 29 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE After determining the Noll family was responsible for toxic levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) found in groundwater near the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, regulators have determined a neighbor was the polluter. In 2019, the Central Coast... (Continue reading)