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Person extricated after crash outside Motel 6 in SLO

Written on 19 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A crash outside of Motel 6 in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday totaled two cars and resulted in firefighters extricating one person from a vehicle. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported a crash on Calle Joaquin... (Continue reading)

SLO police seeking help identifying suspect in three-car crash

Written on 13 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating the vehicle and identifying the driver who caused a three-car crash on Wednesday morning. At approximately 10:30 a.m., the driver of a 2013 light... (Continue reading)

Four people nabbed in drug bust at SLO hotel

Written on 7 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff detectives arrested four people caught with a large cache of drugs in a hotel room in SLO on Wednesday afternoon. While conducting a surveillance operation at the Budget Inn Motel, detectives watched... (Continue reading)

SLO County businessman on the run, hearing set for his friend

Written on 7 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against two San Luis Obispo County businessmen, one of the men is suspected of fleeing the country while a preliminary hearing has been set for the second suspect. Last year, more... (Continue reading)

SLO, Paso Robles join settlements in national opioid case

Written on 6 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The cities of San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles decided on Tuesday to join a nationally negotiated settlement with pharmaceutical companies that will allow the local municipalities to receive funds for combating the opioid epidemic. [New Times]... (Continue reading)

Drunk prison guard attacks strangers in SLO, video

Written on 5 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By KAREN VELIE A former prison guard unleashed a violent attack on two strangers in downtown San Luis Obispo on Friday afternoon while so drunk she was unable to button her pants. Celebrating her 34 birthday, Jacquelyn Stuntebeck started her... (Continue reading)

Does the livability of SLO neighborhoods matter anymore?

Written on 2 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

By T. KEITH GURNEE The short answer is no, no thanks to the our city council. Neighborhoods once mattered in San Luis Obispo. From 2011 to 2017, city residents supported “neighborhood wellness” as one of the city’s highest priorities. Now,... (Continue reading)

Employee flees senior care facility, fears it is haunted

Written on 29 Mar, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Afraid the building is haunted, the only employee on duty at a senior living facility in San Luis Obispo fled leaving residents unattended because she was afraid to be alone in the “haunted” senior care home, the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo’s illogical transportation agenda

Written on 28 Mar, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

Opinion by KEN HERRMANN Celebration missed? Don’t worry, you didn’t miss much. Just in case you missed it, there was a celebration and ribbon cutting for the street work that has been done around San Luis Obispo in the past... (Continue reading)

Encampment fire burns trees near Cal Poly in SLO

Written on 26 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Tall flames shot into the air on Saturday night after a fire at a homeless encampment near Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo spread to multiple eucalyptus trees. Shortly before 8 p.m., a caller reported the fire... (Continue reading)