Real men don’t wear masks in Cayucos
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...
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Paso Robles weed abatement blamed for blaze that destroyed homes
The preliminary findings of a county fire investigation team suggest a Paso Robles weed abatement program likely caused a blaze earlier this week that destroyed two homes and damaged nine other...
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State prison escapee captured in Nipomo
San Luis Obispo County deputies captured a fugitive on Friday who escaped from the Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad several days earlier. Edgar Delgado, 37, walked out of the prison’s...
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SLO County hits record high for hospitalized coronavirus cases
BY CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo County health officials reported 12 coronavirus patients hospitalized on Friday, a record number. During the past four days, there have been 66 newly confirmed...
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No charges for driver who plowed through protesters in Ventura, video
By CCN STAFF Ventura County prosecutors announced Friday they will not prosecute a man who slowly plowed through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who where blocking the street, injuring at...
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Missing Paso Robles man’s body found in Riverside
By CCN STAFF Paso Robles police believe they have found the remains of a missing Paso Robles man who testified for prosecutors at a murder suspect’s preliminary hearing prior to his disappearance on...
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Wildfire burns 250 acres in the California Valley
A wildfire burned 250 acres in the California Valley on Thursday. At approximately 3:32 p.m., a 911 caller reported a fire burning near Belmont Trail and Bend Road. As of Friday morning, the fire...
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Atascadero Police Chief Jerel Haley retiring
By KAREN VELIE After 29 years in law enforcement, Atascadero Chief of Police Jerel Haley announced on Friday that he plans to retire in October. Haley has served as Atascadero’s police chief...
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Arroyo Grande police chief retiring in July
By Karen Velie Arroyo Grande Police Chief Beau Pryor announced Friday that he plans to retire in July, capping a 26-year career with the department. “I am very pleased to announce my planned...
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Facing $54.3 billion deficit, California declares budget emergency
Faced with a $54.3 billion deficit, the state of California declared a budget emergency on Thursday that will allow the use of reserve funds in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Gov. Gavin...
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San Luis Obispo developer arrested for fraud and theft
A local developer accused of securities fraud, financial elder abuse, and grand theft related to his attempt to garner investors for a proposed bowling alley and bar in San Luis Obispo was arrested...
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Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham to donate 10 percent of his salary
California Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) announced this week he will start donating 10 percent of his monthly salary to Central Coast nonprofits. In a news release, Cunningham...
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Two Paso Robles residents accused of bank robbery
Atascadero police arrested a man and woman last week who they suspect robbed the Golden 1 Bank on El Camino Real on May 28. Shortly after investigators released photos of the suspected bank robber...
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Armed suspects chase victims in Goleta
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested six suspects who allegedly chased a pair of victims with a shotgun at a Motel 6 in Goleta Monday evening. At about 8 p.m., a 911 caller reported...
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Protests cost San Luis Obispo at least $250,000
By KAREN VELIE The city of San Luis Obispo tallied some of the taxpayer costs related to a handful of recent protests. Those expenses come to $253,238, and do not include all the costs. One of the...
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