APCD says spring at the Oceano Dunes lasts 6 months
By KAREN VELIE To support their determination that vehicles on the Oceano Dunes are polluting the air on the Nipomo Mesa, scientists affiliated with the San Luis Obispo County Air Read More …
Category: Special Reports
Fairfield council members raise questions about Cantrell hire
Outgoing San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell has not yet begun her job as the top cop of Fairfield, and city council members are already calling into question her record, specifically voicing concerns over the chief’s actions after she left her gun in a restaurant bathroom. Read More …
Arata arraignment postponed again, attorney to challenge her charges
Attorneys for San Luis Obispo BLM protest leader Tianna Arata are seeking to have her charges of disturbing the peace, obstruction and false imprisonment dismissed, asserting her actions are protected under the First Amendment and that she is a victim of targeting. Read More …
Legal battle over Grover Beach pot shop survives demurrer
A pair of Grover Beach marijuana shop owners’ attempt to squash a lawsuit claiming the pair had defrauded a partner hit a significant judicial roadblock earlier this month. Read More …
SLO Police Department’s mishaps, coverups and manipulation
It started in early 2017, when Cole Orndoff identified himself as his brother Cheyne Orndoff during a drug-related arrest. He would later plead guilty to five misdemeanors, including impersonating his brother. Read More …
SLO County Court records reveal failures following loss of Chief’s pistol
It’s been nearly a year since Judge Timothy Covello told prosecutors to provide phone and other records in the felony case against Cheyne Orndoff and his wife, Vanessa Bedroni. But San Luis Obispo has not fully complied with the order. Read More …
Residents and parishioners win in battle over Grover Beach church
An expensive legal battle over ownership of the Bethel Baptist Church in Grover Beach concluded with the parishioners saving their church through a private settlement agreement. Read More …
BLM supporters batter reporter in SLO
By CCN STAFF Hundreds of protestors gathered in San Luis Obispo Thursday morning for the arraignment hearings of BLM organizer Tianna Arata and protester Elias Bautista, several of whom battered reporter Read More …
Naked man hacks Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s Zoom meeting
What happens when a naked man Zoom bombs a meeting held by San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson? The meeting ends early, women claim they were sexually assaulted, and pussy hats are ordered. Read More …
Protesters bused into SLO for Tianna Arata rally
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Protesters rode buses from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo on Tuesday in an attempt to dissuade prosecutors from filing charges against SLO Black Lives Matter leader Tianna Read More …