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Travelers were delayed almost three hours Tuesday morning after a man accessed the maintenance yard and barricaded himself inside the engine bay of the Pacific Surfliner.

Despite improved COVID-19 conditions and a recent move into the red tier, the city of San Luis Obispo and local businesses continue to grapple with the fallout of the citys enforcement of state pandemic rules—where $26,000 in citations have been levied against six companies. File Photo Courtesy Of The City Of SLO FINED Kennedy Club Fitness (pictured) recently lost its appeal of city fines levied for a...

While the city of San Luis Obispo clashes with a local gym chain over its adherence to state COVID-19 regulations, on Jan. 19, the SLO City Council passed an emergency ordinance that reinforces the citys authority to issue citations to COVID-19 rule violators. The ordinance passed unanimously as the citys Administrative Review Board is hearing multiple appeals from Kennedy Club Fitness that are challenging three $1,000 citations issued to the gym that came amid its publ...

When Californias first COVID-19 stay-at-home order went into effect back in March, chef Nicola Allegretta, owner of Mamas Meatball and Mistura in SLO, was happy to do whatever he could to help slow the spread. He closed his restaurants to indoor and outdoor dining, temporarily let go of some staff, and started offering robust takeout and delivery services. As things started opening back up, he purchased several costly air purifiers for both facilities, reduced his seating capacity indoors, ...

COVID-19 pandemic thrown into the mix for good measure. click to enlarge Speaking of the pandemic, COVID-19 has definitely been a naughty little virus, and its resurging with a vengeance just like all those experts said it would. After ruining basically all of 2020, coronavirus is now targeting Christmas. Remember when we were worried about running out of toilet paper, standing in line at Costco, and I, for one, would just ...