Dark money raises questions about SLO’s marijuana shop point system
Editor’s Note: This is second in a series about allegations of backroom deals in the battle to control the local marijuana market and San Luis Obispo officials’ attempts to withhold public information. By KAREN VELIE As San Luis Obispo’s City Council created the selection criteria to determine the winners of...
Two suspects rob man at gunpoint at Pirate’s Cove
A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy, both from Santa Maria, allegedly pointed a gun at two people who were sitting in their cars at the Pirate’s Cove parking lot Monday evening, robbing one of the individuals. [Cal Coast Times] At about 7:20 p.m., the two suspects walked up to...
California files suit against Trump Administration over border wall
California, with the support of 15 other states, is suing the Trump Administration over President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration over the United States-Mexico border and his attempt to fund the construction of a wall. [Cal Coast Times] State Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the attorney generals of...
Firefighters quickly extinguish fire at Paso Robles Lowe’s
Firefighters evacuated customers who were shopping inside Lowe’s Home Improvement in Paso Robles Saturday evening after a fire broke out inside the business. [Cal Coast Times] At about 8:30 p.m., a store employee reported smoke in the the rear of the Lowe’s at 2445 Golden Hill Road, though there was...
San Luis Obispo County reservoir levels rising quickly
One San Luis Obispo County reservoir has surpassed full capacity, while water levels have risen considerably at two others because of unusually heavy February rains. [Cal Coast Times] Santa Margarita Lake is currently at 103 percent of full capacity, according to SLO County water data. The lake, also known as...
SLO County deputies shoot 35 rounds at man with BB gun
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies fired 35 rounds at a suicidal Paso Robles man who was armed with a BB gun, according to a district attorney’s office report on the deadly shooting. [Tribune] On Jan. 24, 2017, deputies Jonathan Calvert and Greg Roach shot and killed Josh Gallardo, 34,...
Are SLO officials skirting laws to protect marijuana kingpin?
Editor’s Note: This is first in a series about allegations of backroom deals in the battle to control the local marijuana market and San Luis Obispo officials’ attempts to withhold public information. By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city officials are refusing to release details of marijuana store application forms...
