Jail population plummets, sheriff budget increases
By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Jail inmate numbers in San Luis Obispo County have dropped by more than 25 percent since last year following initial implementation of Prop. 47, but San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson’s spending continues to climb. Proposition 47 reduces the classification of most “nonserious...
Adams gets $71,000 settlement from Arroyo Grande
Threatened by a potential lawsuit, the Arroyo Grand City Council agreed to issue ousted city manager Steve Adams a settlement of more than $71,000, but the council did not meet all of his demands. Late last year, Adams’s attorney sent a letter to the city demanding that the council award...
California tribes entering marijuana industry
California medical marijuana patients will soon be able to consume Native American-grown cannabis products, including flowers, hash and medicinal pills and oils. [Indian Country] FoxBarry Farms, a firm that partners with tribes on projects ranging from farms to casinos, has pledged $30 million for the development of three medical marijuana...
Lucia Mar teachers threaten strike
Members of the Lucia Mar Unified Teachers Association packed a school board meeting Tuesday night as they rallied for an increase in pay. Many of the teachers held signs noting the show of force was a ‘dress rehearsal.” After the district received a $6.6 increase in state funding to its...
Man flashes genitals in Paso Robles park
Paso Robles police are searching for a man who exposed himself to two women at City Park on Monday evening. The women told police that they were walking through the downtown park near 12th street when they noticed the man approaching them with his genitals exposed. The indecent exposure startled...
Methane control or money generator?
OPINION By GARY KIRKLAND On Wednesday, the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) will meet to figure out how to extort more money from businesses and take away more of our freedoms all in the name of making the air safe for us to breathe. Our glorious...
Another Nipomo gang member arrested for assault
A man confronted suspected gang members in Nipomo last week after they poured beer on his car. In response, the men severely beat the victim, leaving him with serious injuries, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. The incident took place on Thursday, and deputies arrested three of...
