Strike looms in SLO County, what are both sides claiming?
By JOSH FRIEDMAN As about half of the San Luis Obispo County government workforce prepares to go on strike this week, union members are not only arguing they are underpaid, but are pointing the finger at county management for giving themselves raises. Meanwhile, county officials say they have already granted...
San Luis Obispo County needs a building moratorium
OPINION by JEFF HORTON Is it just me, or are things starting to look too “city” around here? At this time, I am beginning to lose the idea that it is just me because I hear the same complaints everywhere I go. These factors that have lowered our quality of...
SLO County libraries and some mental health services to close for employees union strike
All 15 branches of San Luis Obispo County public libraries will close Tuesday through Thursday, while multiple mental health services will also shut their doors or cut their hours of operation as the county’s primary employees union is expected to strike. [Cal Coast Times] Members of the San Luis Obispo...
Two men shot and killed in Santa Maria in two days
An 18-year-old Santa Maria man died of gunshot wounds early Saturday, just two days after a 21-year-old man was shot and killed. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to reports of gunshots in the area of Thornburg Street and West Enos Drive and found Adrian...
SLO County deputies arrest Paso Robles shooting suspect
San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man suspected of firing a bullet into his neighbor’s mobile home in rural Paso Robles on Friday. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10 a.m., Jordan AJ Nogo, 28, fired a shot from within his mobile home into the mobile home next door....
Armed man robs Rabobank in Grover Beach
A bald man who made no attempt to hide his identity robbed the Rabobank in Grover Beach on Friday and has since managed to evade capture. [Cal Coast Times] At 11:33 a.m., the robber entered the Rabobank branch on Grand Avenue and demanded money from a teller while brandishing a...
Paso Robles man fires shot into neighbor’s home, flees deputies
San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies are searching for an armed and possibly suicidal man who fired a bullet into his neighbor’s mobile home in rural Paso Robles Friday morning. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10 a.m., Jordan AJ Nogo, 28, fired a shot from within his mobile home into...
