Adam Verdin leads in race for SLO County supervisor campaign contributions
By KAREN VELIE With two San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisor seats up for grabs, the four candidates running are raking in cash, collecting endorsements and fervently campaigning. Campaign finance reports show Adam Verdin outpacing the other three candidates. Verdin raised $164,490 in cash and a loan during the...
Laguna Lake Golf Course in San Luis Obispo to stay open
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday to reject Councilwoman Jan Marx’s proposal to repurpose the Laguna Lake Golf Course to low-cost housing as a cost saving measure. Residents and golfers emailed the city more than 120 letters opposed to closing the gold course...
Santa Barbara County deputies arrest suspected cannabis farm burglars
By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies arrested three people on Wednesday for the alleged burglary of a cannabis farm in rural Carpinteria. Shortly before 3 a.m., a caller reported a burglary in progress at a cannabis farm on the 4500-block of Foothill Road. Deputies arrived to find the...
Additional charges against San Luis Obispo hit-and-run driver
By KAREN VELIE A 20-year-old Cal Poly student who allegedly crashed into two people in San Luis Obispo and then fled the scene in January is now facing additional charges including driving under the influence of alcohol. Shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 8, a driver hit two people on...
Supreme Court allows California voting map that benefits Democrats
By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way on Wednesday for California to use a new voting map that benefits Democrats, a party in line to gain up to five congressional seats this year. The order was unsigned and did not give a reason for the court’s decision....
Apparently, safety is now a political statement
By ERIK GORHAM According to the Tribune, the real danger downtown last week was not a large public gathering, traffic congestion, or heightened emotions around a controversial issue. It was an internal San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Office memo reminding employees to be aware of their surroundings. The memo,...
San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay teens accused of violent home invasion
By KAREN VELIE Two teenagers, one from San Luis Obispo and the other from Morro Bay, were arrested on Saturday for their alleged involvement in a violent home invasion in Scottsdale, Arizona. Posing as delivery service workers, 17-year-old Jackson Sullivan of SLO and 16-year-old Skylar LaPaille of Morro Bay knocked...
