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San Luis Obispo conceals toxic waste release

Written on 16 Dec, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 109 comments

Eleven months after a San Luis Obispo city employee dumped toxic chemicals at a public facility, city officials have still not reported the illegal discharge to state authorities as required by law. The failure to report the spill could leave the... (Continue reading)

Yep, he got even, all right

Written on 16 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A Los Osos man retaliated against a San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge he felt had wronged him by breaking into her home and burglarizing it, then leaving a note that led right to him, according to authorities. [Tribune]... (Continue reading)

Cambria desalt plant plan hits snag

Written on 16 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Current plans for a desalination plant to serve the Cambria area were waylaid Thursday by the California Coastal Commission when the panel ruled Santa Rosa Creek is off limits for intake and outfall facilities. Specifically, the commission agreed unanimously that... (Continue reading)

California Valley victim burned, stabbed and beaten

Written on 16 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Gruesome details about the bizarre torture of a California Valley man in November were revealed in a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s department warrant obtained by KSBY. In November, Travis Dames escaped from two men who had held him hostage... (Continue reading)

Salinan Tribe applies for federal recognition

Written on 15 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The local Salinan Indian Tribe has again applied for recognition from the federal government. [Tribune] Last week, the tribe sent 920 pounds of documents to the federal government supporting the tribe’s request. Chris Molina, a spokesman for the Salinan Tribe... (Continue reading)

Chemical bomb exploded at Atascadero High School

Written on 15 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Hazmat team was sent to investigate and clean up after someone detonated a device commonly called a chemical bomb shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Atascadero High School. Atascadero police said the explosion of... (Continue reading)

Campus pepper spray incident probed

Written on 15 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

Legislatures grilled University of California officials at a joint legislative hearing  Wednesday set to examine the behavior of UC Davis campus cops who pepper-sprayed sitting students and batted them with batons during a November protest that resulted in nationwide attention.... (Continue reading)

Dumb criminal of the week found sleeping on the job

Written on 14 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Police arrested a Grover Beach man who was discovered sleeping in a recently stolen car stocked with burglary tools and stolen items in Vallejo on Sunday. [TimesHerald] A friend of the owner of the stolen Acura Integra was jogging when... (Continue reading)

Fuzzy math should not obscure real progress by SLO City

Written on 14 Dec, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 29 comments

OPINION By JOHN B. ASHBAUGH, San Luis Obispo City Councilman Here’s a riddle for you: When is a “0” not a zero? Answer: When it’s being deployed by a political activist with an axe to grind. I refer, of course,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero appoints new mayor

Written on 14 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The Atascadero City Council unanimously voted to appoint Bob Kelley mayor of Atascadero on Tuesday. [SLOTribune] Last year, Atascadero voters elected to join San Luis Obispo County’s other six cities and begin electing mayors instead of allowing the council to... (Continue reading)