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Paso Robles gas station robber surrenders in Fresno

Written on 27 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A man robbed a gas station in Paso Robles Sunday and then turned himself into police in Fresno on Monday. Charles Donald Wheeler Jr., of Paso Robles, robbed Eagle Energy Gas Station at 2400 Golden Hills Road without using a... (Continue reading)

Sanitation plant failures threaten groundwater

Written on 26 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE During an inspection of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation plant earlier this year, federal Environmental Control Agency (EPA) inspectors discovered several self-monitoring and biosolid handling deficiencies that could result in groundwater contamination, according to a... (Continue reading)

SLO hires new Public Works head

Written on 26 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The City of San Luis Obispo has hired a new Public Works director from out of the area. [Tribune] Daryl Grigsby, previously the director of Public Works in Pomona, will earn an annual salary of $154,544. City management did not... (Continue reading)

Solar power plants burden host counties

Written on 26 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

With many California counties struggling to keep out of debt, several have embraced the development of solar power plants and the bounty of jobs and taxes windfalls they promise. [LATimes] In Inyo County, officials grew giddy last year as they... (Continue reading)

The eyes of dummies are upon you

Written on 25 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

More and more eyes are on shoppers these days, and not all of them belong to humans. (San Francisco Chronicle) Store mannequins outfitted with hidden cameras are scouring the aisles, using facial recognition software like that utilized by police and... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into Paso Robles home

Written on 24 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A driver crashed into a home on Veronica Street in Paso Robles Friday afternoon rendering the home uninhabitable The driver lost control of his truck, drove through a fence, through an exterior wall into the homes living room and then... (Continue reading)

Producer of new indie film tied to Cal Poly

Written on 23 Nov, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

By LISA RIZZO A new independent film hoping to spark attention at film festivals around the world has roots in San Luis Obispo. The producer of “Along the Roadside,” which just completed post production after summer shooting, is 2005 Cal... (Continue reading)

Man grabs girl on rollerblades in SLO

Written on 23 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a man Wednesday for grabbing a 9-year-old girl on rollerblades and pulling on her belt loop as she tried to get away. The girl was rollerblading with her family and waiting to cross Broad Street... (Continue reading)

Thanksgiving day drive-by shooting in Santa Maria

Written on 23 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A passenger traveling in a vehicle shot a man in Santa Maria early Thanksgiving morning. [KCOY] Santa Maria police say that a four-door, white Acura pulled up to a man walking home on the 600 block of W. Cypress Steet... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man arrested for child pornography

Written on 21 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

A 28-year-old San Luis Obispo man wanted by police for downloading child pornography was arrested this week in Florida. In August, police served a search warrant on Jason Lytle’s Murray Street home after receiving a tip that the registered sex... (Continue reading)