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Sheriff patrol car collides with deer

Written on 27 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s patrol car driven by deputy John Blank collided with a deer on Highway 101 early Thursday morning injuring Blank and another officer. Shortly after 1 a.m., the patrol car hit a deer that leapt... (Continue reading)

Meth lab discovered in SLO

Written on 27 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Local narcotics task force officers raided a methamphetamine lab Saturday afternoon in San Luis Obispo. Members of the task force, which is run by the sheriff’s office, found a small amount of methamphetamine, as well as materials used to produce... (Continue reading)

City pensions worry Central Coast taxpayers

Written on 27 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Sustainability of city finances has become a growing concern of late in California. Director or Research of the Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University Dr. Steven Frates spoke to San Luis Obispo property and business owners Wednesday on the state of... (Continue reading)

Black is white and white is black in SLO, city employees say

Written on 26 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 67 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city workers, angry about the way the city handles personnel matters, are calling policies that promote employees who break the rules, “black is white and white is black.” Employees began to vent about the... (Continue reading)

Wallace Group, cartoon

Written on 26 Sep, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | 8 comments

Check out cartoonist Joseph Rankin’s work at the Kranky Cartoonist.  ... (Continue reading)

Redevelopment agency battle returns to court

Written on 26 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The California law banning redevelopment agencies faces another challenge in court. The League of California Cities announced Monday that it filed a lawsuit in Sacramento County Superior Court against the state Department of Finance, Board on Equalization and Controller on... (Continue reading)

FBI agents raid San Luis Obispo office

Written on 26 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, armed with a search warrant, raided a San Luis Obispo real estate office on Tuesday. [Tribune] Apex Properties, owned by Tim Barnes who is also an owner of San Luis Jet Center, is located at... (Continue reading)

SLO Brewing Company move hits roadblock

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

The San Luis Obispo City Council decided that it was not yet ready to finalize the move of restaurant, bar and nightclub, SLO Brewing Company, from its current location on Garden Street around the corner to Higuera Street. Council members... (Continue reading)

Business booms for local porn purveyor

Written on 25 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN PART TWO: Inside the porn business Over the past seven years, Paso Robles resident Gary Lee has conducted his business quietly… some might say, under the radar. He doesn’t advertise in the local media, or rub elbows... (Continue reading)

Maldonado and Capps square off in Lompoc

Written on 25 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

Congressional candidates Abel Maldonado and Lois Capps debated at a forum in Lompoc on Monday [KSBY]. Maldonado, a Republican former lt. governor, said he is focused on the economy. “Jobs, jobs, jobs,” Maldonado said. “That is my number one priority... (Continue reading)