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April, 2014

Supervisor promoting new water pipeline

Written on 27 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson is spearheading plans to construct two water pipelines to provide surplus water from Nacimiento Lake to the county during times state water is in short supply. At a cost of about $3 million,... (Continue reading)

Questions surround inmate’s death

Written on 25 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

By KAREN VELIE The mother of a man who died after being incarcerated in the San Luis Obispo County Jail is questioning why her son was placed in a cell rather than taken to a hospital after officers determined he... (Continue reading)

Drought spans all of California for first time in 15 years

Written on 25 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The entire state of California has entered a drought for the first time in 15 years, according to a report released by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). [LA Times] The NCDC rates drought conditions on five levels of severity.... (Continue reading)

Video shows thief grabbing packages from Grover Beach home

Written on 25 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The Grover Beach Police Department has released surveillance footage of a thief stealing two packages from a house on Monday. Just before 3 p.m. Monday, a driver and a passenger in a dark Honda Civic pulled up in front of... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach traffic stop nets meth and hash

Written on 25 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Grover Beach traffic stop Wednesday morning resulted in the arrest of a driver for several drug offenses. Around 11:10 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop of a a vehicle in the 1000 block of Highway 1 in Grover... (Continue reading)

San Miguel Peeping Tom accused of placing cameras in bedroom vents

Written on 24 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A San Miguel man is accused of breaking into North County homes and installing hidden cameras overlooking residents’ bedrooms. Last month, San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary in the area of Bonita Place and Verde Place... (Continue reading)

Candidates target leadership in district attorney race debate

Written on 24 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

During the second debate between San Luis Obispo County district attorney candidates Dan Dow and Tim Covello, the candidates focused on leadership ability and experience. During the debate at the San Luis Obispo Library, Covello, who has been with the... (Continue reading)

Driver in deadly Paso crash had drugs in his system

Written on 24 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Grover Beach resident Jeremy Nathaniel Martin, who died in a February car crash in Paso Robles, was driving with drugs in his system at the time of the accident, according to a toxicology report released by the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Will Gibson’s emails to his lover surface before election?

Written on 23 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 136 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN For more than 17 months, San Luis Obispo County officials have claimed they are attempting to comply with the California Public Records Act, yet they have failed to provide emails that could tarnish the reputation of a... (Continue reading)

Water moratorium lawsuit transferred out of SLO County

Written on 23 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

One of two lawsuits seeking to have the Paso Robles water moratorium ordinance overturned will be decided by a judge in Santa Clara County. On Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Jac Crawford approved the out of county transfer requested by one... (Continue reading)