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November, 2014

Wallace Group no-bid contract on lame duck agenda

Written on 24 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 96 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande Mayor Tony Ferrara is slated to give a no-bid contract to two engineering firms for consulting services before he gives up power over the city’s agenda and council. Tuesday’s Arroyo Grande City Council meeting marks... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach robber dubbed the Beachcomber Bandit

Written on 24 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

FBI agents are searching for a bank robber dubbed the Beachcomber Bandit who struck in Grover Beach in June. [LA Times] The bandit robbed a Rabobank on Grand Avenue at gunpoint about one month after he held up a bank... (Continue reading)

SLO spending nearly $600,000 on improving one city block

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

The San Luis Obispo City Council has opted to spend nearly $600,000 on improvements to a single block of Higuera Street, three years after it spent more than $700,000 on renovating two adjacent blocks. [Tribune] Last week, the council voted... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police make array of weekend arrests

Written on 24 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Santa Maria police took to the streets over the weekend to search for suspects ranging from DUI offenders who failed to appear in court to residents with gang associations. [KSBY] Officers arrested a total of 11 suspects during multiple searches... (Continue reading)

Suspect arrested for Pismo Beach rape

Written on 23 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Police arrested a man who is suspected of raping a woman on Thursday at The Tides Motel on Price Street in Pismo Beach on charges of rape by force, making terrorist threats and sodomy. [KSBY] Though the victim did not... (Continue reading)

Kelly Gearhart gets another reprieve

Written on 22 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By KAREN VELIE The sentencing hearing for former Atascadero developer Kelly Gearhart has been extended from Dec. 29 to Feb. 23. Gearhart faces a statutory maximum of 50 years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of more than $100... (Continue reading)

Nipomo raises water rates

Written on 22 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

During a heated meeting on Friday, the Nipomo Community Services District Board voted 4-1 to approve a water rate increase to pay for supplemental water from Santa Maria. The increase in cost will pay for a pipeline and the cost... (Continue reading)

Recount requested in Pismo Beach mayor race

Written on 22 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A challenger who lost the race for the Pismo Beach mayor seat by two votes filed a formal request for a ballot recount with the San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorders Office. A supporter of Kevin Kreowski mounted an online... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly agrees to disclose records following lawsuit

Written on 21 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid a lawsuit against the campus, officials at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo agreed Thursday to release records about the university’s preparation in the event of an outbreak of an infectious disease on campus.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles council banning spice

Written on 21 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The Paso Robles City Council is banning synthetic drugs, known as spice, that often resemble marijuana and are to blame for a recent fatal collision in San Luis Obispo County. [KSBY] On Tuesday, the Paso Robles City Council approved the... (Continue reading)