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San Luis Obispo celebrates restaurant month

Written on 3 Jan, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

Dozens of San Luis Obispo County restaurants are participating in the seventh annual Restaurant Month promotion running January 1 through January 31st. Participating restaurants will offer a variety of special menu selections with many featuring a three-course prix fixe meal... (Continue reading)

SLO adds two bike cops to downtown patrol

Written on 3 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The San Luis Obispo Police Department has assigned two officers the duty of patrolling the downtown area by bicycle. [KSBY] On Thursday, the police department added two bicycle officers to its downtown patrol, which already exists of two Community Action... (Continue reading)

California Supreme Court grants law license to illegal immigrant

Written on 3 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The California Supreme Court unanimously agreed Thursday to allow an undocumented immigrant the right to practice law. [LA Times] Chico resident Sergio C. Garica, 36, passed the state bar four years ago but has yet to receive federal approval of... (Continue reading)

Bomb squad removes dildo from downtown SLO

Written on 3 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

What happens when someone leaves a dildo wrapped in black electrical tape on a street in San Luis Obispo? Roads are closed and it is removed by the bomb task force robot. On New Year’s Eve, a pedestrian spotted the... (Continue reading)

Video released of truck damaging Atascadero veterans memorial

Written on 3 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Atascadero police have released surveillance video of a truck driving through and vandalizing the Faces of Freedom Veterans Memorial on New Year’s Day. Shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday, a witness reported that a red Chevrolet pickup truck was driving through... (Continue reading)

Los Osos wastewater project overruns lead to disagreements

Written on 2 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisors voted 3-2 on Dec. 17 to pull the vote for an additional $4.3 million in overruns for the Los Osos sewer project from the consent agenda so that the public can participate in the decision.... (Continue reading)

California Supreme Court to rule on law license for illegal immigrant

Written on 2 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The California Supreme Court will rule Thursday whether a man living in the U.S. illegally can receive a license to practice law. Undocumented immigrant Sergio Garcia has graduated from law school and passed the state bar exam. Federal law, however,... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly float wins Rose Parade award

Written on 2 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Cal Poly float won the Crown City Innovation Trophy at the Rose Parade in Pasadena Wednesday. The float, “Bedtime Buccaneers,” designed by Cal Poly students at San Luis Obispo and Pomona campuses showed children, pets and stuffed animals playing... (Continue reading)

CalCoastNews wishes you a happy new year

Written on 1 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

It’s time to say goodbye to 2013 and to wish our readers, supporters, contributors, and advertisers Happy New Year 2014. It was a great year for news reporting and we managed to produce more than 1500 news articles in 2013.... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Veteran’s memorial vandalized

Written on 1 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Atascadero police are looking for the person or persons who vandalized the Faces of Freedom Veterans Memorial grounds on New Year’s Day. Shortly after 10 a.m., a witness called to report that a 1980’s red Chevrolet pickup truck was driving... (Continue reading)