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The real shame of American culture

Written on 17 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 64 comments

OPINION By STACEY WARDE A woman at the thrift shop today asked me if I was homeless. I had just pulled a pair of Levi jeans off the rack, and a book on writing I’d discovered off the shelf and... (Continue reading)

Savor the Central Coasts applies for a license

Written on 17 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A request for a license for the Sunset Savor the Central Coast festival will be discussed at Tuesday’s San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting. The event, currently in its fifth year, has been growing in numbers and for... (Continue reading)

Giraffe licks and kicks SLO woman

Written on 17 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A Giraffe at a Madison Zoo first licked and then kicked a 24-year-old San Luis Obispo woman who was attempting to trespass into the giraffe exhibit on Saturday, according to the Madison Police. Amanda Hall climbed over one fence and... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles announces wine app

Written on 16 Aug, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance is making it easy for people to find their favorite North County winery with its new PasoWineApp. The app, free at the Apple App Store, makes it easy for wine lovers to plan their trips... (Continue reading)

Did slavery and pregnancy drive professor to accost teen?

Written on 16 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

Supporters of a University of California Santa Barbara associate professor of feminist studies contend her pregnancy and a legacy of slavery drove her to accost a teen and steal the young woman’s protest sign. [FOX] On March 4, members of... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County makes the top 10 unaffordable list

Written on 16 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

San Luis Obispo County is in the top 10 least affordable places to live in the United States, according to a study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders. Of the 277 metro housing markets evaluated in the study,... (Continue reading)

Police search homes connected to Cal Poly robbery case

Written on 15 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

San Luis Obispo police officers served search warrants Thursday at three homes possibly connected to the robbery of a fraternity house allegedly carried out by five members of the Cal Poly football team. On Sunday, officers arrested five Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe mayor seeking grand jury investigation

Written on 15 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Guadalupe mayor Frances Romero announced plans Tuesday to ask the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury to investigate the city’s past financial mismanagement and accounting practices. “As a citizen of Guadalupe that is also its mayor, and in an effort to... (Continue reading)

Leaks shut down Nacimiento Pipeline

Written on 15 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County’s $176 million pipeline project is delivering no water to participating cities and communities and may not resume operation for weeks. [Tribune] The Nacimiento Pipeline, which delivers water to Atascadero, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo and parts... (Continue reading)

Measure Y and Measure G propaganda machine

Written on 14 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION By RICHARD SCHMIDT In the early 2000s, San Luis Obispo’s management decided it wanted more money. It would come from a locally-imposed tax. They had no grand vision for what they’d do with the money, nothing like, say, buying... (Continue reading)