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Open letter to the second district

Written on 2 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 32 comments

OPINION By TOM DAWSON My wife and I have been attending the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meetings weekly for the last year and a half (yes, we do need to get a life) because we have noticed... (Continue reading)

Is it unethical for Mike Byrd to take positions on issues?

Written on 2 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION By KEVIN RICE Caren Ray has indicated belief that she cannot openly take positions on certain issues which may in the future come before the San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors. Simultaneously, she has criticized Mike Byrd for openly... (Continue reading)

Election is just one day away

Written on 2 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

The 2014 California primary election will take place Tuesday, and several local offices are up for grabs. San Luis Obispo County’s testiest races are the battles for the District 4 county supervisor seat and the district attorney’s seat. Appointed incumbent... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly seeking to fill 165 positions

Written on 2 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is seeking to fill 165 positions putting the brakes on years of class and staff reductions. The California State University system is under pressure to hire more full-time professors in an attempt to increase student... (Continue reading)

Los Osos fire destroys residential unit in duplex

Written on 2 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

An early morning fire Sunday destroyed one of two residential units in a Los Osos duplex. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. Sunday at 1501 Nipomo Avenue in Los Osos. Firefighters responded from both Los Osos and Morro Bay,... (Continue reading)

Pepperdine ends storied Cal Poly season

Written on 2 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Pepperdine won a dramatic final game of the San Luis Obispo Regional 10–6 Sunday night, giving the Waves the regional crown and ending Cal Poly’s most successful season in the history of its baseball program. Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly survives elimination to set up 6 p.m. rematch with Pepperdine

Written on 1 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Ca Poly led 5-1 after four innings in an elimination game Sunday afternoon at Bagget Stadium, but barely held on to win 6-5 after Sacramento State rallied and placed the tying run on first base in the bottom of the... (Continue reading)

Court rules the names of officers involved in shootings are public

Written on 1 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that in most cases police departments must divulge the names of officers involved in on-duty shootings. [KXBW] In the past, departments claimed officer safety as a reason for withholding names. In a 6-1 decision,... (Continue reading)

Oceano woman arrested for mailing addiction withdrawal drugs

Written on 1 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 25-year-old Oceano woman was arrested earlier this month for mailing addiction withdrawal drugs to an inmate at the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department County Jail Honor Farm. Deputies arrested Linda Vanessa Johns for sending a controlled substance to... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly collides with itself, loses lead and game to Pepperdine

Written on 31 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Like last year, Cal Poly blew a lead and lost the second game of its regional after a routine fly ball fell to the outfield grass. The Mustangs led Pepperdine 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh... (Continue reading)