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January, 2015

Open letter to Supervisor Frank Mecham

Written on 12 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION BY JULIE TACKER, I first want to say thank you for amending tomorrow’s meeting agenda to add public comment for the items that were on the Jan. 5 special meeting agenda. I also want to point out that this... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande dog park needs more oversight

Written on 12 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 45 comments

OPINION BY PATTY WELSH The Five Cities Dog Park Association has plans to put artificial grass in the majority of a large dog park in Arroyo Grande, and I have some concerns about the project. Let me start by saying... (Continue reading)

Who laced the cake at a California bakery?

Written on 12 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Southern California bakery is under criminal investigation after approximately 40 customers became ill from eating bread that police say contained a synthetic drug. [NBC Southern California] After consuming Three Kings cake, customers of Cholula’s Bakery in Santa Ana experienced... (Continue reading)

DUI-prone driver narrowly misses SLO creek

Written on 12 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

In an apparent repeat DUI offense, a San Luis Obispo man narrowly missed plunging his truck into a creek late Saturday night. Charles Evert, 22, suffered undisclosed injuries in a single car crash that required emergency responders to extricate him... (Continue reading)

Atascadero council to finalize dumpster diving ban

Written on 12 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Atascadero City Council is expected on Tuesday to place the finishing touches on an ordinance that would prohibit residents and visitors from rummaging through others’ trash. On Dec. 9, the council unanimously approved the first reading of what city... (Continue reading)

Fourth SLO County Jail inmate dies

Written on 11 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 63-year-old Morro Bay man died shortly after collapsing at the San Luis Obispo County Jail early Sunday morning. He is the fourth man to die while incarcerated in the county jail in less than 12 months.... (Continue reading)

KSBY back on DirecTV in time for playoffs

Written on 11 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

DirecTV and KSBY’s parent company announced Saturday that they have settled their contract dispute and reached a multi-year agreement in time for DirecTV viewers to watch the NFL playoff game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots. KSBY,... (Continue reading)

Hancock College athletes arrested for murder

Written on 11 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Santa Maria police arrested two Allan Hancock Basketball players, including the leading scorer of the team, early Saturday morning for allegedly murdering a man on Dec. 30. Officers booked Ali Mohammed, 19, from Los Angeles, and Lavelle White, 22, from... (Continue reading)

Jury finds Templeton man guilty of murder

Written on 10 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A San Luis Obispo jury found a Templeton man guilty Friday afternoon of second degree murder. Phillip Thomas Hanes, 58, faces a sentence of 16 years to life in state prison. Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Duffy set Hanes’ sentencing for... (Continue reading)

Three injured in DUI accident

Written on 10 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

One man is in jail and three people are injured following a multi-car DUI crash in San Luis Obispo on Friday. At 11:25 a.m., Paul Daniel Robin, 51, was driving eastbound on Foothill Boulevard when he collided into a car... (Continue reading)