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May, 2015

Gesell lawyers up for employment dispute with SLO

Written on 13 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell, who is currently on paid administrative leave, has retained a Pismo Beach lawyer who is arguing the city has no good cause to terminate Gesell’s contract. On Friday, City Manager Katie Lichtig placed... (Continue reading)

Supervisors vote down Santa Margarita quarry

Written on 13 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

On a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors rejected a Santa Margarita rock quarry proposal, making litigation the only route remaining for two longtime residents of the rural community to continue pursuing their mining plans.... (Continue reading)

SLO management to negotiate settlement with Gesell

Written on 12 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council instructed the city manager and the city attorney to negotiate a settlement with Police Chief Steve Gesell at a closed session meeting on Tuesday. On Tuesday’s agenda, it noted that the city was facing... (Continue reading)

CMC guard killed in bike crash near Paso Robles

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

California Men’s Colony correctional officer Larry McCracken died in a dirt bike crash in rural Paso Robles Monday afternoon. [KSBY] McCracken was 61. He was a 16-year veteran at CMC and was still employed as a correctional officer at the time... (Continue reading)

SLO software company going public

Written on 12 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody, a firm that sells software for managing health and wellness businesses, has announced its plans to become a publicly traded company. [Business Times] Mindbody filed its offering statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday... (Continue reading)

Two UCSB students shot in Isla Vista

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

Less than two weeks before the anniversary of the 2014 Elliot Rodger rampage, two UCSB students suffered gunshot wounds in a fresh Isla Vista shooting incident. [KEYT] The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. Monday, following a domestic dispute at a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo City Council to negotiate Gesell’s payout

Written on 11 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

By CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo City staff placed an item on Tuesday’s agenda late Monday afternoon that appears to be about Chief Steve Gesell’s separation from the city. Gesell is currently on paid administrative leave. During a special SLO... (Continue reading)

Did illegal ticket quotas hasten Gesell’s exit?

Written on 11 May, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 57 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell’s command staff initiated an illegal ticket quota scheme with pizza as a reward, emails obtained by CalCoastNews show, an activity that may have contributed to Gesell’s being... (Continue reading)

Is Google causing car crashes in California?

Written on 11 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Four of the 48 cars currently driving themselves around California have been in accidents since September. [NBC News] Two of the accidents occurred while the cars were driving themselves, and two took place while a person was in control of... (Continue reading)

SLO police to stake out bicyclists who break rules of the road

Written on 11 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

San Luis Obipso police will seek out and ticket bicyclists who violate traffic laws, as part of a traffic enforcement operation taking place Monday. Police have mapped out where bicycle crashes and collisions involving pedestrians have have frequently occurred over... (Continue reading)