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Wal-Mart to build a store in Atascadero

Written on 13 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it will move forward with plans to build an 118,000 square-foot shopping center in northern Atascadero. After seven years of contentious debate, the project was approved by the Atascadero City Council in 2012. However, a group... (Continue reading)

SLO Film Festival celebrates local artists, event photos

Written on 12 Mar, 2015 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Directors, actors and film lovers celebrated local film makers at a party at Piemonte’s Deli in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. The 2015 San Luis Obispo Film Festival with over 100 new independent films and a party every night is... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay marine sanctuary denied

Written on 12 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

By KAREN VELIE The federal government denied a request by the Northern Chumash Tribal Council and members of the public to make a section of the Pacific Ocean between the Monterey Bay and Channel Islands a national marine sanctuary. In... (Continue reading)

SLO County criminology 101

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

In a court of law, what constitutes robbery or conspiracy or a hate crime? To help reporters accurately cover criminal court, the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office has sent media a criminal justice system glossary. It defines everything... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man arrested for child porn

Written on 12 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a man Wednesday for having photos of children between the ages of 10 and 17 who were performing sexual acts. An Arroyo Grande detective provided San Luis Obispo police with information that Christopher Kluck, 57,... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly again probing alleged sexual assault at frat house

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

Cal Poly officials are again investigating an alleged sexual assault that reportedly occurred during a fraternity Halloween party last year. [KSBY] The incident occurred at home occupied by members of the Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity. After the alleged sexual... (Continue reading)

Former Morro Bay cold case can go to trial

Written on 12 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge has overruled a colleague in a once-cold Morro Bay murder case, determining Wednesday that the prosecution has a case worthy of trial. [Tribune] Nipomo resident James Lypps, 64, has been arrested for murder twice since... (Continue reading)

SLO film festival opens with Robert Sheehan, event photos

Written on 11 Mar, 2015 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Misfits star Robert Sheehan and director Gren Wells met with festival-goers at Tuesday’s opening night party at Luna Red and then at the screening of The Road Within at the Fremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo. The 2015 San Luis... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar preparing for teacher strike

Written on 11 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 60 comments

The Lucia Mar Unified School District has hired a consultant to help administrators prepare for the possibility of a teacher strike. District officials and the Lucia Mar Teachers Association are currently in a contract dispute. The district has offered teachers... (Continue reading)

Camp Hapitok is back

Written on 11 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A week after canceling the 2015 edition of Camp Hapitok amid a dispute with county officials, organizers have announced that the sleep-away program for youth with speech disorders will take place this summer. Last week, Friends of Hapitok announced that... (Continue reading)