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Controversial Morro Bay parks commissioner resigns

Written on 11 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 90 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following an organized push to oust a member of the Morro Bay parks commission because of his aggressive online antics, Aaron Ochs resigned. A group of people demeaned by Ochs on social media for issues such as... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man ruled sane at time of murder

Written on 11 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The insanity defense did not succeed in the murder trial of an Atascadero man who shot and killed his neighbor. On Tuesday afternoon, a San Luis Obispo jury ruled that Mark Andrews, 51, was sane when he killed Colleen Barga-Millbury,... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe considering anti-truancy ordinance

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

The Guadalupe City  Council will discuss an ordinance Tuesday that will permit police to pick up minors caught outside of school during school hours, and take them back to school. [KCOY] This program will allow police to have probable cause... (Continue reading)

Mecham out, Debbie Peterson in on county board race

Written on 10 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 63 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson announced Tuesday plans to run against San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill for the District 3 seat while District 1 Supervisor Frank Mecham said he will not be running for... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police hit with racial discrimination suit

Written on 10 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Grover Beach resident Rayvell Snowden Jr. is suing the Pismo Beach Police Department in federal court, alleging officers racially discriminated against him in a 2012 burglary case. Officers arrested Snowden, a 44-year-old African-American man, following a burglary of about $12,000... (Continue reading)

Is ISIS targeting the SLO marathon?

Written on 10 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The black and white flag of ISIS made a prominent appearance on the San Luis Obispo Marathon website over the weekend. [KSBY] Slomarathon.com was one of several U.S. websites hacked by someone claiming to be an affiliate of the Islamic... (Continue reading)

SLO’s sex offender on Craigslist dodges prison stint

Written on 10 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A registered sex offender who used Craigslist to solicit sex with underage women in San Luis Obispo received a six-month jail sentence after accepting a plea deal on Monday. Robert George Roe, 55, pleaded no contest to a single felony... (Continue reading)

Diablo Canyon used bad data for safety equipment for 30 years

Written on 9 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 40 comments

OPINION by Friends of the Earth Pacific Gas & Electric Co. used incorrect earthquake and accident data when building crucial safety equipment for the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, according to information released by Senator Barbara Boxer. Friends of the... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district meeting canceled after four no-shows

Written on 9 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By KAREN VELIE A special meeting of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District scheduled for Monday evening was canceled after two representatives and their two alternates said they would not be able to attend. A quorum of at... (Continue reading)

Marx calls for rooftop party ban

Written on 9 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 79 comments

San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx is calling for a city ban on rooftop parties, following a weekend incident in which a garage roof collapsed at an early St. Patrick’s Day party. [Tribune] At 6:21 a.m. Saturday, between 30 and... (Continue reading)