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Train strikes San Luis Obispo woman

Written on 7 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

An Amtrak passenger train collided with a woman in San Luis Obispo Friday evening, leaving her in critical condition. Shortly after 8 p.m., the northbound train struck the woman about a half-mile south of Orcutt Road, according to the San... (Continue reading)

Mecham’s abdication cheered, chided

Written on 6 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A bombshell announcement at Tuesday’s county supervisors’ board meeting has two of its members seething, two others grappling with their abrupt elevation to leadership stature, and its former chairman content with his unprecedented action. First District Supervisor... (Continue reading)

Oceano board members use Brown Act as toilet paper

Written on 6 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 29 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER As he has for the last several years, Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) Past President Matthew Guerrero serves as the OCSD representative to the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) in violation of code.... (Continue reading)

Seitz survives another performance review

Written on 6 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District legal counsel Michael Seitz appears to have the support of the majority of his agency’s board, despite the release of documents showing he gave legal advice that benefitted his own firm while costing... (Continue reading)

Support local workers and competitive bidding

Written on 6 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

OPINION BY ERIC CHRISTEN Project Labor Agreements (PLA) discourage fair, open and competitive bidding on public works projects and discriminate against merit-shop workers, a majority of the workers in construction. We believe in increasing opportunities for all workers regardless of... (Continue reading)

Unions battle local contractors over Cuesta College contracts

Written on 6 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

More than 100 people attended Wednesday’s Cuesta College Board of Trustees meeting to voice their opinion over whether contractors hired to do the jobs should be required to hire union workers. In November, San Luis Obispo County voters approved a... (Continue reading)

Baseball star cuts deal with SLO prosecutors

Written on 6 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Former professional baseball pitcher Ted Lilly has agreed to a plea deal with San Luis Obispo County prosecutors that will keep him out of jail despite admitting to insurance fraud. Lilly, a 39-year-old Edna Valley resident, pleaded guilty to a... (Continue reading)

Planning commission rejects Santa Margarita quarry

Written on 6 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission has turned down a permit for a proposed rock quarry, which two longtime Santa Margarita residents would like to construct on the outskirts of their town. Mike Cole and Steve Souza are vying... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s repeat hash lab exploder?

Written on 5 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

What comes around apparently goes around for a Los Osos resident with a liking for manufacturing hash oil in his apartment. The man severely burned in a hash lab explosion on Tuesday was convicted in 2010 of manufacturing oil in... (Continue reading)

SLO crash traps injured woman in car

Written on 5 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo firefighters needed to extricate a woman who was trapped inside a car after a collision with a truck Wednesday morning. The woman, a passenger in the car, survived and is in stable conditions with unknown injuries, according... (Continue reading)