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California officers arrested for abusing kids at Camp SLO

Written on 6 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives arrested four Southern California police officers who are accused of physically abusing a total of 15 teens at a boot camp held at Camp San Luis Obipso in May. The arrests occurred on Tuesday... (Continue reading)

SLO attorney sues former client

Written on 6 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A San Luis Obispo based attorney filed a lawsuit last month against a former client for trashing his services on internet sites such as Yelp, Citysearch and Superpages. [NewTimes] Nearly five years ago, R. Morgan Holland represented Jason Weland in... (Continue reading)

Pemberton brothers’ SLO project appealed

Written on 5 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council will decide whether a downtown location that formerly housed Sports Authority will become a bowling alley, restaurant and performance site for live music. On July 29, the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission approved the... (Continue reading)

McClatchy stock continues downward spiral

Written on 5 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

McClatchy Co. stock prices continue to plummet amid sharp declines in advertising revenue. The stock prices for the Sacramento-based McClatchy, which owns The San Luis Obispo Tribune and 28 other newspapers, fell from $4.71 a share on Aug. 5, 2014... (Continue reading)

Illegal immigrants accused of violent Central Coast attacks

Written on 5 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 109 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two men accused of committing recent assaults that left Central Coast residents with serious injuries have been identified by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as illegal immigrants, and one of the suspects is now out of jail.... (Continue reading)

Boston brings home the bacon

Written on 4 Aug, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

By COLIN JONES If I said it once, I’ll say it a hundred times: there’s no bigger, better event in San Luis Obispo County than a headliner concert at the California Mid-State Fair. Sure, it’s hot and smelly with lots... (Continue reading)

California property sells online for record $96 million

Written on 4 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A California office complex has become the most expensive piece of United States real estate ever sold in an online auction, according to Auction.com, the company that facilitated the transaction. [NBC News] The 309,734 square-foot Manhattan Beach complex sold for... (Continue reading)

Tow truck driver crushed in Santa Maria

Written on 4 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A tow truck driver died last week following a freak accident at his towing company’s Santa Maria facility. [KCOY] On Friday, driver Sergio Orozco reportedly was crushed between a winch cable and the side of his tow truck. Fire crews... (Continue reading)

Man acquitted of sexual assault sues SLO County

Written on 4 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A South County man spent almost two years in county jail, where he lost two teeth, after sheriff’s detectives and prosecutors falsely accused him of sexually assaulting two teenagers, according to a lawsuit filed last week in San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Dollars or sense for Carroll family children?

Written on 3 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 60 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Editor’s Note: This is the last of a three-part exclusive series detailing how three children were taken from their parents and placed in a home with a man now accused of sexual assault. Find... (Continue reading)