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South County billing dispute erupts with allegation of racism

Written on 17 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 58 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid a discussion on a multi-month billing dispute that is pitting South County cities Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach against the Oceano Community Services District, an elected official stormed out of a board meeting, alleging she was... (Continue reading)

Trial ruled too tall a task for alleged Atascadero child snatcher

Written on 17 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A woman accused of abducting a 4-year-old boy from an Atascadero homeless shelter will stay in a mental hospital, rather than standing trial for her alleged crimes. [Tribune] Annette Hale, 56, allegedly kidnapped a then-4-year-old Atascadero boy in August 2011.... (Continue reading)

Man survives plunge into SLO meat grinder

Written on 17 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A worker at a wholesale grocer in San Luis Obispo almost lost his life inside a meat grinder Thursday, but a co-worker came to the rescue. [Tribune] At about 2 p.m., the worker, who is described as a man in... (Continue reading)

Haggen laying off dozens of workers, union filing grievances

Written on 16 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 90 comments

By KAREN VELIE Haggen, a Washington-based chain of grocery stores that recently purchased 83 new stores in California, has laid off dozens of Central Coast workers in the past few days while other employees were moved from full-time to part-time... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in Templeton crash

Written on 16 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

An Arizona man died Thursday morning after being ejected from a motorcycle that collided with a semi-truck on Highway 46 near Vineyard Drive in Templeton. Shortly after 10 a.m., the semi-truck, which was headed west on Highway 46, slowed to... (Continue reading)

APCD loses another round on dust rule

Written on 16 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution District (APCD) lost another round Wednesday when the court sided with Friends of the Oceano Dunes and vacated a previous order that supported the dust rule. In Nov. 2011, the... (Continue reading)

Lacey Fowler seeking release from jail

Written on 16 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Former Cuesta College human resources analyst Lacey Fowler, who has been arrested four times in a span of less than two months, asked a San Luis Obispo judge to release her from jail. Judge Michael Duffy denied the request and... (Continue reading)

Cambria siblings killed in crash, driver was victim’s boyfriend

Written on 16 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 20-year-old woman and her 11-year-old brother died in a crash Tuesday afternoon in which the woman’s longterm boyfriend plunged a pickup more than 200 feet off a cliff adjacent to Highway 46 West. [KSBY] Patience Robbins, 20, and William... (Continue reading)

Water-shark attack in SLO County

Written on 15 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION By G. EDWARD GRIFFIN Everyone knows there is a drought-related water shortage in California, but less known (or at least less discussed) is that many parts of the state are not impacted. The Paso Robles water basin, which is... (Continue reading)

Video of California officers shooting unarmed man released

Written on 15 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

A federal judge has ordered the release of a police video that shows three Southern California officers opening fire on and killing an unarmed 35-year-old man who was mistakenly suspected of stealing a bicycle. [LA Times] In the June 2013... (Continue reading)