2015

Deal made with Real Property Lenders Jarmin and Jordan

Two days after the trial of Real Property Lenders of Paso Robles principals Rod Jarmin and Tammy Jordan began, a plea agreement was reached. A plea agreement the San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s office is attempting to have reversed. In... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College closes small pool because of leaks

Cuesta College announced Wednesday it is closing its small 60,000 gallon pool to make emergency safety repairs to the pool lining. The small pool will be closed indefinitely, Cuesta College officials said in a press release. The unplanned repairs have... (Continue reading)

House catches fire near Cal Poly

A fire broke out Monday evening at a home one block away from the entrance to Cal Poly. San Luis Obispo firefighters and Cal Fire responded to and extinguished the house fire at the corner of Slack Street and Graves... (Continue reading)

Who’s really in charge in Oceano?

OPINION By BEATRICE SPENCER It’s interesting what you learn when you begin to follow things more closely as I have the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District, and the Five Cities Fire Authority since the election. I used to... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College breach led to drug bust

By KAREN VELIE While serving a search warrant at the home of a Cuesta College Human Resources analyst suspected of misappropriation of employee personal information, investigators discovered more than four pounds of methamphetamine and heroin. On May 31, a Cuesta... (Continue reading)

Applaud Armstrong for preserving Ag land

OPINION By WYATT BROWN On Friday, President Jeffrey Armstrong of Cal Poly wrote to the faculty to address them at the end of the academic year and to update them on specific issues that had been at the forefront spring... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay hires department head in closed process

Morro Bay City Manager Dave Buckingham hired a new deputy city manager without any public advertising of the position, forgoing the usual process of allowing multiple people to apply. Buckingham said he pursued Sam Taylor, the former assistant city administrator... (Continue reading)

Are California’s concealed carry requirements too strict?

A federal appeals court in San Francisco is hearing arguments Tuesday on whether California’s restrictions on concealed carry permits can stand the test of the Second Amendment. [Wall Street Journal] In California, applicants who wish to carry concealed handguns in... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 76 acres near SLO County line

A grassfire has spread across at least 76 acres of northwestern Kern County. The fire started at 3:46 p.m. Monday, according to Cal Fire. The blaze is situated in the Cottonwood Pass area near Highway 41 and close to the... (Continue reading)

Crash victims escape SLO cemetery alive

A pickup truck left the road, drove through a fence and into San Luis Cemetery Monday evening. [KSBY] The driver and passenger sustained just minor injuries in the crash. An ambulance responded to the scene and medical personnel treated the... (Continue reading)