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January, 2016

Homeless to get the boot from Grover Beach camp

Written on 19 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Grover Beach city officials plan to clear out a homeless camp next week and evict the individuals living there. A prominent member of the local homeless services industry says she is trying to find them housing. [Tribune] The camp is... (Continue reading)

Who are the real illegals?

Written on 19 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 51 comments

OPINION by JIM GRIFFIN There’s been a massive amount of talk and blathering lately about so-called “illegal” immigrants, undocumented aliens, “anchor babies” and so on thanks to Donald Trump and the rest of the ultra right wing chorus of ignorant,... (Continue reading)

California has a surplus, but retirement liabilities remain

Written on 19 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A few years after California faced a $26 billion deficit, lawmakers are debating how to spend a budget surplus. However, state officials have not tackled California’s unfunded pension liabilities problem, which is continuing to grow. [Contra Costa Times] The state... (Continue reading)

John Wallace accused of malfeasance

Written on 18 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 126 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District administrator John Wallace is accused of extortion and conflicts of interest in an investigative report that was made public Sunday. The investigation by Knudson and Associates recommends the district... (Continue reading)

Rocket launches from Vandenberg but botches landing

Written on 18 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Sunday and successfully delivered an ocean-monitoring satellite into space, but it failed to stick the landing. The rocket broke a support leg and tipped over after landing on a barge 200... (Continue reading)

Police arrest SLO felon suspected in shooting

Written on 18 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a felon who allegedly fired a gun near a condominium complex last week. The man is also suspected in several recent burglaries, and officers found he had stolen goods in his possession. On Friday afternoon,... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita woman killed in head-on crash

Written on 18 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A 54-year-old Santa Margarita woman died Sunday after an oncoming driver drifted into her lane and caused a head-on collision. [KSBY] The victim has been identified as 54-year-old Joni Kinkel. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash... (Continue reading)

Did a former Cayucos firefighter kill his father?

Written on 17 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A witness in the human trafficking trial of Oscar Higueros Jr. told investigators the defendant claimed he murdered his father more than three decades ago. Higueros Jr. is currently on trial in a human trafficking case. [Tribune] Higueros Jr., a... (Continue reading)

Former Atascadero mayoral candidate arrested

Written on 16 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Following a nearly four-hour standoff on Friday, police arrested a former Atascadero mayoral candidate. Charles Scovell, 37, ran for mayor in 2014. In response to a call that a man was hitting a women with a beer bottle, police went... (Continue reading)

Chubby man accused of harassing teen girl in SLO

Written on 15 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

An overweight, 20-year-old man stopped a 15-year-old girl on a San Luis Obispo street Wednesday and asked for directions, made lewd comments and appeared to be masturbating underneath his clothing, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Around 2... (Continue reading)