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September, 2016

CHP conducts DUI checkpoint following Pozo Saloon concert

Written on 26 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The California Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint Saturday night in Santa Margarita. Authorities stopped drivers as they were leaving a concert at the Pozo Saloon. CHP... (Continue reading)

John Shoals exposes sanitation district to litigation

Written on 26 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION by RON ARNOLDSEN The settlement of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District’s ongoing issue with the State Water Board has brought calm and clarity to the district, right? On the contrary, Oceano Community Services District Director Mary... (Continue reading)

Hundreds of California police guns go missing

Written on 26 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

At least 329 firearms were lost by or stolen from Southern California law enforcement agencies over the last five years. [Orange County Register] Dozens of the missing firearms ended up in the hands of criminals, and some were used in... (Continue reading)

Jerry Brown vetoes reimbursement bill for San Bernardino responders

Written on 26 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Sunday that would have required the state to fully reimburse local agencies that responded to the December terrorist attack in San Bernardino. The bill had unanimously passed both the State Assembly and Senate.... (Continue reading)

House fire in Arroyo Grande

Written on 25 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Correction: Early reports from several sources witnessing the fire from a neighboring home that the fire was a home on Garden Street or Nelson Street were incorrect. A fire started in a backyard shed on Whiteley Street and spread to... (Continue reading)

Man killed in fall from Santa Maria Mall parking garage

Written on 25 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A body was discovered Saturday afternoon on the road outside the Santa Maria Town Center parking garage. Police investigators have not yet said whether they suspect the cause of the fall to be accidental or criminal. At about 5:15 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Is Marx flip-flopping on rental inspection ordinance?

Written on 25 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Amid public outrage over a rental inspection program, San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx asked city staff to put the city’s rental inspection ordinance on a March agenda for review and discussion. Marx said she selected a date five months... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for violent Pismo Beach carjacking

Written on 25 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Pismo Beach police arrested a man suspected of a violent carjacking and stabbing Saturday night. Shortly after 7 p.m., a man was leaving Coco’s Restaurant on Five Cities Drive in Pismo Beach when the suspect stabbed him in the parking lot... (Continue reading)

Post Diablo suggestions lacking

Written on 24 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION by GORDON MULLIN After reading the extensive opinion piece by the Tribune’s editorial board, “Seeking economic help post-Diablo Canyon,” I was struck not so much with the suggestions proffered but by the absence of any proposals that will, in... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara police officer headed to jail for fraud

Written on 24 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 28-year-old Santa Barbara police officer was sentenced Friday to 120 days in jail for workers compensation fraud, according to Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce E. Dudley Jacob Finerty pled to four counts of felony workers’ compensation fraud. Following... (Continue reading)