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Ventura County firefighter killed in crash en route to Vandenberg

Written on 21 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Ventura County fire engineer died Wednesday morning in a vehicle crash while en route to the Canyon Fire at Vandenberg Air Force base. The crash occurred at a roundabout where Highway 246 meets Purisima Road in rural Lompoc. The... (Continue reading)

SLO County adopts pot farm ban, but lets current growers stay

Written on 21 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Seven weeks in advance of a statewide vote on legalization of marijuana, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors narrowly passed a moratorium on new cannabis grows in the county. However, the urgency ordinance will allow growers who recently... (Continue reading)

Man kills himself with razor in SLO County Jail

Written on 21 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A 36-year-old Paso Robles man used a razor given to him by county jail staff to commit suicide, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Correctional deputies found Jordan Benjamin Turner unresponsive inside his cell early Tuesday morning,... (Continue reading)

Dawn Ortiz-Legg does not understand the legal system

Written on 20 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 29 comments

OPINION by KAREN GRAY Dawn Ortiz-Legg’s negative ads against Jordan Cunningham in the upcoming State Assembly race tell us much more about her than about him. I have known Jordan for many years, and served with him as a Deputy... (Continue reading)

SLO temporarily halts Chinatown project over Chumash aqueduct

Written on 20 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo has issued a stop-work order to Copeland Properties, the developer of the Chinatown project. The developer reportedly planned to remove a 250-year-old aqueduct that was built by the Chumash. Last year, archeologist Barry Price... (Continue reading)

Fire threatening launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base

Written on 20 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Canyon Fire at Vandenberg Air Force Base has burned nearly 10,000 acres, as of Tuesday morning. The blaze is threatening multiple structures at the base, including Space Launch Complex-3, which is currently housing the Atlas V rocket and WorldView-4... (Continue reading)

Burglars snatch narcotics from Nipomo drug store

Written on 20 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two men broke into a Nipomo drug store early Sunday morning and stole $1,900 worth of narcotics. The suspects were caught on surveillance footage, but authorities did not manage to locate the thieves. [KSBY] Around 1:30 a.m., San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Trailer proves fleeting refuge from smells at sanitation district office

Written on 19 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District’s new administrator has caused a bit of a stink over an office trailer that he rented to get away from odors, mold, pests, stained carpets and having administrators and... (Continue reading)

Hill, Lucey seek to censure one another at sanitation meeting

Written on 19 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN (Editor’s Note: Oceano CSD Director Mary Lucey’s Facebook comment attacking Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill is posted in entirety below.) Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill and Oceano CSD Director Mary Lucey will make separate requests to censure... (Continue reading)

California initiative expected to generate billions in marijuana sales

Written on 19 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

With a proposed marijuana cultivation ban slated to return to the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, some local officials are weighing the potential harm pot farms pose to public health and safety against the possible financial... (Continue reading)