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April, 2017

Central Coast water savings at 26.9 percent in February

Written on 4 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The State Water Resources Control Board today announced that urban Californians’ monthly water conservation was 25.1 percent in February, more than double the 11.9 percent savings in February 2016. On the Central Coast, water conservation was at 29.9 percent in... (Continue reading)

Driver temporarily blinded by the sun hits bicyclist

Written on 4 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A driver who failed to shield the sun hit a bicyclist near Avila Beach Tuesday morning. The crash left the bicyclist lying in the roadway with moderate to major injuries. [KSBY] Around 7 a.m., the driver was turning to enter... (Continue reading)

SLO may give $2,000 bonuses to 93 high-ranking employees

Written on 4 Apr, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Update: The San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to hand one-time payments of $2,000 to 93-management level employees, including City Manager Katie Lichtig and City Attorney Christine Dietrick. Original: Although the city... (Continue reading)

Convicted polluter and politicos battle over water basin control

Written on 3 Apr, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid a battle over control of the Paso Robles groundwater basin, a local political group has become a vocal advocate for large land owners, including one property owner convicted of polluting an aquifer in Colorado, who are... (Continue reading)

California could become sanctuary state for marijuana

Written on 3 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs | 21 comments

A bill introduced in the California Legislature calls for applying sanctuary city rules to federal marijuana enforcement efforts. [Huffington Post] Assembly Bill 1578 would bar state and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal crackdowns on legal marijuana growers and... (Continue reading)

Palm Theatre to screen 1984 as part of international Trump protest

Written on 3 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The Palm Theatre in San Luis Obispo will screen the film version of George Orwell’s 1984 on Tuesday as part of an international protest against President Donald Trump. More than 190 art house theaters in 44 states, including about 28... (Continue reading)

Two die in another fatal crash on Highway 46

Written on 3 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Two people died in a crash on Highway 46 in Paso Robles Sunday morning. The collision was the second fatal crash on Highway 46 East in a span of less that 48 hours. Around 8:30 a.m., a Ford Expedition reportedly... (Continue reading)

Thief snatches video games from Cheap Thrills in SLO

Written on 2 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who allegedly stole video games from record store Cheap Thrills in downtown SLO. Around 6:40 p.m. Thursday, the suspect entered Cheap Thrills at 563 Higuera Street and stole several video games,... (Continue reading)

Man dies in five-vehicle crash on Highway 46

Written on 1 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 69-year-old man died in a five-vehicle crash on Highway 46 near the Shandon rest area on Friday. Around 2:15 p.m., a semi-truck drove into oncoming traffic, clipped a pickup and slammed head-on into another truck. The collision killed the... (Continue reading)

Video shows thief snatching phone from SLO pizzeria

Written on 1 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A San Luis Obispo pizzeria is requesting help from the public in locating a man who allegedly stole a cell phone from behind the counter Wednesday night. Gino’s Pizza, which is located at 1761 Monterey Street, is circulating surveillance footage... (Continue reading)