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July, 2017

Unite for democracy, YES on Measure B-17

Written on 31 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS On July 26, the New Times reported that the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney had determined that the City Council “unlawfully altered the initiative,” Measure B-17, in violation of Elections Code sections 9210 and 9214.... (Continue reading)

South County sanitation district chief announces resignation

Written on 31 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

The administrator of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District announced he will resign on Aug. 3. [Cal Coast Times] Gerhardt Hubner has come under fire in recent months as the district has launched several personnel investigations, which have... (Continue reading)

Good riddance Hubner

Written on 31 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 2 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District has finally parted ways with their new administrator. In just over a year Gerhardt Hubner has turned what was a district emerging from a heavy cloud of litigation... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police sued over racial profiling

Written on 31 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

A lawsuit filed this month in San Luis Obispo Superior Court alleges Atascadero police unlawfully detained, questioned and searched a black man after spotting him with a white woman who happens to be his wife. The lawsuit alleges the Atascadero... (Continue reading)

Man stabs woman at Mitchell Park in SLO

Written on 30 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

While trying to stab a man during an altercation at Mitchell Park Friday night, a 37-year-old transient instead stabbed a woman who intervened, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. The woman survived the attacked, and officers tracked down... (Continue reading)

DUI rollover crash in Atascadero sends passenger to hospital

Written on 29 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Visalia man who was driving under the influence of alcohol crashed his SUV on Highway 101 Friday morning, causing the vehicle to rollover and a passenger to end up in the hospital, according to the CHP. Around 7:20 a.m.,... (Continue reading)

Rattlesnake bites on the increase in SLO County

Written on 29 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo County hospitals have treated five people for rattlesnake bites this year, and treatment is not cheap. It cost about $30,000 a patient to treat rattlesnake bites. Rattlesnake season — when the snakes are not hibernating in their... (Continue reading)

California prosecutor and son of Watergate figure arrested for child porn

Written on 28 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A California deputy attorney general who is the son of a prominent figure from the Watergate scandal was arrested this week and charged in federal court with possession of child pornography. [Union-Tribune] Federal prosecutors say investigators found child porn at... (Continue reading)

DA’s office and city of SLO feud over ballot measure

Written on 28 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A feud has broken out between the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office and the city of San Luis Obispo over the city’s upcoming special election. The districts attorney’s Office says it appears the city unlawfully repealed the rental... (Continue reading)

Suspects on the run after stabbing in Bubblegum Alley

Written on 28 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Police are searching for three suspects involved in a stabbing in San Luis Obispo’s Bubblegum Alley last week. Around 12:30 a.m. on July 19, three Hispanic males physically assaulted a male victim at the popular tourist destination with one of... (Continue reading)