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September, 2017

Attorney questions validity of report on AG mayor

Written on 9 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

At a contentious South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board meeting on Sept. 6, an attorney for Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill asked the board to apologize to Hill for conducting a publicly funded inquisition. [Cal Coast Times] In... (Continue reading)

Suspect arrested in stabbing near Lopez Lake

Written on 9 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

One person is in custody and two others are in serious condition following a stabbing at a remote property near Lopez Lake on Saturday. Shortly before 10 a.m., the suspect allegedly stabbed two women multiple times at a home at... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria bandit sought for nine bank robberies

Written on 9 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The FBI says the man who robbed a Coast Hills Credit Union on Wednesday is linked to nine bank robberies in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties. Authorities have deemed the serial robber the “Seasoned Bandit.” On Wednesday, the Seasoned... (Continue reading)

SLO prowler spotted outside and inside bedroom windows

Written on 8 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a prowler or prowlers who have been spotted several times outside victims windows at night and have even reached inside and touched individuals while they were asleep. Over the last two weeks, police... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for credit card thieves

Written on 8 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a pair of thieves who were caught on surveillance film Wednesday using stolen credit cards. On Wednesday, a man reported to the San Luis Obispo Police Department that multiple credit cards were stolen... (Continue reading)

Lompoc kidnapper allegedly forced victim to marry him in Vegas

Written on 7 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Surveillance footage shows that during this week’s kidnapping escapade Joseph Hetzel forced Virginia Paris to marry him inside a Las Vegas wedding chapel. [KCOY] Paris’s daughter, Melissa Villabla, said Hetzel forced Paris to marry him in exchange for allowing her... (Continue reading)

SLO Council selects Derek Johnson as next city manager

Written on 7 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

As requested by outgoing City Manager Katie Lichtig, the San Luis Obispo City Council has selected Lichtig’s second-in-command to be the city’s next top executive. On Wednesday, the council unanimously directed that contract negotiations begin with Johnson for the city... (Continue reading)

Coast Hills Credit Union robbed in Santa Maria

Written on 7 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man wearing a cap with the word “Cali” robbed a Coast Hills Credit Union in Santa Maria on Wednesday and has since managed to evade capture. Around 5 p.m., the robber entered the Coast Hills branch on Bradley Road... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council should listen to the people

Written on 6 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT Near the end of a nearly three-hour San Luis Obispo City Council session on ramming a bike freeway through a neighborhood between Foothill Boulevard and Highway 101, a large audience consisting of people who seldom go... (Continue reading)

Lame duck California Republican leader accused of sabotage

Written on 6 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

On his way out as leader of California’s Assembly Republicans, Assemblyman Chad Mayes has shuffled legislative committee assignments, Capitol offices and campaign funds, prompting allegations that he is punishing those involved in his ouster and rewarding the lawmakers who sided... (Continue reading)