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Dan Dow calls Tribune reporting on jail deaths misleading

Written on 2 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

After reading the Tribune’s article, “SLO County Jail is under FBI investigation after 11 inmate deaths,” San Luis Obispo County District attorney Dan Dow called the Tribunes Aug. 1 article misleading and inaccurate. [Cal Coast Times] In the article, the... (Continue reading)

B-17 will put affordable housing at risk

Written on 2 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 54 comments

OPINION by HEIDI HARMON Please vote NO on this misleading ballot measure. It is unnecessary, ill advised, harmful to every affordable housing program in our city, and could trap the community in costly lawsuits. The first section of this ordinance... (Continue reading)

Father pleads guilty to murder of 5-year-old found near Lake Cachuma

Written on 2 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Southern California man has pleaded guilty to murdering his 5-year-old son. The boy’s body was found near Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County after an extensive search by law enforcement. The boy, Aramazd Andressian Jr., was last seen alive... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach gets 12 applications for two pot shop slots

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

The city of Grover Beach received 12 applications for the two medical marijuana dispensary permits it plans to issue. A few of the applicants are local businesses, while others come from around the state of California. City officials will interview... (Continue reading)

Woman facing life in prison for stabbing ex-boyfriend

Written on 2 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 40-year-old San Luis Obispo woman who allegedly slashed the throat of an ex-boyfriend is facing the possibility of spending the rest of her life in prison. [Cal Coast Times] Erika Christine Deherrera is charged with first degree attempted murder,... (Continue reading)

Two fires burn near Santa Margarita

Written on 1 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Two fires broke out on opposite sides of Highway 58 near Santa Margarita Monday afternoon. One fire burned nine acres, while the other burned 2.5 acres. The larger blaze burned on the Santa Margarita Ranch, and the smaller fire burned... (Continue reading)

Man killed in head-on crash with semi at highways 41 and 46 “Y”

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

For at least the seventh time this year, a person died in a car crash near the Highway 41 and Highway 46 “Y.” On Monday night, a man driving an Acura Integra slammed head-on into a semi-truck while trying to... (Continue reading)

Templeton woman breaks her legs after going airborne on Highway 101

Written on 1 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 54-year-old Templeton woman lost control of her pickup truck on Highway 101, went airborne and slammed into an overpass in Atascadero. The woman suffered broken legs in the wreck. At about 3:20 p.m. Monday, Melissa Diane Gootkin was driving... (Continue reading)

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)