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SLO County reaches $5 million settlement in jail torture death

Written on 27 Jul, 2017 in Uncovered SLO | 57 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man who died after jail guards left him strapped in a chair for more than 46 hours. The board has also... (Continue reading)

Vote for affordable housing, yes on B-17

Written on 26 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

“YES” on Measure B-17 = Repeal of the rental inspection ordinance. “YES” on Measure B-17 = More affordable housing. OPINION by STEW JENKINS This week, San Luis Obispo city residents are getting mail-in ballots. A “Yes” vote will permanently repeal... (Continue reading)

Bloodied woman running on Highway 101, boyfriend arrested

Written on 26 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a 27-year-old Visalia man with a penchant for DUIs after finding his girlfriend covered in blood on Highway 101 near Templeton on Tuesday evening. At about 9:19 p.m., the CHP received a report that a... (Continue reading)

Animal neglect charges filed against former elected official

Written on 26 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A former California Valley CSD director whom prosecutors previously accused of lying about where she lived is now charged with felony animal neglect. Authorities seized 11 horses from a rural Santa Margarita property in the new case against Misty Marie... (Continue reading)

Intoxicated teen steals car at Mid-State Fair, crashes and injures other driver

Written on 26 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Update: The CHP says it was a 17-year-old teen who stole a Pontiac car from the Mid-State Fair lot and crashed into a Ford Explorer. Prior to the collision, two CHP officers at the fair grounds were alerted to the... (Continue reading)

Skateboarder steals cash from SLO sandwich shop tip jar

Written on 26 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a teen who stole money Monday from inside a tip jar at a sandwich shop on the 300 block of Higuera Street. The suspect is a 16 to 17-year-old white male with blonde... (Continue reading)

Victim of Creston DUI crash identified

Written on 25 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The California Highway Patrol has identified a 28-year-old Shandon man as the person killed when an intoxicated driver wrecked an SUV near Creston on Sunday. Artemio V. Pacheco died in the crash, while the driver, 31-year-old Eusebio Ruizluis of Shandon,... (Continue reading)

Amtrak train strikes SUV in Guadalupe, woman dies

Written on 25 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Amtrak train crashed into an SUV in Guadalupe Monday afternoon, killing the woman who was driving the vehicle. Shortly before 3 p.m.,  in the 4500 block of Main Street, a woman tried to go around the railroad crossing arms... (Continue reading)

Manse on Marsh owner charged with manslaughter

Written on 25 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

California Department of Justice investigators arrested the owner and a former employee of The Manse on Marsh, an independent living facility in San Luis Obispo, for their alleged culpability in the death of one of their residents. On July 19,... (Continue reading)

Police searching for serial South County vehicle thief

Written on 25 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Amid a rash of auto thefts in San Luis Obispo and South County, police are zeroing in on a 37-year-old man who is evading law enforcement. Since the beginning of July, the CHP and the San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande,... (Continue reading)