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Regional water board fines Paso Robles $495,000

Written on 24 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board levied a $495,000 fine Friday against the city of Paso Robles for discharging treated sewage with excessive levels of pollutants into the Salinas River. The violations occurred over a span of nearly... (Continue reading)

Another death at SLO County Jail

Written on 24 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

A 36-year-old Atascadero man awaiting transfer to a county mental health facility died at the San Luis Obispo County Jail on Sunday, according to county personnel. Deputies discovered Andrew Chaylon Holland, 36, of Atascadero unconscious and unresponsive in his cell.... (Continue reading)

Deputies shoot and kill suspect in Atascadero

Written on 24 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies shot and killed a man on Highway 101 in Atascadero early Tuesday morning. The suspect pulled a gun on the deputies, prompting them to shoot him, according to the sheriff’s office. Around midnight, deputies... (Continue reading)

California school districts facing cuts due to pension costs

Written on 23 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

California school districts will soon divert billions of dollars from classrooms in order to backfill pensions, education officials say. The skyrocketing pensions costs are expected to eat up much of California’s increased spending on education. [SF Chronicle] The school district... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student gets infection that leads to meningitis

Written on 23 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials announced a Cal Poly student has been diagnosed with a presumed case of meningococcal disease, a bacterial infection that causes bloodstream infections and meningitis. Symptoms of the meningococcal disease can include high fever,... (Continue reading)

Thousands of gallons of sewage spill in SLO

Written on 23 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Sewage burst out of San Luis Obispo pipes twice on Sunday, resulting in 42,000 gallons of effluent spilling into storm drains that flow into the San Luis Obispo Creek and the Pacific Ocean, according to the SLO County Public Health... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district officials tussle over clean underwear

Written on 22 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District has launched its third investigation in less than a year into allegations of harassment, threats or discrimination between several former and current district officials and employees. The latest tussle... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man dies after body surfing in Morro Bay

Written on 22 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An Atascadero man who was body surfing in Morro Bay on Saturday died after being pulled from the water. At about 10:30 a.m., John Robbie Ross, 65, was body surfing in the heavy surf when the waves pulled him under.... (Continue reading)

Women’s march in SLO attracts thousands

Written on 21 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 69 comments

Correction: Over 7,000 thousand people attended the San Luis Obispo Women’s March. Thousands of people gathered at Mitchell Park in San Luis Obispo on Saturday morning for the Women’s March, a much larger-than-expected crowd in a march to protect the... (Continue reading)

California suffers ‘first casualty of the Trump presidency’

Written on 21 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 68 comments

California is tabling its plan to allow illegal immigrants to buy health insurance from the exchange created by the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Though congressional Republicans have launched an effort to repeal Obamacare, a California lawmaker is... (Continue reading)