November, 2018

Investigators close in on source of water pollution near SLO airport

A few years after the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board discovered 12 wells near SLO County Regional Airport contained levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) that exceeded state limits, investigators appear to have discover the site, if not the source,... (Continue reading)

Democrat Party chairman resigns over sexual misconduct allegations

California’s first openly gay chairman of the state Democratic Party announced Thursday he would resign amid a flurry of allegations that he sexually harassed and inappropriately touched party staff members and activists, particularly young adults. [Sacramento Bee] Last week, party... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo pot shop permits to cost nearly $100,000 a year

The city of San Luis Obispo plans to charge brick and mortar marijuana stores nearly $100,000 a year for operating permits, and it wants locals players in the pot industry, rather than out-of-town businessmen, to run the city’s pot shops.... (Continue reading)

Why were violent Paso Robles bank robbery suspects released?

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two of the three suspects arrested for robbing Chase Bank in Paso Robles last week have been let out of jail, and San Luis Obispo County prosecutors have yet to file charges against any of the men.... (Continue reading)

SLO County mudslides, electric outages and road closures

Heavy rainfall and wind in San Luis Obispo County resulted in mudslides, downed trees, road closures and power outages Wednesday night and Thursday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Over the last 24 hours, about .5 to 3 inches of rain have... (Continue reading)

Teen hops fence at Grover Beach elementary school, prompting lockdown

Officials placed Fairgrove Elementary School in Grover Beach on lockdown Wednesday after a 19-year-old man hopped a fence and started walking around a field on the campus. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 p.m., Jordan Anthony Costa, 19, of Grover... (Continue reading)

College administrator repeated racial slur, on unpaid leave

The vice president of business services at Santa Barbara City College was placed on unpaid leave after she repeated a racial slur while talking about gender and racial issues on campus. [Cal Coast Times] During a gender equity work group... (Continue reading)

Cambria man arrested for assaulting daughter

A 41-year-old Cambria man who crashed his truck into a crowded bakery last year is back in custody after allegedly assaulting his 9-year-old daughter and causing her to bleed profusely. [Tribune] On Sunday, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrived... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria chase morphs into deadly apartment fire

An attempted traffic stop in Santa Maria on Tuesday turned into a chase that ended with a man and his girlfriend barricading themselves in an apartment bathroom and setting the home on fire. The man died, and his girlfriend was... (Continue reading)

SLO County and employee union agree on terms of planned strike

If San Luis Obispo County’s primary employees union makes good on its threat to strike, the work stoppage will have to occur between Dec. 11 and Dec. 14, and 160 essential employees will have to sit it out in order... (Continue reading)