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Man struck and killed while walking in Paso Robles, driver flees

Written on 11 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A driver fled the scene after striking and killing a 22-year-old homeless man who was walking on Highway 101 in Paso Robles early Thursday morning. [Cal Coast Times] At about 5 a.m., Nathaniel J. Weatherly, 22, was attempting to walk... (Continue reading)

Mayor candidate Caren Ray does not have our interests at heart

Written on 11 Oct, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by RON ARNOLDSEN So Hash House Harrier Caren Ray is ladder climbing in her run for mayor of Arroyo Grande. Her stepping stone approach to unseat Lynn Compton as Fourth District San Luis Obispo County Supervisor does not go... (Continue reading)

Who fabricated the Paso Robles groundwater basin overdraft?

Written on 11 Oct, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

Editor’s Note: For several years The Tribune reported that the Paso Robles water basin was in overdraft while promoting additional misinformation that has cost local taxpayers million of dollars. Now, the truth. By DANIEL BLACKBURN A San Jose jury’s recent... (Continue reading)

Chevy truck stolen from Grover Beach found in Mexico, returned to owner

Written on 11 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Nearly three years after Bob Brown of Grover Beach had his 1957 red Chevy pickup truck stolen from a grocery store parking lot, the vehicle owner has been reunited with his classic pickup. A quite improbable chain of events led... (Continue reading)

Two suspicious fires break out by railroad tracks in SLO

Written on 11 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo firefighters suspect a person started two fires that broke out near the railroad tracks in southern SLO Wednesday evening. [KSBY] At about 7:15 p.m., fires were reported burning on both the north and south sides of where... (Continue reading)

Vandal splatters Arroyo Grande signs with paint filled Christmas ornaments

Written on 10 Oct, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

As a new police officer was sworn in at Arroyo Grande City Hall Tuesday night, with most of the police department in attendance, a vandal drove around town throwing glass Christmas tree ornaments filled with brown oil base paint at... (Continue reading)

Marijuana delivery service seeking to set up shop in Santa Margarita

Written on 10 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A mobile medical marijuana service is seeking to create a delivery hub in Santa Margarita, which would be the first pot business to open in the community. [KSBY] Sungrown Wellness has applied for a conditional use permit that would allow... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man allegedly sodomized 5-year-old boy

Written on 10 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A convicted sex offender who lives in Atascadero allegedly sodomized a 5-year-old boy who is the son of the man’s family friends. [Tribune] Fred Raymond Knight II, 43, is facing charges of sodomy of a victim under the age of... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student identified as motorcyclist killed in weekend crash

Written on 10 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Authorities have identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash on Highway 101 in Arroyo Grande on Sunday evening as 18-year-old Cal Poly student Jordan Grant. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, Grant’s motorcycle collided with a car... (Continue reading)

Cambria CSD approves another water and sewer rate hike

Written on 10 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

As it has done multiple times in recent years, the Cambria Community Services District Board of Directors approved water and sewer rate increases last week. On Oct. 4, the CSD held a ratepayer protest hearing, as required by California’s Proposition... (Continue reading)