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Pismo Beach plans to ban scooter sharing program

Written on 1 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Pismo Beach City Council will consider on Tuesday whether to adopt an urgency ordinance that would ban scooter sharing programs. [Cal Coast Times] Citing public safety and nuisance concerns, Pismo Beach city staff is recommending the council adopt an... (Continue reading)

Oil tanker flips on Highway 101 blocking traffic

Written on 1 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An oil tanker overturned on Highway 1 near Orcutt Sunday night, causing the highway to be closed in the area. [Cal Coast Times] The truck overturned at about 10 p.m. and landed on its side blocking the highway by Solomon... (Continue reading)

SLO police officers looking for wallet thieves

Written on 30 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo police officers are looking for two people suspected of stealing the wallet of a person shopping at a store on Froom Ranch in San Luis Obispo on Sept. 19. [Cal Coast Times] Following the wallet theft, a... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita man convicted of mailing meth

Written on 30 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man who attempted to mail methamphetamine from Atascadero to Alabama received a felony conviction Thursday following a trial in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. [Cal Coast Times] On Sept. 11, 2017, John Henry Robinson tried to ship a parcel... (Continue reading)

Prized dog gunned down, prosecutor ponders charges

Written on 29 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN The morning’s first sunlight was barely peeking through the oaks as Snoop Dogg, a 2-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback, nosed open a sliding glass door and began his usual morning duties, consisting primarily of patrolling the perimeter of the... (Continue reading)

Judge rules Huntington Beach can ignore sanctuary state law

Written on 29 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An Orange County judge ruled Thursday that the city of Huntington Beach does not need to obey California’s controversial sanctuary state law. [OC Register] Senate Bill 54, which took effect on Jan. 1, prohibits state and local law enforcement from cooperating... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County eradicates $2.7 million in illegal marijuana

Written on 28 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Santa Barbara County sheriff’s detectives raided multiple illegal marijuana grow sites earlier this week and then destroyed almost $3 million of marijuana. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after investigators arrived at a grow on the 1600 block of Santa Barbara Canyon... (Continue reading)

SLO police help expose Apple Store robbery scheme

Written on 28 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Crediting the San Luis Obispo Police Department with having initiated the statewide investigation, the California Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday that it has charged 17 individuals over a robbery scheme targeting Apple retail stores that resulted in the loss of... (Continue reading)

Burning truck ignites fire on Highway 41

Written on 28 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A truck fire on Highway 41 caused a 10-acre blaze Thursday in the area of the San Luis Obispo County-Kern County line. [Cal Coast Times] The blaze started at about 12:30 p.m. when a semi-truck caught on fire near the... (Continue reading)

The richest bankrupt people in San Luis Obispo

Written on 27 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series about developers Ryan Petetit and John Belsher, their bankruptcies, tax liens and lawsuits. By KAREN VELIE Despite having real estate projects in bankruptcy, dozens of tax liens and multiple lawsuits from... (Continue reading)