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Paulding and Compton battle over Trilogy project

Written on 13 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 last week to deny an appeal of the final phase of the Trilogy development in Nipomo, a vote that is now being dubbed unethical by District 4 supervisor candidate Jimmy... (Continue reading)

Residents demand San Luis Obispo fix Brown Act violations

Written on 12 Mar, 2018 in Opinion | 12 comments

Opinion by Anholm Citizens for Open Government In violating the Brown Act Feb. 20, the San Luis Obispo City Council slapped our neighborhood in the face by surreptitiously undoing an Anholm Bikeway compromise it had adopted just two weeks before.... (Continue reading)

Bystander helps rescue victim of Paso Robles fire

Written on 12 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | No comments

A Paso Robles police officer and a bystander rescued a person who was lying on the ground inside a burning apartment Sunday afternoon. The victim suffered burns in an apparent kitchen fire but survived. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 3... (Continue reading)

SLO County sheriff deputy’s history of shooting suspects

Written on 11 Mar, 2018 in Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

One of the San Luis Obispo County deputies who shot and killed a man driving on Highway 101 last year, was sued four years earlier after he shot an unarmed man in the back. While the district attorney in Los... (Continue reading)

Embattled former SLO County examiner gets a break

Written on 10 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The former San Luis Obispo County medical examiner, who came under scrutiny for misbehavior and questionable rulings on causes of death, can keep practicing medicine, despite having a DUI conviction. On Wednesday, the California Medical Board adopted a decision to... (Continue reading)

San Miguel CSD seeking large rate hikes

Written on 9 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

With the San Miguel Community Services District running out of money in both its water and sewer funds, residents of the North County town are facing near-immediate hikes to their monthly water and sewer bills of about 200 percent and... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill is at it again

Written on 9 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Less than a month after blaming his obscene tirade against Mark Burns on his alleged suffering from depression and his taking a leave of absence to get help for his so-called condition, San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

SLO County marijuana tax to go on June ballot

Written on 8 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Following a decision made by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, county voters will decide on a marijuana business tax measure that will appear on the upcoming June ballot. [Cal Coast Times] Though the county has... (Continue reading)

SLO County Jail inmate attacks guard

Written on 7 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate attacked a guard on Tuesday and broke both his nose and orbital bone, according to the county sheriff’s office. [Cal Coast Times] At about 12:30 p.m., 27-year-old Joseph Allen Baker, of Nipomo, charged... (Continue reading)

SLO High school student arrested for alleged hate crimes

Written on 7 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a SLO High School student last week who allegedly bullied, threatened and engaged in a physical altercation with an autistic and possibly non-heterosexual student. The suspect in the case is charged with a hate crime.... (Continue reading)