April, 2019

Two large hotels planned for SLO airport area

A developer has submitted initial plans to the city of SLO for building two hotels next to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, which if built, would become the first lodging constructed beside the airport. [Cal Coast Times] Templeton-based Sunsmit... (Continue reading)

Hazmat crews called out to Cal Poly for hot water leak

What happens when hot water leaks from a boiler at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo? Roads are closed, buildings are evacuated and the Hazmat team is called out. [Cal Coast Times] On Monday, Hazmat teams came out to the... (Continue reading)

SLO New Times twists facts on Templeton marijuana appeal

By KAREN VELIE For several months, untrue rumors that the appellant against a proposed marijuana grow on York Mountain Road in Templeton lived nowhere near the site and was motivated to oppose the project because of his opposition to marijuana... (Continue reading)

Judge finds California’s ban on high-capacity magazines unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled Friday that California’s ban on high-capacity gun magazines is unconstitutional, striking down a key provision of a successful 2016 ballot initiative that was proposed by now-Gov. Gavin Newsom. [San Francisco Chronicle] In 2000, a state law... (Continue reading)

Woman dies while swimming in the ocean near Santa Barbara

A woman who died while swimming in the ocean off a Santa Barbara beach Sunday morning was pulled to shore by witnesses. [KCOY] Shortly before 10 a.m., a woman in her 40s was swimming at East Beach in the 1300... (Continue reading)