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SLO County to disburse $28 million in Diablo Canyon mandated funds

Written on 23 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

San Luis Obispo County received $28.35 million last  week in state-mandated funds slated to help ease the local public health, safety and economic impacts of the closure of Diablo Canyon Power Plant. [Cal Coast Times] In 2025, Diablo Canyon Power... (Continue reading)

Sherry Gong pleads not guilty to embezzling money from student organization

Written on 23 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The wife of San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong appeared in court Monday and pleaded not guilty to embezzling more than $32,000 from the booster club of the Atascadero High School band. [Cal Coast Times] Sherry Gong, the former... (Continue reading)

Naked, dead man found in vehicle near Cuesta Grade

Written on 23 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The naked body of a deceased man was found in a vehicle near the Cuesta Grade on Monday afternoon. At about 2:30 p.m., a passerby spotted the dead body on TV Tower Road between San Luis Obispo and Santa Margarita.... (Continue reading)

Man found on Paso Robles roadside died of stab wounds

Written on 23 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

More than two weeks after a 20-year-old man was found dead on the side of a rural Paso Robles road, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office announced the deceased North County man had been stabbed multiple times. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Emails detail ties between SLO City manager and violent employee

Written on 22 Jul, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE An investigation into a San Luis Obispo city inspector who violently assaulted a woman in a bar ended several weeks ago, but the employee remains on paid administrative leave while city management ponders what they should do... (Continue reading)

DUI driver crashes into sheriff’s car in Paso Robles

Written on 22 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An intoxicated driver crashed head-on into a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s patrol car near the fairgrounds in Paso Robles early Monday morning. [KCOY] At about midnight, just after the Mid-State Fair closed for the night, a driver crashed a... (Continue reading)

Child suffers burns in fire pit at Oceano Dunes

Written on 22 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

For the second time this month, a child suffered burns after walking over a smoldering fire pit in San Luis Obispo County, with the latest incident occurring at the Oceano Dunes. [KSBY] On Sunday afternoon, a 5-year-old child walked on... (Continue reading)

South SLO County district passes controversial labor agreement

Written on 21 Jul, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By Cal Coast Times staff Amid allegations large donations from several unions were swaying their decisions, on July 18 two members of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District board voted to require the use of local union members... (Continue reading)

Dozens of vehicles burn in fire at Santa Maria recycling facility

Written on 21 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire at a recycling facility in Santa Maria burned approximately 50 vehicles Saturday afternoon and damaged an almost $1 million compacting machine, according to the fire department. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 7 a.m., a caller reported the fire... (Continue reading)

SLO Mayor Harmon leads ban on monuments that honor people

Written on 20 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

Following objections lodged by San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon to a proposed monument honoring President Teddy Roosevelt, the SLO City Council decided on Tuesday to adopt a new policy mandating that monuments honor ideas, rather than people. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)