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SLO County to fund controversial Grover Beach homeless project

Written on 25 Apr, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to approve funding for a controversial homeless services project in Grover Beach. [Cal Coast Times] Supervisors Adam Hill, Bruce Gibson, and John Peschong voted to... (Continue reading)

Driver in fatal accident with Cal Poly student charged with manslaughter

Written on 25 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The man involved in a high-profile collision in Arroyo Grande that killed an 18-year-old Cal Poly student has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. [Cal Coast Times] On Oct. 7, 2018,... (Continue reading)

Attorney general reviewing Dow’s decision not to charge officer with rape

Written on 25 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The California Attorney General’s Office is reviewing a decision by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office to not charge a Paso Robles officer accused of sexual assault while on the job. [Tribune] Even though DNA evidence found at... (Continue reading)

Massive sewer blockage causing sanitary issues Atascadero State Hospital

Written on 24 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A massive sewer blockage at Atascadero State Hospital has kept a total of 77 patients in two different units without easy access to toilets and drinking water for at least nine days, prompting some ASH employees to voice their frustration.... (Continue reading)

Judge approves PG&E’s $235 million employee bonus plan

Written on 24 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved PG&E’s plan to award $235 million in bonuses to approximately 10,000 employees this year. [SF Chronicle] PG&E regularly pays bonuses to about 40 percent of its workforce as part of the employees’ annual compensation.... (Continue reading)

SLO City Manager calls employee’s behavior appalling

Written on 24 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo City Manager Derek Johnson called the actions of a city employee during a fight at an Avila Beach bar “appalling” and said that he takes his obligation to the public very seriously. Johnson also said that he... (Continue reading)

Man accused of killing his mother in Grover Beach for money

Written on 23 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An Indiana man allegedly stabbed his mother to death in her Grover Beach home in order to steal her will and sell off her assets, district attorney’s office investigators testified on Monday. [Tribune] On Oct. 25, 2018, Grover Beach police officers... (Continue reading)

PG&E seeking to raise rates to cover losses from wildfire issues

Written on 23 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

PG&E requested permission from the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Monday to hike rates, which would result in the average household’s electricity and natural gas bill increasing by $22.67 a month. [Sac Bee] Currently in bankruptcy over the massive... (Continue reading)

Bounty hunter captures armed, naked fugitive in Paso Robles

Written on 22 Apr, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

Editor’s Note: The following article and video include language some may find offensive. By KAREN VELIE After tracking a fugitive for three weeks, bounty hunter Richard Dunbar found the bail jumper holed up in a hideout in Paso Robles last... (Continue reading)

Is SLO County staff working to reduce public participation?

Written on 22 Apr, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

By JULIE TACKER As a countywide government watcher from Los Osos, I have been expecting the long-awaited Morro Bay sewer plant proposal to make its way through San Luis Obispo County’s approval process and perhaps to the California Coastal Commission.... (Continue reading)