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Paso Robles shifts to district voting system

Written on 22 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Paso Robles City Council voted last Tuesday to finalize a shift from an at-large electoral system to by-district voting, a move that is intended to appease a lawyer who threatened the city with a lawsuit over... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in Oceano crash identified

Written on 22 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The woman killed in a five-vehicle crash at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area Friday night has been identified as Narcissa Lichtman, 44, of San Jose, according to KSBY. At about 7;30 p.m., a group of people were following... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys car in Arroyo Grande, video

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

FCFA and @CALFIRE_SLO responded to a vehicle accident with fire in vegetation SB 101 / Grand. Thankfully all occupants out of the car and ok! #fivecitiesfire #arroyogrande #groverbeach #oceano #calfire_slo pic.twitter.com/TttKgl9egT — Five Cities Fire (@5CitiesFirePIO) April 21, 2019 A... (Continue reading)

SLO residents try to fight house fire, do not succeed

Written on 21 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A pair of San Luis Obispo residents attempted to extinguish a fire in their granny unit using cups of water on Saturday, but they did not succeed, and they ended up displaced by the blaze. [KSBY] Shortly before 4 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in 5 vehicle crash at Oceano Dunes

Written on 20 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A woman died Friday night following a five-vehicle crash at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, according to KSBY. Shortly after 8 p.m., the vehicles collided south of the Vent Pipe area. Dispatchers sent multiple emergency personal to the... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices nearly highest in the nation

Written on 20 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Amid a spike in gas prices across California, drivers are paying more at the pump in San Luis Obispo County than in nearly every other region nationwide. [Cal Coast Times] As of Saturday morning, the average price for a gallon... (Continue reading)

Teens stabbed during fight over stolen marijuana

Written on 19 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A clash between two groups of teenagers over stolen marijuana products morphed into a chase through a pair of North County cities, culminating in a fight in which one juvenile stabbed two teens around the corner from the Paso Robles... (Continue reading)

NCAA sanctions Cal Poly for overpaying athletes for books

Written on 19 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The National Collegiate Athletic Association has penalized Cal Poly for providing student-athletes with excessive financial aid for textbook costs, a violation that has landed the university on probation and could possibly force it to vacate the records... (Continue reading)

Calling out the SLO New Times Shredder

Written on 18 Apr, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE This week, one of my friends told me that my name was in the April 11 issue of the SLO New Times and The Shredder again. Since I don’t read the New Times anymore, my... (Continue reading)

Residents express outrage over planned pot grow near Creston

Written on 18 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Creston residents expressed outcry at an advisory body hearing Wednesday night over a proposed marijuana grow and manufacturing operation that would be located near the North County community. [KSBY] Project plans call for a three-facility operation on a 4,000 square... (Continue reading)