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Is SLO’s marijuana shop approval process unbiased?

Written on 8 Jan, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE After the city of San Luis Obispo approved three businesses to operate marijuana retail shops, the members of each proposed business passed their criminal records checks. But city staff later rejected one company’s approval based on a... (Continue reading)

Rex Krebs’ death sentence upheld by the California Supreme Court

Written on 8 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By CCT STAFF The California Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of convicted murdered Rex Krebs, who abducted and killed two college students in San Luis Obispo County decades ago. Following the Nov. 2019 state Supreme Court decision to... (Continue reading)

Ag executive arrested in Morro Bay for embezzlement

Written on 8 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The longtime vice president of a Central Valley agriculture company was arrested at her vacation home in Morro Bay on Tuesday for allegedly embezzling more than $300,000. Denise Franks allegedly embezzled the money over the last four... (Continue reading)

Police identify woman found dead in San Luis Obispo

Written on 7 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo police have identified Nicole Cordone as the 29-year-old woman whose body was found on a city sidewalk. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Saturday, a caller asked the San Luis Obispo Police Department to perform... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach council supports Oceano fire tax

Written on 7 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By CCT STAFF Despite opposition from some residents, the Grover Beach City Council voted Monday night to endorse a tax measure in Oceano that would keep the South County community a part of the Five Cities Fire Authority. [KSBY] With... (Continue reading)

SLO County citizens plan March for Justice

Written on 7 Jan, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By CCT Staff A group of San Luis Obispo County residents is holding a march to demand justice in San Luis Obispo County, according to the following press release. March for Justice press release: Join us as we march to... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach bank robber sentenced to seven years

Written on 6 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A 45-year-old man who robbed a Grover Beach bank was sentenced on Monday to seven years in federal prison. Dino Tabar Trias plead guilty to robbing banks in both Grover Beach and Long Beach while wielding a... (Continue reading)

North County man killed in Paso Robles crash

Written on 6 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A 32-year-old San Miguel man was killed Sunday night in a crash in Paso Robles. At about 10:20 p.m., the man was driving southbound on Airport Road near Dry Creek Road, when he drove off the roadway... (Continue reading)

Propane tank ignites fire in pickup in SLO

Written on 6 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

BY CCT STAFF A propane tank ignited in the bed of a pickup truck in San Luis Obispo Monday morning, sparking a fire near a construction site. At about 8 a.m., a caller reported the fire in the back of... (Continue reading)

SLO police suspect no foul play in woman’s death

Written on 5 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo Police Department officials do not believe foul play was involved in the death of a 29-year-old woman whose body was found Saturday morning on a city sidewalk. Shortly before 6 a.m., a caller... (Continue reading)