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Congalton to revisit 2008 Kelly Gearhart interview

Written on 23 Apr, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

Kelly Gearhart lashed out against CalCoastNews reporters in 2008 on Dave Congalton’s KVEC radio talk show, saying reporters were wrong about the value of properties and legal requirements. During the same show, one of Gearhart’s bankers claimed that reporters had... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles garbage rate hike challenged

Written on 23 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Paso Robles man is questioning a proposed garbage rate hike and noting the city’s waste disposal contract has not been put out for competitive bid since at least 1993. “And that contract apparently has never been bid,” said Dan... (Continue reading)

Another California Men’s Colony inmate infected with coronavirus

Written on 23 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A second California Men’s Colony inmate has contracted coronavirus, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Earlier this month, an inmate who fell ill tested positive for the virus. Now, there is a second confirmed case at the... (Continue reading)

SLO’s compassion is all hat, but no cattle.

Written on 22 Apr, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS Once upon a time, the City of San Luis Obispo did things so smart and forward-looking that the whole country copied its good ideas. Planned growth, smoke-free restaurants and campaign finance limits, for instance. But lately,... (Continue reading)

SLO County relaxes shelter rules on more businesses

Written on 22 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County is now allowing several more types of businesses to reduce shelter at home restrictions. These include churches, janitorial services, drive-in theaters, and fabric and notion stores. Houses of worship can hold drive-in services, as long as... (Continue reading)

Neighbors describe suspect Paul Flores as quiet, paranoid and smart

Written on 22 Apr, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE Approximately a dozen San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles county deputies descended Wednesday morning on the home of Paul Flores, a suspect in the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart. Some neighbors... (Continue reading)

Two Californians died in February from coronavirus

Written on 22 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Autopsies have determined two people who died in Santa Clara County in February were infected with the coronavirus when they died, changing the timing of the first death to weeks earlier than previously reported, according to a county press release.... (Continue reading)

Deputies search home of suspect in Kristin Smart’s disappearance

Written on 22 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Investigators served another search warrant Wednesday morning at the Los Angeles area home of Paul Flores, the lone suspect in the Kristin Smart disappearance case. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department assisted in serving the sealed warrant at Flores’s house... (Continue reading)

SLO County officials ask governor to ease shelter restrictions

Written on 21 Apr, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN With San Luis Obispo County having successfully flattened the coronavirus case curve and some residents demanding an end to the statewide shelter-in-place order, a bipartisan group of elected officials is petitioning Gov. Gavin Newsom to allow a... (Continue reading)

Chipotle to pay $25 million criminal fine

Written on 21 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay a $25 million criminal fine and institute a comprehensive food-safety program to resolve criminal charges that it adulterated food that sickened more than 1,100 people across the United States from 2015 to 2018.... (Continue reading)