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SLO County supervisors reject plan to raise their own salaries

Written on 8 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday against raising their own salaries by 20.8%, with supervisors Bruce Gibson and Dawn Ortiz Legg dissenting. Supervisors Debbie Arnold and John Peschong had both pledged... (Continue reading)

Judge rejects Dayspring’s pot shop suit against SLO

Written on 8 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge last week rejected Natural Healing Center’s lawsuit alleging San Luis Obispo improperly terminated the retail pot shop’s permit based on Helios Dayspring’s criminal history and dishonesty. Dayspring, a local marijuana mogul, transferred ownership of his... (Continue reading)

Kristin Smart case lead detective retires from SLO sheriff’s office

Written on 8 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The lead investigator in the Kristin Smart murder case, Detective Clint Cole, will retire next month following a 32-year career with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Cole will retire on March 10, the sheriff’s office... (Continue reading)

SLO County Superior Court prepares for new courthouse

Written on 7 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By CCN Contributor Stew Jenkins Presiding Superior Court Judge Craig B. van Rooyen announced at last month’s San Luis Obispo County Bar Association luncheon that the court is preparing to construct a new county courthouse. A team of architects was... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for attempted murder suspect

Written on 7 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help tracking down an attempted murder suspect who they believe fled the area. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Jan. 27, a caller reported a stabbing at the... (Continue reading)

Man died from suspected drug overdose outside restaurant in SLO

Written on 7 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Police believe the man who was found deceased outside the Alpha Dogs restaurant in San Luis Obispo on Sunday evening died from a drug overdose. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported an unresponsive man next to... (Continue reading)

State cites San Simeon for failures at wastewater facility

Written on 7 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Simeon Community Services District is in hot water again, after state regulators discovered the district failed to have the required personnel run its wastewater treatment plant, according to a Jan. 30 State Water Resource Control... (Continue reading)

Woodstock’s Pizza to pay $1.5 million to settle labor violations suit

Written on 7 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California chain Woodstock’s Pizza, which has locations in San Luis Obispo and other college towns, has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over numerous alleged labor code violations ranging from not paying... (Continue reading)

SLO County man who tried to flee the U.S. facing life in prison

Written on 7 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo judge on Friday convicted a SLO County man, who last year attempted to flee the United States, of 19 counts of sexual abuse related to raping his wife, molesting her daughter and abusing... (Continue reading)

Unintended consequences of the national energy policy

Written on 6 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by PAUL C. HERTEL On day one in office, our President Biden cancelled the Keystone Pipeline and set the tone for our national energy policy and his entire administration. The energy companies got the message. They knew that new... (Continue reading)