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Former SLO County employee sentenced to six years prison

Written on 21 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge on Wednesday sentenced a former county employee to six years in state prison. Norman Hibble pleaded no contest in July to seven embezzlement counts. He also admitted to the sentencing enhancement... (Continue reading)

Do San Luis Obispo County family court judges know the law?

Written on 21 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE In the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse, where families’ futures hang in the balance, several judges entrusted with the power to shape the lives of parents and children either did not fully understand or did not feel... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisor blocks plan to take property by eminent domain

Written on 21 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Debbie Arnold voted Tuesday against taking a man’s property by eminent domain in order to complete the Bob Jones Trail from the Octagon Barn off South Higuera Street to Avila Beach. A... (Continue reading)

Los Alamos mail theft victim sets trap, catches thieves

Written on 20 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two people are in a Santa Barbara County Jail after a mail theft victim in Los Alamos set a trap that led to their Aug. 19 arrests. After discovering items missing from her box at the Los... (Continue reading)

Sea Lions take over beach in Monterey

Written on 20 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE City of Monterey officials announced last week a local beach is temporarily off limits to humans after a large number of sea lions took over the beach. Sea lions recently spread out along the popular San Carlos... (Continue reading)

Fire near SLO High School prompts evacuations, power outage

Written on 20 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire burnt vegetation on a hill near San Luis Obispo High School Tuesday morning, resulting in evacuations, as well as a power outage extending from within the city of SLO to along the Cuesta Grade and... (Continue reading)

Vehicle hits power pole near SLO High, causes outage

Written on 19 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle crashed into a power pole near San Luis Obispo High School on Monday afternoon, resulting in an electricity outage. The single-vehicle crash occurred on San Luis Drive. No one suffered injuries in the collision, according... (Continue reading)

Man killed in crash on Highway 227 in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 19 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE One man is dead and a woman is in the hospital following a single vehicle crash on Highway 227 in San Luis Obispo County on Monday, according to the CHP. Shortly before noon, the driver was headed... (Continue reading)

Tesla semi-truck battery fire shuts down Interstate 80 between

Written on 19 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE A major interstate connecting California and Nevada is currently shutdown after a Tesla semi-truck crashed and caught fire in the Sierras on Monday morning, according to the CHP. The burning batteries pose a variety of threats. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s outrageous limit on public comment, dangerous precedent

Written on 19 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The Arroyo Grande City Council on Aug. 18 made an unprecedented move to limit public comment for items not on the agenda to just sixty seconds, even though the agenda did not include reducing public comment.... (Continue reading)