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Atascadero man leads police on high-speed chase

Written on 1 Feb, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

After allegedly hitting another vehicle and driving off Thursday, an Atascadero man fled officers by car and then by foot, but was eventually caught inside an apartment. [Cal Coast Times] In the early evening, a hit-and-run occurred in the 12100... (Continue reading)

Revamped SLO project now calls for 702 residences

Written on 1 Feb, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A proposed mixed-used development in San Luis Obispo that was brought forward last year as a 606-home project has been revamped and is now a proposal that consists of constructing 702 homes in a high-density manner. [Tribune] Last year, Atoll... (Continue reading)

Nine applicants for three SLO marijuana store permits

Written on 31 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo has received 12 applications for marijuana businesses, nine of which are for brick and mortar dispensaries. Two of the applications are for delivery services and one is for a micro-enterprise. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Dystiny Myers’ brother sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison

Written on 31 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A judge sentenced the brother of slain runaway teen Dystiny Myers to 13 years and eight months in prison on Wednesday for a gang-related robbery of a medical marijuana delivery service in San Luis Obispo. [Cal Coast Times] Joshua Logan... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County under a flood advisory

Written on 31 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The first of three storms forecast for the next three days has arrived along with a National Weather Service flood advisory for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties through 7:30 a.m. [Cal Coast Times] With early morning rainfall from... (Continue reading)

Environmentalists appeal Cambria affordable housing project

Written on 31 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Two environmentalists have appealed a decision by the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission to approve a proposed affordable housing apartment complex in Cambria on the grounds that there is not enough water for the project. [Tribune] The nonprofit People’s... (Continue reading)

Deputies bust clandestine drug lab inside Goleta hotel

Written on 30 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Employees at the Goleta Courtyard by Marriott found suspicious chemicals inside the hotel’s boiler room on Tuesday, prompting a daylong investigation that revealed a  hotel staffer had been operating a drug lab on the premises, according to the Santa Barbara... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisor Debbie Arnold seeking re-election in 2020

Written on 30 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo County Fifth District Supervisor Debbie Arnold announced this week that she will run for re-election to the Board of Supervisors in 2020. [Cal Coast Times] Arnold said she decided to run again because there is more to... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo mayor curses at progressive event, gets quoted in Rolling Stone

Written on 29 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon traveled to Vermont to attend a gathering of top progressive minds that Rolling Stone suggested had the feel of a campaign rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders. In its coverage of the... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man pleads guilty to attempted murder

Written on 29 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Arroyo Grande man pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of attempted murder over an altercation in which he stabbed both his wife and his aunt through marriage. [KSBY] Alberto Isaac Gonzalez-Penaloza, 27, is expected to receive a sentence of... (Continue reading)