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Pismo Beach council votes for Styrofoam ban

Written on 19 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Pismo Beach City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to place a ban on Styrofoam food and drink containers. Barring a reversal of the vote, the Styrofoam ban will take effect on Jan. 14. More than 80 cities in California have... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo Forever 21 closing

Written on 18 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Forever 21 in San Luis Obispo is planning on closing its store in the SLO Promenade shopping center on Madonna Road by Jan. 6. The store will then let go of 72 employees. Those employee will have an opportunity to... (Continue reading)

New judge appointed to SLO court

Written on 18 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown has placed a new judge on the bench in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. Gayle L. Peron, 60, will become a judge after having served as a commissioner in San Luis Obispo since 2006. Commissioners share... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles city manager to get a $200,000 salary

Written on 18 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Paso Robles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Thomas Frutchey, 65, the current city manager of Pacific Grove in Monterey County. Frutchey will receive a base salary of $201,000. [Paso Robles Daily News] Frutchey will replace City Manager... (Continue reading)

SLO man killed in fight with roommate identified

Written on 18 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A San Luis Obispo man who died in a confrontation with his roommate on Monday has been identified as Walter Ernest Vallivero, 54. Charles Chad Giese, 40, allegedly killed Vallivero. Shortly before 8 a.m., San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies... (Continue reading)

Bailiff accused of battering state attorney

Written on 17 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 67 comments

The San Luis Obispo Tribune has obtained video footage of a bailiff wrestling a female deputy attorney general to the floor of a SLO courtroom. On Oct. 20, the bailiff, a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy, arrested state attorney... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles clairvoyant’s murder victim identified

Written on 17 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man allegedly killed by a Paso Robles clairvoyant as 34-year-old Benjamin Derrel Terra. Nicole Honait Luxor fatally shot Terra, also a Paso Robles resident, on Saturday at the Dancing Horse... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man drowns in boating accident

Written on 17 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The United States Coast Guard identified the body of a missing boater found Sunday afternoon near Point Arguello as Jeffrey Delbert McDonald of Arroyo Grande. The man was 46 years old. Around 8 p.m. Saturday, the Coast Guard received a... (Continue reading)

SLO man killed in confrontation with roommate

Written on 17 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Deputies arrested a 40-year-old San Luis Obispo man on Monday for allegedly killing his roommate. Shortly before 8 a.m., San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a suspicious death at home in the 600 block of... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man pleads guilty to counterfeiting

Written on 16 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 51-year-old Pismo Beach man plead guilty today to manufacturing counterfeit U.S. Currency. Kenneth Choate faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner. On May 31,... (Continue reading)