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Sanitation district hires full time administrator

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board voted last week to increase a 10-hour a week administrator position to 40 hours a week at a cost of $12,500 a month. For the past seven months, John Clemons served... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man burglarizes grandparents home

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Paso Robles police arrested a man for stealing thousands of dollars of jewelry from his grandparents home. Officer also arrested a second man for the burglary, and a third suspect remains on the run. Matthew Sundahl, 27, allegedly burglarized his... (Continue reading)

Reports of sex crimes reach Cal Poly officials

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Cal Poly has received 10 reports of sexual assaults or sexual misconduct during the current school year. Three of the alleged incidents are associated with fraternities, and two of the alleged sex crimes were reports of on-campus rape. [Tribune] It... (Continue reading)

Homeowners sue county over well pollution

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A group of about 50 San Luis Obispo residents plan to sue SLO County, alleging toxic chemicals dumped at the airport polluted their wells. Forty-eight residents, or 20 households, have already filed claims against the county, and more property owners... (Continue reading)

SLO County seeking sales tax increase

Written on 11 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

San Luis Obispo County officials have endorsed a half-cent sales tax initiative that may appear on the November ballot. The aim of the sales tax measure is too reduce traffic congestion. [Tribune] Last week, the San Luis Obispo Council of... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver traps pedestrian under car

Written on 11 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Santa Maria woman  was arrested Saturday after she drove over a pedestrian trapping the woman underneath her car. Rene Castro was charged with felony DUI and both possession of methamphetamine and illegal drug paraphernalia. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., firefighters... (Continue reading)

North County man rescued hours after plunge into ravine

Written on 11 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Heritage Ranch man spent more than 12 hours trapped in a North County ravine after wrecking his car and suffering serious injuries Friday night. Emergency crews rescued him Saturday morning after the keen eye of a former PG&E worker... (Continue reading)

Hazmat team removes powdered briefs from Grover Beach

Written on 10 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

What happens when someone receives the wrong package from Amazon, one with several odd items including men’s undergarments sprinkled with a cosmetic powder? Roads are closed and the San Luis Obispo County Hazardous Materials team is called in. On Sunday... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed in Pismo Beach

Written on 10 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 40-year-old man was struck and killed Saturday morning by a car on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach. Shortly before 3 a.m., the victim was walking in a southbound lane of the highway just north of Oak Park Boulevard when... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly faculty to receive 10.5 percent raise

Written on 9 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

Just days before Cal Poly professors were to begin a five-day strike, the California State University System and the California Faculty Association agreed Friday to a tentative contract agreement. After almost a year of wrangling over salaries at the CSU’s... (Continue reading)