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Dan Carpenter on the issues facing SLO County

Written on 26 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by DAN CARPENTER Voters throughout the 3rd District of San Luis Obispo County have already begun voting in the June 7 primary. Many will wait until election day to vote at the polls exercising their right and responsibility to... (Continue reading)

Only a fourth of SLO County mail in ballots returned

Written on 26 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

San Luis Obispo County residents have returned 24,032 of about 100,000 ballots that were mailed out earlier this month. About two thirds of county voters are currently registered to vote by mail. In the last primary election, approximately 60,000 San... (Continue reading)

Bernie Sanders to rally in Santa Maria

Written on 26 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will hold a rally at Santa Maria High School on Saturday. Sanders’ rallies have often drawn tens of thousands of supporters. Doors will open at the high school at 10:30 a.m., according to the Sanders... (Continue reading)

Man found dead in a vehicle in SLO

Written on 26 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Emergency responders found a man dead inside a vehicle on Broad Street in San Luis Obispo Wednesday morning. Investigators believe medical issues caused the man’s death. [Tribune] Around 10:45 a.m., the San Luis Obispo Police Department received a call about... (Continue reading)

Person killed in head-on Highway 1 crash

Written on 26 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

One person died Wednesday in a head-on collision on Highway 1 near Piedras Blancas. Four other people were injured in the crash, two of whom suffered major injuries. The collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. One car crossed the yellow line... (Continue reading)

Man accused of adopting dog, then killing it

Written on 25 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A man adopted a two-year-old chihuahua named Floyd from the Santa Barbara County animal shelter, then killed the dog, animal rescue activists say. The chihuahua was kicked, strangled and possibly drowned, according to the Animal Rescue Team, a Santa Ynez... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande council adopts contested letter writing rules

Written on 25 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

On a 3-2 vote, the Arroyo Grande City Council adopted a resolution requiring council members to inform one another when they author letters using city resources. Critics have said the rule violates the First Amendment. Council members must now copy... (Continue reading)

Tom Fulks: the merchant of fear

Written on 25 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Is anybody out there as tired as I am of the venomous rants of Tom Fulks? In his latest nastygram published in the San Luis Obispo Tribune attacking Supervisor Debbie Arnold, Fulks begs the question;... (Continue reading)

SLO County renews lodging tax

Written on 25 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 2 percent tax on hotel stays along much of San Luis Obispo County’s coastline will remain in place for at least one more year and likely much longer. The tax is also collected at motels, vacation rentals and bed-and-breakfasts.... (Continue reading)

County supervisors vote for local control of basins

Written on 25 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to have the county fund the first phase of compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA). California law requires that water basins be sustainably managed by... (Continue reading)