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2,000 gallon raw sewage spill in Oceano

Written on 7 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

An approximately 2,000 gallon raw sewage spill in Oceano on July 3 was the result of higher flow levels during the holiday and a primary sewer line under repairs, said South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation Plant Superintendent John Clemons.... (Continue reading)

Woman who grew up in Morro Bay shot dead in Hollywood

Written on 7 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

A 30-year-old woman who grew up in Morro Bay died Sunday night after a man approached her from behind on a street in Hollywood and shot her in the back of the head. [NBC LA] Carrie Jean Melvin, 30, was... (Continue reading)

SLO Symphony invites Nowak back as guest conductor

Written on 7 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Ousted San Luis Obispo Symphony conductor Michael Nowak has the opportunity to lead three concerts in the upcoming 2015-2016 season. The symphony board fired Nowak in May and has since faced outcry from the public, as well as members of... (Continue reading)

Water leaks for hours in Los Osos after construction mishap

Written on 7 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Water flowed into the streets of Los Osos for more than five hours Monday, following a construction accident in which a sewer repair contractor struck a water main. [Tribune] The water main broke around 10:30 a.m. at Green Oaks Drive... (Continue reading)

HASLO tenants first to go

Written on 6 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 33 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER As a longtime Los Osos Sewer critic, people often ask me, “What will happen to Los Osos now that the sewer is a done deal?” My answer is the same as it was in 2004 when... (Continue reading)

Arrest warrant issued for former Cuesta College analyst

Written on 6 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE An arrest warrant has been filed against a former Cuesta College human resources analyst for failing to show up for an arraignment hearing at San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Monday morning. Lacey Fowler is facing three... (Continue reading)

Wanted Nipomo man arrested

Written on 6 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A Nipomo man featured last month on the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page is now in custody. Hermes Jose Rodriguez, 20, was sought for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant, preventing and dissuading a witness or victim... (Continue reading)

SLO water exceeds chemical compound limit

Written on 6 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A chemical compound that is a by-product of chlorine has exceeded the drinking water safety limit in at least some San Luis Obispo households. City water monitors recently discovered that the amount of trihalomethanes in a water supply sample exceeded... (Continue reading)

Tree falls on firefighter from SLO County

Written on 6 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A firefighter who resides in San Luis Obispo County suffered major injuries, including broken vertebrae, after a tree fell on him in Eastern Tulare County. Damien Pereira, 25, was mopping up a small wildland fire around 6:30 p.m. Friday when... (Continue reading)

Robbers stab Grover Beach clerk

Written on 5 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Police are on the look out for two men who robbed and stabbed a clerk at the 7-Eleven in Grover Beach early Saturday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m., the clerk was disposing trash in a bin behind the store. Two... (Continue reading)