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Fire sparks at Los Osos restaurant prior to opening

Written on 2 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire broke out inside the kitchen of a Los Osos restaurant that has yet to open. [KSBY] Cal Fire responded to the 2000 block of 10th Street shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Firefighters found two large cooking pots... (Continue reading)

Driver robbed, punched in face in Paso Robles

Written on 2 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 21-year-old Paso Robles man allegedly robbed a driver at gunpoint Monday evening and then punched him in the face. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. at the intersection of Creston Road and Santa Ynez Road, according to the Paso... (Continue reading)

Steinle parents file claims against feds and sheriff

Written on 2 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The parents of slain Cal Poly grad Kathryn Steinle have filed claims against the San Francisco sheriff, as well as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alleging each contributed to the death of their... (Continue reading)

FBI agents raid Palm Springs City Hall

Written on 2 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

FBI agents and members of the  Riverside County District Attorney’s Office raided Palm Springs City Hall and the mayor’s home Tuesday as part of a political corruption investigation. No one was arrested, though city staffers were sent home. The investigating... (Continue reading)

Haggens files $1 billion lawsuit against Albersons

Written on 1 Sep, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 41 comments

By KAREN VELIE Haggen, a Washington-based chain of grocery stores, filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking more than $1 billion in damages against Albertsons. In Dec. 2014, Haggen bought 146 Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions and Safeway stores. Shortly after the purchase, many... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara police fined by state agency

Written on 1 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A state agency has fined the city of Santa Barbara and its police department for health and safety violations found at the department’s headquarters. [KCOY] The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) slapped the city with nearly $8,000... (Continue reading)

SLO council to consider spice ban

Written on 1 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

San Luis Obispo police are recommending that the city council ban spice and other synthetic drugs that resemble marijuana. The council will consider an ordinance banning the possession, sale and display of synthetic drugs at its meeting Tuesday evening. If... (Continue reading)

Erin Brokovich denounces Nipomo water additive

Written on 1 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Environmental activist Erin Brokovich spoke out on Facebook last week against the Nipomo Community Services District’s plan to switch from chlorine to chloramine to disinfect water. As of Tuesday, the district will begin using chloramine to disinfect water arriving in... (Continue reading)

Immigration sweep nets three arrests in SLO County

Written on 1 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Federal immigration agents arrested 244 illegal immigrants, including three in San Luis Obispo County and 20 in Santa Barbara County, during a four-day sweep of Southern California last week. [LA Daily News] The sweep produced a record number of arrests... (Continue reading)

Sanitation board shuffle costing ratepayers

Written on 31 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN It is often a mystery who will appear behind the dais at the next South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District board meeting, and the shuffling of representatives is coming at a cost to ratepayers. All three... (Continue reading)