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Susan said, Cliff said

Written on 27 Aug, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Accomplished novelist Susan Branch’s latest work, a memoir very thinly disguised as fiction, provides readers a rare look under the covers and into the marriage and divorce of one of San Luis Obispo’s former prominent couples. Though... (Continue reading)

Corker’s bill turns the Constitution upside down

Written on 27 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION By MATT KOKKONEN The Constitution of the United States of America was adopted 13 years after the Declaration of Independence of 1776. It established the fundamental law of our country. Let us consider Article ll, Section 2 which defines... (Continue reading)

Husband of Lompoc daycare provider arrested for sexual molestation

Written on 27 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Lompoc police arrested the husband of a daycare provider on child molestation charges, which include alleged sexual intercourse with a child 10-years-old or younger on Tuesday. [KSBY] The arrest Salvador Moreno Mojarras Jr. at the home of a licensed daycare... (Continue reading)

Environmental group threatens SLO County over water use

Written on 27 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A California advocacy group is threatening to sue San Luis Obispo County for not applying state environmental regulations when issuing permits for the construction of wells. An attorney for the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) sent a notice to the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles house fire kills 75-year-old man

Written on 27 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 75-year-old Paso Robles man died as a result of an accidental house fire, according to city officials. Shortly before 6 p..m Tuesday, emergency services personnel responded to a medical call in the 32000 block of Pine Street. When the... (Continue reading)

Immigrant accused of killing Cal Poly grad appears in court

Written on 26 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

An illegal immigrant who shot and killed a 32-year-old Cal Poly graduate last month in San Francisco is appearing in court this week as a judge decides whether there is enough evidence to proceed with a murder trial. [SF Gate]... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles medics find dead body in smoldering home

Written on 26 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Paso Robles medics responded to a medical emergency report Tuesday evening and found a dead body inside a smoldering house. Shortly before 6 p.m., emergency services personnel responded to a medical call in the 3200 block of Pine Street. When... (Continue reading)

South County likely to get Diablo desal water

Written on 26 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors gave unanimous support Tuesday to a plan to pipe desalinated water from Diablo Canyon to South County homes. The board directed county staff to begin planning the construction of a seven-mile pipeline... (Continue reading)

Police searching for Hampton Inn burglary suspect

Written on 25 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed the Hampton Inn and Suites on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 4:30 a.m., the man walked to the second floor of the hotel and then back to the lobby.... (Continue reading)

Why throw the book at the disabled?

Written on 25 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION By MICHELLE CHRISTIAN I have a son, Tyler, who was born with a rare syndrome, Prader-Willi. It is a medical condition along with severe cognitive delays. He is missing part of chromosome 15. The most difficult part of PWS is... (Continue reading)