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Raises pending for SLO council, manager and attorney

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 45 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Each member of the San Luis Obispo City Council, as well as the city manager and city attorney could receive pay raises in the coming weeks. This week the council is holding closed session meetings in which... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man arrested for selling narcotics

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Paso Robles police arrested a man Wednesday evening after a search of his home netted methamphetamine and marijuana for sale. Officers served a warrant in the 500 block of Oak Street in Paso Robles around 5:30 p.m. A search of... (Continue reading)

SLO skateboard killer threatened to shoot, molest Jerry Brown

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

San Luis Obispo man Robert Holguin, who at 13 used a skateboard to beat an 87-year-old to death, needed just the approval of Governor Jerry Brown to regain his freedom. [KSBY] In March, the California Juvenile Parole Review Board found... (Continue reading)

Ten dead after bus owned by SLO company crashes

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A tour bus owned by a San Luis Obispo company crashed on Interstate 5 in Northern California Thursday evening, killing 10 people and hospitalized 35. [KSBY] The bus was carrying high school students from the Los Angeles area to Humboldt... (Continue reading)

Yee’s arrests changes California Secretary of State race

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Following the arrest of Sen. Leland Yee, Democratic state Sen. Alex Padilla picked up the bulk of Yee’s supporters and now trails Republican Pete Peterson by 11 percent, according to a new field poll. Previously, Peterson led the pack and... (Continue reading)

Former Central Coast police officer arrested for stealing medicine

Written on 10 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

A former officer with the Grover Beach and Atascadero police departments was arrested on burglary, elder abuse and possession of stolen property charges on March 31. Michael Glen South, 57, is accused of using his position as the security director... (Continue reading)

Water district booster buying land for Harvard U.

Written on 10 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN An outspoken proponent of a plan for an acreage-dominated Paso Robles water district has quietly been directing investments in large San Luis Obispo County parcels of plantable land, paying top dollar and using funds provided by Harvard... (Continue reading)

Sexual assault attempted near Cal Poly apartments

Written on 10 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A man attempted to sexually assault a female Cal Poly student Tuesday night in an area outside student apartments. [KSBY] Around 10 p.m., the man grabbed the woman from behind, put his hand up her skirt and tried to pull... (Continue reading)

Governor candidate wants to abolish CPS, start over

Written on 9 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly said Tuesday that he would abolish California’s Child Protective Services system because social workers often remove children from families without sufficient reason. He would then start over from the “ground up.” [SacramentoBee] “If I were... (Continue reading)

SLO to spend big on employee supervision

Written on 9 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo is planning a $250,000 rearrangement of city hall that would allow the city manager to more closely oversee the city clerk’s office. On Feb. 18, the city council approved a staff... (Continue reading)