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San Luis Obispo man dies in motorcycle crash

Written on 11 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A San Luis Obispo man lost his life in a motorcycle accident in Templeton on Sunday afternoon. [KSBY] Dusty Warren Davis was riding his Suzuki motorcycle on Creston Road when he lost control at the intersection of Neal Springs Road.... (Continue reading)

Woman falls from cliff at Pirate’s Cove

Written on 10 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A woman was seriously injured when she fell 50 feet off a cliff at Pirate’s Cove on Saturday. Shortly after 8 p.m., multiple witnesses said they saw the woman walk alone up to the edge of the cliff and then... (Continue reading)

Man charged with DUI following 3-car crash

Written on 10 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a man Saturday for DUI after he allegedly caused a three-car accident on U.S. Highway 101 near Templeton. Shortly before 1 p.m., Luis Alberto Herrera, 25, was headed south at more than 100 mph when... (Continue reading)

Gov. Brown nixes parole for Manson follower at CMC

Written on 9 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A member of the infamous Manson “family” had his bid for parole officially rejected by Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday, dashing his hopes of being released from California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County. In March, the state Board... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach Chief of Police Jim Copsey announces retirement

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Jim Copsey, Grover Beach police chief since 2005 and the city’s assistant city manager since 2013, announced plans to retire in December. The announcement came in a Tuesday email from Copsey to City Manager Robert Perrault. Copsey also sent emails... (Continue reading)

Cash-strapped Paso school district selects new superintendent

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The financially troubled Paso Robles Joint Unified School District has selected a Fresno County administrator to serve as superintendent at a base salary of $170,000. Chris Williams, an assistant superintendent of human resources at Central Unified School... (Continue reading)

California Supreme Court rules voter initiatives exempt from CEQA

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By STEW JENKINS and KAREN VELIE The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that land use planning by voter qualified initiative is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); even if a city council adopts the voter initiative to avoid... (Continue reading)

Measure G is not an extension of Measure Y

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION By SLO COUNCILMAN DAN CARPENTER On July 15, my colleagues on the San Luis Obispo City Council voted without my support to put Measure G – the half cent additional sales tax – on the November ballot. During the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly mulling $155 million hotel and arena project

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Cal Poly is considering building a $155 million on-campus complex that would include a hotel, a conference center and a basketball arena. [Tribune] The proposed project is intended to bolster the university’s hospitality degree program and replace an aging men... (Continue reading)

Two really dumb burglars

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Deputies are searching for an Oceano woman suspected of carrying a stolen purse near a home she had burglarized and an Arroyo Grande man is in jail after he was spotted on video using a stolen credit card. On Wednesday,... (Continue reading)