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Exclusive: Kelly Gearhart pleads guilty

Written on 14 May, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 56 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Developer Kelly Gearhart pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in a Los Angeles federal court Wednesday morning. His plea came in a case in which he... (Continue reading)

Is Dee Torres on leave from CAPSLO by her own choosing?

Written on 14 May, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The embattled former director of the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo’s (CAPSLO) homeless services program is currently on leave from her job with the nonprofit, but it is unclear whether she is skipping work on... (Continue reading)

SLO city attorney slated for third straight raise

Written on 14 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Correction: The proposed raise would be Dietrick’s third raise in three years, not her third raise in four years. San Luis Obispo City Attorney Christine Dietrick is due for another pay raise. A year after receiving a 4.5 percent salary... (Continue reading)

School out, court closed as brush fire nears Lompoc

Written on 14 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A brush fire that broke out in a canyon south of Lompoc Tuesday afternoon has burnt 700 acres and caused evacuations of 1,300 residences. [Lompoc Record] The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2500 block of San... (Continue reading)

California home affordability rates plummet

Written on 14 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Higher home prices and interest rates have resulted in a sharp drop in the number of Californians able to afford a home, according to report by the California Association of Realtors In 2013, 44 percent of Californians had incomes sufficient... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly dealing with Norovirus outbreak

Written on 14 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

More than two dozen Cal Poly students appear to have contracted the Norovirus prompting campus health officials to ask students to wash their hands and practice good hygiene to prevent the virus from spreading further. As of May 8, campus... (Continue reading)

Plan B for Paso Robles water shortage

Written on 13 May, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION By WALTER HEER The water problem in Northern San Luis Obispo County is a basic problem that happens in other locations of the country, more water is being pumped from the aquifer than is being replenished. We are suffering... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles native serves aboard the USS Texas

Written on 13 May, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | 8 comments

By Navy Lt. Ana Maring, A 2010 Paso Robles High School graduate and Paso Robles native is serving aboard a U.S. Navy attack submarine, the USS Texas (SSN 775). Petty Officer 2nd Class Ruben Chechik is a machinist mate aboard... (Continue reading)

Eight arrested in Arroyo Grande drug raid

Written on 13 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A five-month Arroyo Grande Police Department investigation led to the arrests of eight people Thursday at a home on the 1000 block of Sunset Drive, according to police. Around 7 a.m., officers and police K-9 found heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and... (Continue reading)

DUI prompted San Miguel power outage

Written on 13 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a Bradley man for driving under the influence Sunday evening after he crashed into a power pole in San Miguel. The collision caused a power outage in San Miguel that lasted until Monday morning. [KSBY]... (Continue reading)