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Pismo Beach police arrest 17 at annual beach party

Written on 2 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Pismo Beach police arrested 17 people for alcohol related crimes during the annual Cesar Chavez Day celebration at Silver Shoals Beach on Monday. The arrests ranged from public intoxication to possession of alcohol on the beach. In addition to poor... (Continue reading)

Bills seek speedy teacher firing

Written on 1 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Two Democratic state lawmakers have introduced dual bills to speed dismissals of teachers accused of certain egregious acts against children. The proposed legislation, by Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan of Alamo and Sen. Alex Padilla, San Fernando, earned swift endorsement from the... (Continue reading)

Race for open SLO council seat set

Written on 1 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Five candidates are running for San Luis Obispo City Council in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Andrew Carter who left to become the city administrator of Guadalupe. The filing period for the vote by mail special... (Continue reading)

Thanks from Hopes Village of San Luis Obispo

Written on 1 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION By BECKY JORGESON While we move forward in developing Hope’s Village of SLO, a sustainable community for local un-housed adults, we’d like to extend our thanks to those who are helping us realize our dream. RV’s for Veterans project... (Continue reading)

SLO County unemployment falls to 7 percent

Written on 1 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

With 7 percent unemployment, San Luis Obispo County is now ranked fourth out of 58 California counties for lower numbers of unemployed workers, according to a report released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. In California, Marin County is... (Continue reading)

Teen who died in weekend crash identified as basketball star

Written on 1 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Bakersfield teen who died Saturday morning after a crash on Highway 101 just north of State Route 166 ejected him from a jeep was a high school basketball star. [Californian] Highland High School senior Derrick Duff, 18, was the... (Continue reading)

Teen dies after being hit by multiple vehicles

Written on 30 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Bakersfield teen died Saturday morning after being ejected from a jeep and then hit by multiple vehicles on Highway 101 just north of State Route 166. [KSBY] The driver of the jeep was southbound when he veered into the... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Adam Hill targets radio talk show host

Written on 30 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 100 comments

Update: Supervisor Adam Hill removed his name from the online petition sometime on Saturday. A second name Patty Truin was also removed. One name is currently left on the petition. Original story: San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill launched... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man accused of attempted rape

Written on 30 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A San Luis Obispo man allegedly climbed into bed with a former female housemate on Friday at around 9 a.m. and attempted to rape her. Bryan Kwang Kim, 28, had been a resident in the home on the 1200 block... (Continue reading)

CAPSLO threatens whistleblowers in homeless inquiry

Written on 29 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 223 comments

By CALCOASTNEWS STAFF Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) is threatening more than a dozen persons who have come forward with information about wrongdoing at the nonprofit which serves the homeless in San Luis Obispo County. These threats... (Continue reading)