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Is California overtaxed?

Written on 22 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 65 comments

President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Jon Coupal spoke before San Luis Obispo property and business owners Thursday about the level of taxation they face in California and how it may continue to increase. Speaking at the San Luis... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly sorority facing hazing investigation

Written on 22 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Cal Poly officials are investigating a hazing allegation against an Asian-American interest sorority. Dean of Students Jean DeCosta said the university received an anonymous tip that hazing had occurred within the Chi Delta Theta sorority, but would not specify as... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande woman arrested for felony DUI

Written on 22 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 34-year-old Arroyo Grande woman and a 22-year-old San Luis Obispo man had to be extracted from a 2009 Bentley after a crash at 1:25 a.m. on Friday. Police found Jamie Bartlett and her unnamed passenger trapped in the overturned... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man charged with murdering his daughter

Written on 21 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Paso Robles police have charged Herbert Brown III with murdering his two-year-old daughter after doctors in a Bay Area hospital pronounced her dead Tuesday night. Brown, 29, allegedly assaulted his two-year-old daughter early Monday at their Santa Ysabel Avenue home,... (Continue reading)

SLO burglary suspect arrested

Written on 21 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 35-year-old man early Wednesday morning in connection with a string of recent burglaries across the city. Police conducted a traffic stop on Aaron Kirby’s Ford pickup truck around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to... (Continue reading)

John Wallace steps down from sanitation district

Written on 21 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Amid allegations of mismanagement, South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Administrator John Wallace announced his retirement at Wednesday’s board meeting. During a closed session to discuss his performance, Wallace said he would be resigning after 27 years with the... (Continue reading)

School board keeps Teach but kills public comment

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

The San Luis Coastal Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to temporarily continue the operation of Teach Elementary School during an emotional meeting Tuesday evening in which the board squelched public comment. Despite a recommendation from Superintendent Eric... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man arrested for purse snatching

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An Atascadero man allegedly tried to wrestle an 80-year-old woman’s purse away from her at the Kmart in Arroyo Grande. Several citizens restrained Mykel Leo Romo, 21, after they spotted him attempting to steal the purse The victim suffered minor... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for burglary suspects

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo police are looking for two men who have burglarized six homes in the past few weeks. Police suspect the two men knock on doors to discover if anyone is at home, and then break in through a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man accused of child abuse

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Paso Robles man is in jail after allegedly assaulting his 2-year-old daughter on Monday. Police arrived at a home on Santa Ysabel Avenue to discover the child not breathing with visible injuries to her head and body. The child... (Continue reading)