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Man defrauds two SLO banks with coin swapping scheme

Written on 8 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A 48-year-old man defrauded Santa Barbara Bank Trust and Bank of America in San Luis Obispo this week by claiming rolls of pennies contained dimes and exchanging them for cash. On Tuesday, Carl Bellenir entered the Santa Barbara Bank and... (Continue reading)

Our Supervisor Gibson

Written on 7 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 43 comments

OPINION By KATHLEEN WELLES I live in District 2 in San Luis Obispo County. I have never been to one of our county board of supervisors meetings before but feel the need to write this letter after hearing Supervisor Adam... (Continue reading)

SLO Housing Authority bans tobacco

Written on 7 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo has banned tobacco inside all residences it leases. [Tribune] The Housing Authority implemented the new policy on January 1 to protect residents from health problems created by tobacco exposure. Tenants must now agree... (Continue reading)

SLO skeletal remains identified

Written on 7 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A DNA match has identified the skeletal remains of a man found in a San Luis Obispo creek as a 51-year-old Texas transient. The Texas Department of Justice identified William Grant Grable II as the man, whose remains a lessee... (Continue reading)

CAPSLO soaking up nonprofit fund pool

Written on 7 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 89 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the second in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program.) For the duration of its 48-year existence,... (Continue reading)

Rogue police officer bailed and on the loose

Written on 6 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 90 comments

Shortly after FBI agents arrested a San Luis Obispo Police officer who allegedly stole drugs from the evidence locker, held guns on his victims while stealing drugs under the color of authority and then bribed others to sell the drugs,... (Continue reading)

SLO grants more than $200,000 to CAPSLO

Written on 6 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council approved more than $200,000 in funding to the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening after acknowledging allegations that the nonprofit is fraudulently handling homeless clients’ accounts. The council unanimously approved $125,988... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man arrested for burglary

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

An Arroyo Grande man who had been arrested for shooting a man in San Luis Obispo in 2011 is now in jail for attempted robbery. Sepehr Moarefy, 22, of Arroyo Grande and Jeffrey Marqell Hawkins, 28, of Long Beach attempted... (Continue reading)

Three SLO County flu deaths in two weeks

Written on 6 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County public health officials said Tuesday that three people who tested positive for the flu virus have died in the county in the past two weeks and warned that this flu season is an especially harsh one.... (Continue reading)

Price Canyon debate continues in Pismo Beach

Written on 5 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

People for and against the Spanish Springs development are talking about potential transformations to the community if the Pismo Beach project proposal successfully finds its way through the process. Both sides have made claims. Proponents and city staff have been... (Continue reading)