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SLO County administrator fired amid allegations of sexual harassment

Written on 17 Nov, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following a more than two hour special San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting, County Council Rita Neal announced Friday that the board had voted unanimously to fire John Nilon, the county’s interim administrative officer, for... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police arrest Romanian men over card skimmers in ATMs

Written on 17 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police officers on Wednesday arrested two men from Romania for allegedly placing skimming devices inside ATMs in the South County city. On Tuesday, officers found a skimming device inside the Grover Plaza Bank of America... (Continue reading)

SLO County to consider terminating high-level employee

Written on 17 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is holding a special meeting Friday afternoon to discuss the discipline or termination of a high-level employee. At 1:30, the board will hold a special meeting. The discussion regarding... (Continue reading)

California’s unauthorized immigrant population declines but still highest in U.S.

Written on 16 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California’s population of immigrants who are in the United States illegally or under temporary permission decreased by 150,000 between 2017 and 2021, according to a report published Thursday. [LA Times] The nonpartisan Pew Research Center report counts... (Continue reading)

Farewell Tribune, hello CalCoastNews

Written on 16 Nov, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE As a subscriber to The Telegram Tribune for decades, I’ve just canceled my subscription to what used to be my primary source for local news. After doing so, I’ll confess to some nostalgia about this... (Continue reading)

Central Coast professor charged in death of Jewish protestor

Written on 16 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Central Coast deputies arrested a college professor and pro-Palestine protestor Thursday morning on an involuntary manslaughter charge for the death of a Jewish protester. Loay Alnaji’s bails is set at $1 million. On Nov. 5, there were... (Continue reading)

Recall of SLO County Supervisor Gibson cancelled, though not over

Written on 16 Nov, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano on Tuesday canceled the recall Supervisor Bruce Gibson petition after the filers missed a deadline. The Committee to Support the Recall of Supervisor Bruce Gibson plans to file a new... (Continue reading)

Teens with pellet guns prompt Templeton Middle School lockdown

Written on 15 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two high school students with pellet guns prompted a lockdown of Templeton Middle School on Wednesday morning. [KSBY] At about 10:30 a.m., a witness reported a suspicious person in the area of Templeton Middle School. Authorities placed... (Continue reading)

SLO County information technology employee suspected of theft

Written on 15 Nov, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County employee who works in the Information Technology Department is suspected of running a longtime scam in which he purchased products and then either sold or kept the items for his own use,... (Continue reading)

Inspectors to evaluate safety of Georgia Brown Elementary School in Paso Robles

Written on 15 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District voted unanimously on Tuesday to seek a structural comprehensive inspection of Georgia Brown Elementary School after multiple members of the community voiced concerns over the structural and environmental safety of... (Continue reading)