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Trader Joe’s salads and wraps recalled over parasite concern

Written on 1 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Certain salads and sandwich wraps sold at Trader Joe’s and some other large food retailers have been recalled over a parasite found in batches of romaine lettuce. [Cal Coast Times] The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection... (Continue reading)

Arson suspected in Santa Maria department store fire

Written on 1 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire broke out inside a Santa Maria department store Tuesday night, and fire officials suspect the blaze may have been set intentionally. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10 p.m., the fire started in Fallas, located in the Town Center... (Continue reading)

City of SLO cuts deal with Airbnb on tax collection

Written on 1 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Following the lead of the county, the city of San Luis Obispo has struck a deal with the popular online rental platform Airbnb on collecting transient occupancy tax and additional assessments imposed upon short-term home renters. [Cal Coast Times] The... (Continue reading)

SLO falls short on addressing climate change

Written on 31 Jul, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments

OPINION by DAVID BRODIE and ALLAN COOPER Since San Luis Obispo’s City Council hired a sustainability coordinator and formed a Green Team, we have not seen the city initiate one new prescriptive or incentivized mitigation affecting the built environment that... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man beats his father with a lamp

Written on 31 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 6 foot 4 inches tall, 250-pound man battered his 63-year-old father striking him on the head with a lamp during a domestic dispute on Sunday, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] After receiving word of... (Continue reading)

Man injured during backyard fire in Santa Margarita

Written on 31 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A backyard shed caught on fire in Santa Margarita on Monday, and while the blaze was burning, a man collapsed. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 5 p.m., emergency personnel found Brent MacGregor unconscious at the scene of the blaze. MacGregor... (Continue reading)

Investigator uncovers false testimony in CalCoastNews libel case

Written on 31 Jul, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a multi-part series of articles about San Luis Obispo County’s waste disposal agency. The first reported on the agency’s free-spending use of a public credit card and the lack of credit card documentation... (Continue reading)

Jessica Allred sentenced to state prison for fatal DUI crash

Written on 31 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A former San Luis Obispo resident was sentenced Monday to four years in state prison for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and two counts of DUI resulting in injury. Judge Craig van Rooyen gave Jessica Lea Allred the maximum sentence for... (Continue reading)

SLO needs a mayor, not a diva

Written on 30 Jul, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

Opinion by Will Powers, Ph.D Many keen local observers have noted the widespread rumblings of discontent among San Luis Obispo citizens frustrated with what they see as the misguided direction the city has taken over recent years. The frustration seems... (Continue reading)

Raise increases Cal Poly president’s base salary to nearly $430,000

Written on 30 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Following a system-wide pay increase for California State University executives, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong’s base salary is set to rise to nearly $430,000 a year. [Cal Coast Times] Last week, CSU trustees approved a 3 percent pay increase for... (Continue reading)