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SLO parking rates going up

Written on 9 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Following a decision by the San Luis Obispo City Council this week, SLO’s parking rates are set to rise over the next few years. Metered parking rates in downtown San Luis Obispo will start increasing at the beginning of next... (Continue reading)

Driver flees CHP in downtown SLO, crashes and gets away

Written on 8 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A driver managed to evade a CHP officer who was pursuing him in downtown San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, but then crashed his car after the patrolman gave up the chase. Nonetheless, the driver fled by foot and, along with... (Continue reading)

Atascadero apartment fire displaces four families

Written on 8 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A fire at a four-unit apartment complex in Atascadero displaced four families on Wednesday. Around 8 a.m., emergency personnel in Atascadero received a report on an explosion at a four-plex on San Andreas Avenue near the intersection of Highway 41... (Continue reading)

School bus driver allegedly molested 9-year-old girl

Written on 8 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Arroyo Grande man who allegedly molested a 9-year-old girl while working as a bus driver for the Lucia Mar Unified School District was arrested on Wednesday. Last week, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office mounted an investigation after... (Continue reading)

Man sentenced to life in prison for Hollywood murder of Morro Bay native

Written on 7 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A marijuana dispensary security guard and small business owner has received life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of Carrie Jean Melvin, 30, who grew up in Morro Bay. [LA Times] Ezeoma Obioha, 32, has insisted... (Continue reading)

John Wallace pleads not guilty

Written on 7 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A former government administrator has pleaded not guilty to three felony and two misdemeanor conflict of interest charges for allegedly using his positions to funnel money to his privately owned engineering company, The Wallace Group. John Wallace, 73, entered the... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police searching for two counterfeiters

Written on 7 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Grover Beach police are searching for two women accused of spending counterfeit $50 bills at local businesses on three separate occasions Monday. Officers describe one suspect as a light-skinned Hispanic woman between the ages of 25 and 35 with black... (Continue reading)

Grossman’s San Luis Ranch project heads to SLO planning commission

Written on 7 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

Developer Gary Grossman, who has donated big money to local politicians, is set to bring his San Luis Ranch project to the SLO Planning Commission. Grossman, a major donor to San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill and Hill’s political... (Continue reading)

Another felony charge against John Wallace

Written on 6 Jun, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Criminal charges are stacking up against John Wallace, the latest for an alleged conflict of interest while he was the general manager of the Avila Beach Community Services District. Wallace, 73, was already facing two felony and... (Continue reading)

Shot fired into family home in San Miguel

Written on 6 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

At least one shot was fired into a San Miguel family’s home on Monday while two adults and three children were inside. [KSBY] Shortly before 9 p.m., the shot was fired into the home on the 1700 block of Mission... (Continue reading)