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SLO County planning priorities reconsidered

Written on 21 Feb, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

By T. KEITH GURNEE Today, Feb. 21, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will hear yet another report on “planning priorities” from its Planning Director James Bergman. Back in Oct. 2015, I had written the piece outlined below... (Continue reading)

Atheists launch club at Arroyo Grande elementary school

Written on 21 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

In a bid to compete with after-school religious clubs, Atheists United of San Luis Obispo launched a Young Skeptics program at an Arroyo Grande elementary school. The club is the first ever Young Skeptics chapter in California. [Tribune] Last Thursday,... (Continue reading)

California students and athletes to skip trips due to LGBT law

Written on 21 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

As a result of a new California law, numerous university students may miss an upcoming research conference in Tennessee and talks about a UC Berkeley-University of Kansas men’s basketball series have been called off. [LA Times] The law imposes a... (Continue reading)

SLO County dogs getting high off owners’ pot supplies

Written on 21 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

An Atascadero veterinarian says he is treating an increasing number of dogs who have consumed THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. The spike in cases has occurred since California voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use last November. [KSBY] Ofer... (Continue reading)

California teachers on leave for mocking ‘Day Without Immigrant’ students

Written on 20 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Five teachers and a counselor at a Southern California high school took to Facebook last week to express their immense satisfaction with the “Day Without Immigrants.” The teachers stated that, for a day, they did not have to deal with... (Continue reading)

SLO rental inspection initiative headed to the ballot

Written on 20 Feb, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

UPDATE: Mayor Heidi Harmon responded with a claim that the city council had already voted to repeal the rental ordinance. However, the city council voted to suspend the ordinance. By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo’s rental inspection ordinance is likely... (Continue reading)

8 injured in Templeton crash

Written on 20 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

At least eight people were injured in a single-car crash on El Pomar Road in Templeton on Sunday evening. Around 7 p.m., the driver lost control of the vehicle causing the car to roll over. Multiple ambulances transported eight people... (Continue reading)

Thousands of SLO County residents still without power

Written on 20 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Following numerous outages over the weekend, more than 2,000 San Luis Obispo County residents remain without power Monday morning. Heavy rain and wind caused thousands of local residents to lose electricity on Friday and Saturday. On Saturday morning, 8,706 customers... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly dorm evacuated because of shifting soil

Written on 19 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Cal Poly evacuated Fremont Hall North Wing on Saturday because of shifting soil and unstable trees on a nearby hillside. Officials ordered nearly 300 people in building 109 to evacuate. Campus housing staff is providing temporary rooms and help with... (Continue reading)

3,000 gallons of sewage spilled in SLO

Written on 18 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Health Department is asking people to avoid Garden Creek in SLO after 3,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled Friday into the creek. Shortly before 4 p.m., storm water drainage caused a manhole on the 300... (Continue reading)