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Sheriff Ian Parkinson accepts responsibility for Holland death

Written on 29 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION By IAN PARKINSON The Tribune and many citizens have questioned my actions and statements regarding Andrew Holland’s tragic death. I have sincerely attempted to address the issues fully and factually. My department is also cooperating fully with the FBI’s... (Continue reading)

Former Atascadero commissioner Joan O’Keefe dead at 80

Written on 29 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By MIKE BRENNLER On March 19, 2018 the Atascadero community lost a wonderful and spirited advocate. Joan O’Keefe passed away in Visalia. She had been staying with her daughter, after experiencing a couple of years of deteriorating health. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

ACLU’s annual civil rights event in SLO

Written on 29 Mar, 2018 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo Chapter of the ACLU is hosting its bi-annual general meeting on March 31 (this Saturday) at the San Luis Obispo Library’s Community Room located at the corner of Palm and Osos Street, an event in which... (Continue reading)

Andrew Holland’s legacy

Written on 29 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE It was heartening to read of the Holland family’s resolve to use a significant portion of the $5 million legal settlement from the County to raise our consciousness about mental illness while grieving over the... (Continue reading)

Orange County to support Trump’s lawsuit against California

Written on 28 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted in closed session Tuesday to join the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against California over its sanctuary state law, the latest move in a wave of resistance to Senate Bill 54 coming from the Southern... (Continue reading)

Residents deserve restitution from John Wallace

Written on 27 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER In 2011 the SLO County Grand Jury found conflicts of interest with John Wallace wearing two hats as district administrator at the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District and district engineer as CEO of the... (Continue reading)

Orange County sheriff fights back against sanctuary state designation

Written on 27 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

With one city in the county attempting to opt out California’s sanctuary state law, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is now publishing the dates in which inmates will be released from custody. Additionally, other agencies in Orange County are considering... (Continue reading)

Officers find body while searching for missing SLO woman

Written on 26 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The search for a missing San Luis Obispo woman on Sunday turned up a dead body that police say appears to be female and is being investigated as a homicide. However, authorities have yet to confirm the identity of the... (Continue reading)

California spent thousands on sexual harassment claims against judges

Written on 26 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Amid a flurry of sexual harassment cases in the California Legislature, a record request has revealed the state’s court system has been settling sexual harassment complaints against judges and staffers. [Cal Coast Times] Over the last seven years, the state... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police warned homeless of danger, most didn’t listen

Written on 24 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Crews rescued 10 people from the Salinas River in Paso Robles on Thursday, after earlier warning approximately 25 people who live there to leave. Most of the homeless living along the river ignored the warnings. [Cal Coast Times] A CHP... (Continue reading)