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SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill is at it again

Written on 9 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Less than a month after blaming his obscene tirade against Mark Burns on his alleged suffering from depression and his taking a leave of absence to get help for his so-called condition, San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

SLO County marijuana tax to go on June ballot

Written on 8 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Following a decision made by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, county voters will decide on a marijuana business tax measure that will appear on the upcoming June ballot. [Cal Coast Times] Though the county has... (Continue reading)

SLO County Jail inmate attacks guard

Written on 7 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate attacked a guard on Tuesday and broke both his nose and orbital bone, according to the county sheriff’s office. [Cal Coast Times] At about 12:30 p.m., 27-year-old Joseph Allen Baker, of Nipomo, charged... (Continue reading)

SLO High school student arrested for alleged hate crimes

Written on 7 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a SLO High School student last week who allegedly bullied, threatened and engaged in a physical altercation with an autistic and possibly non-heterosexual student. The suspect in the case is charged with a hate crime.... (Continue reading)

John Wallace pleads to criminal conflict of interest charge

Written on 6 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

Former South County Sanitation District administrator John Wallace pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor conflict of interest charges Tuesday as part of a plea deal that will allow him to avoid a trial on four felony charges. [Cal Coast Times] Wallace... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes District generates $243 million a year for SLO County

Written on 6 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

An economic impact report prepared by a South Lake Tahoe-based consulting firm found that, between July 2016 and Sept. 2017, the Oceano Dunes District within California’s state parks system generated a total of $243 million for the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

One person killed, others injured in Santa Margarita crash

Written on 6 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One person was killed and several others were injured when a vehicle carrying seven people crashed in the Santa Margarita area Tuesday morning. [KSBY] The single-vehicle crash occurred near Bitterwater road and Highway 58. Occupants of the vehicle were transported... (Continue reading)

Judge questions district attorney’s case against John Wallace

Written on 6 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

A Santa Maria Superior Court Judge questioned on Monday why the conflict of interest case against John Wallace is being heard in criminal court and not civil court. Judge Timothy Staffel voiced concerns that neither of the victim agencies, the... (Continue reading)

So much for SLO’s Measure G

Written on 5 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE In 2014, the citizens of the City of San Luis Obispo voted to approve a half-cent sales tax known as Measure G. Set to sunset in 2022, it was sold to the voters as a... (Continue reading)

SLO seeking sales and property tax increases to fund projects

Written on 5 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

On top of the city’s existing .5 percent sales tax, San Luis Obispo officials are putting forward the idea of a 1 percent sales tax and additional property taxes, in order to fund infrastructure projects that are said to require... (Continue reading)