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Supervisor Compton leads in race for campaign contributions

Written on 19 Feb, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

With two San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisor seats up for grabs, the five candidates running are raking in cash, collecting endorsements and fervently campaigning. [Cal Coast Times] Campaign finance reports for the second half of 2017 show San... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man killed in Highway 101 crash

Written on 19 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 71-year-old Atascadero man died following a rollover crash on Highway 101 Sunday afternoon that also left a 72-year-old woman hospitalized. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 5 p.m., Thomas Cahill was driving a 1989 Alfa Romeo convertible northbound near San... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed in scuffle outside Paso Robles store

Written on 19 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Paso Robles man ended up in the hospital and another on the run after a fight outside a liquor store in Paso Robles Saturday evening escalated to a stabbing, according to the city’s police department. [Cal Coast News] Shortly... (Continue reading)

Teens arrested for shooting BBs into a vacant field

Written on 18 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested two juveniles in Los Osos on Friday afternoon for firing a BB gun in a “grossly negligent manner.” [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 7 p.m., a 911 caller reported seeing someone shoot a... (Continue reading)

California fielding hundreds of illegal marijuana business complaints

Written on 17 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The state of California has received 304 complaints in recent weeks about alleged violations of marijuana regulations, many of which have come from newly licensed pot businesses who say illicit cannabis operations are cutting into their market share. [LA Times]... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s $9.95 million settlement in Los Osos sewer lawsuit

Written on 14 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo County has agreed to pay $9.95 million to a Los Osos Wastewater Project contractor who filed a law suit demanding payment for uncompensated construction work. The settlement agreement is slated to go before the SLO County Board... (Continue reading)

It is too late for Supervisor Adam Hill

Written on 13 Feb, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE The Tribune’s coverage of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill’s recent obscene outburst against a constituent, and Hill’s reaction that he will be getting help for depression, were both welcome news. For the Tribune—Hill’s... (Continue reading)

Holland family donates $50,000 to opponents of Parkinson and Dow

Written on 8 Feb, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

The family of the Atascadero man who died in San Luis Obispo County Jail after being strapped in a restraint chair for more than 46 hours has contributed $25,000 to the challenger in the county sheriff race and another $25,000... (Continue reading)

Fraudulent Facebook and Twitter scheme lands Montecito man in jail

Written on 8 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

FBI agents arrested a Montecito resident on Wednesday for allegedly running several fraudulent investment schemes, one related to Facebook and Twitter stock. [Cal Coast Times] Efstratios “Elias” Argyropoulos, 71, operated two Santa Barbara investment services firms – Prima Capital and... (Continue reading)

Body of missing man found at Port San Luis

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

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body found floating in the water at Port San Luis on Jan. 31 as 40-year-old James Ross Calder of Avila Beach. [Cal Coast Times] Neighbors reported Calder missing on Jan.... (Continue reading)