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Sanitation district awards controversial administrator life-time benefits

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board agreed to provide life-time medical benefits for former administrator Gerhardt Hubner and his family along with a $37,500 severance, following just 16 months on the job. The award occurred while Hubner ... (Continue reading)

Al Gore movie at the Palm, a must see

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION by JAMES DUENOW The 2017 movie, “An Inconvenient Sequel,” at the Palm Theater, is a must see! It is a documentary, narrated by Al Gore, about global warming; its causes, effects and possible solutions. Gore first asserts that warming... (Continue reading)

SLO County coalition rallies against state gas tax

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A coalition of conservative-leaning San Luis Obispo County groups rallied in downtown SLO on Monday against the state of California’s new gas tax law. The rally held outside the county courthouse launched a local effort within a statewide signature drive... (Continue reading)

Body found inside occupied vehicle in Cayucos

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies found a dead body Tuesday inside an SUV that was occupied by a man, a woman and a teenage girl. Shortly before 3 p.m., deputies were patrolling Cayucos when they noticed an SUV parked... (Continue reading)

Alleged San Miguel gunman found in Monterey County

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man accused of opening fire at a San Miguel family home turned up in jail in Monterey County after local, state and federal agents teamed up to track him down. The suspected gang member is now in custody in... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles men seek sex-for-cocaine deal and underage prostitute

Written on 15 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

During a prostitution sting in Santa Maria, two Paso Robles men offered cocaine in exchange for sex while another one, who is 61 years old, sought a sexual act with a minor, according to the Santa Barbara County Sherriff’s Office.... (Continue reading)

Jury hangs 11-1 on whether SLO High grad started computer lab fire

Written on 15 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

One of the three former San Luis Obispo High School student’s accused of burning down the campus computer lab dodged an arson conviction on Monday when a single juror refused to find him guilty. [Tribune] Last December, a fire destroyed... (Continue reading)

Witness of Holland’s death files claim against SLO County

Written on 14 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

In another claim against the San Luis Obispo County Jail, a woman repeats allegations that jail staffed laughed and joked after a mentally ill man died on the concrete floor of a jail cell. [Cal Coast News] Days before the... (Continue reading)

SLO prowler spotted but not arrested

Written on 14 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

After San Luis Obispo police circulated a video of a prowler who was caught on camera lurking on the porch of a home early Friday morning, a reader of Cal Coast Times spotted the man and officers came out to... (Continue reading)

California Republicans battle one another over cap-and-trade

Written on 14 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

After months of quarreling between establishment and progressive Democrats, the California Republican Party now has an internal struggle over the recent extension of the state’s cap-and-trade program. [LA Times] On July 17, eight Republican legislators, including Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San... (Continue reading)