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Video appears to show SLO probation officer texting while driving

Written on 17 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A video that appears to show a San Luis Obispo County probation officer texting while driving is circulating on social media, prompting some locals to question whether public safety personnel are above certain California laws. The footage was filmed on... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach approves pot rules, halves number of dispensaries

Written on 17 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The Grover Beach City Council formally approved a pair of ordinances Monday night that will allow medical marijuana businesses to operate in the city. However, the council made a last-minute change decreasing the number of dispensaries that will be allowed... (Continue reading)

Atascadero nonprofit wins bidding war for Printery building

Written on 16 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A nonprofit that had been vying for a couple years to gain control of the Atascadero Printery building narrowly won a tax auction that concluded Monday. The Atascadero Printery Foundation was engaged in a bidding war with an unknown, automated... (Continue reading)

DUI driver found in stolen van with machete and crack pipe

Written on 16 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A man was driving a stolen van in San Miguel while under the influence of drugs and in possession of a machete and a crack pipe, according to the California Highway Patrol. Around noon Monday, the CHP received a call... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist flees CHP at 115 mph after allegedly stealing credit cards

Written on 15 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A motorcyclist riding with stolen credit and gift cards fled officers at speeds of up to 115 mph on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo County Sunday, according to the CHP. The suspect managed to evade officers and get the... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district manager accused of bullying

Written on 15 May, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District continues to experience serious personnel issues at great expense to the district. These problems are similar to those documented in the 2011 Ventura County Grand Jury report, “Bullying in... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita quarry back on the table

Written on 15 May, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two years after losing their bid to operate a rock quarry in rural Santa Margarita, the owners of the proposed quarry filed a new application for a reduced project. In the revised application, truck trips are reduced... (Continue reading)

Stew Jenkins takes aim at Guadalupe’s rental inspections

Written on 15 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The leader of the movement to repeal and replace San Luis Obispo’s rental inspection program is threatening to overturn a similar ordinance in Guadalupe. San Luis Obispo attorney Stew Jenkins describes Guadalupe’s ordinance as “more extreme” than the one recently... (Continue reading)

Woman airlifted off Bishop Peak

Written on 15 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A 59-year-old who became light-headed while hiking ended up being airlifted off Bishop Peak Sunday afternoon. [KSBY] Around 4 p.m., the San Luis Obispo Fire Department received a call about a light-headed hiker. When fire crews arrived at Bishop Peak,... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill is the real toxin

Written on 14 May, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE The San Luis Obispo County  Board of Supervisors’ comments on Administrator Dan Buckshi’s announcement that he was resigning to take the city manager position in Walnut Creek should come as no surprise. Chairman John Peschong,... (Continue reading)