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Inspection report rips SLO County Jail’s treatment of mentally ill inmates

Written on 7 Feb, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 45 comments

By KAREN VELIE Editor’s Note: This is part two in a two-part series about San Luis Obispo County health services and sheriff department’s treatment of the mentally ill. Part one looked into several suspicious deaths and one injury that occurred... (Continue reading)

SLO County man, 30, dies of flu

Written on 7 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 30-year-old San Luis Obispo County man died of complications related to the flu, according to the county department of public health. The case is the first reported death associated with the flu in SLO County during the current season.... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach council backs marijuana business ordinance

Written on 7 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The Grover Beach City Council voted unanimously Monday for a pair of ordinances that will establish a marijuana business district and a tax on commercial activity involving cannabis. Grover Beach plans to create a marijuana district in a 70-acre industrial... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach market robber turns himself in

Written on 7 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Arroyo Grande man who initially got away with robbing a convenience store has turned himself in, according to the Grover Beach Police Department. Around 11 p.m. Friday, a man entered the Grover Beach Market Express at 1051 S. 13th... (Continue reading)

Woman dies in DUI wreck in Orcutt

Written on 7 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A man who was allegedly speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol on a wet road crashed his car early Monday morning in Orcutt. The crash killed a woman who was in the vehicle, and the driver was subsequently... (Continue reading)

Ex-veterans officer alleges SLO County is sabotaging his job hunt

Written on 6 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Former veterans services officer Dana Cummings has sued San Luis Obispo County, claiming top executive Dan Buckshi and other officials are sabotaging his search for new work. Cummings, who ran SLO County’s veterans services department from Sept. 2011 to Sept.... (Continue reading)

Hiker airlifted from Montana de Oro after all-night affair

Written on 6 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A hiker who ran out of gas spent Saturday night sleeping on a tarp with rescue workers near a Montana de Oro trail. The next morning, a helicopter airlifted him to safety. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo resident Cody Lydy, 27,... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police searching for armed robber

Written on 5 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A man robbed the Grover Beach Market Express convenience store at gunpoint Friday night. However, store management did not report it until Sunday after an officer walked through the store. Shortly before 11: p.m. on Friday, a man entered the... (Continue reading)

Why doesn’t Supervisor Compton support a marine sanctuary?

Written on 5 Feb, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 32 comments

Opinion by Brad Snook, co-chair of Surfrider Foundation San Luis Obispo Supervisor Lynn Compton, a SLO County Supervisor, is wrong to deny SLO County the federal funding of cultural education, marine research, and a new local stakeholder effort that a... (Continue reading)

Police arrest Santa Maria man wielding a machete

Written on 5 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Santa Maria police arrested a 34-year-old man Saturday for attempted murder after he allegedly attempted to strike several people with a machete. Shortly after 3 p.m., police responded to a home near the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Maria... (Continue reading)