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SLO teacher resigns as community protests letter about gays

Written on 12 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

A San Luis Obispo teacher who penned a letter to the editor quoting a bible passage critical of homosexuality resigned Thursday as Central Coast residents voiced outrage over alleged shaming of the LGBT community. Also, the San Luis Coastal Unified... (Continue reading)

County administrator Dan Buckshi resigns abruptly

Written on 12 May, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By KAREN VELIE In a snippy letter to the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, county administrator Dan Buckshi announced his resignation Friday Morning. In 2012, the board of supervisors, with a liberal board majority that included supervisors Adam... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for suspect who burglarized Lopez High

Written on 11 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for a suspect who stole nearly $1,000 in cash from Lopez Continuation High School last month. Some of the money that was stolen had been raised by students for their prom, according... (Continue reading)

Fires burn greenhouses in Los Osos, storage facility in Arroyo Grande

Written on 11 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Four greenhouses in Los Osos and several storage units in Arroyo Grande burned in fires late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. The Los Osos fire destroyed the greenhouses, as well as some valuables that were reportedly stored inside the... (Continue reading)

Fifth Valley Fever death in SLO County this year

Written on 11 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

In the first five months of 2017, there have been 47 confirmed cases of Valley Fever in San Luis Obispo County and five deaths. Over the past eight years, the number of confirmed cases has more than doubled. In 2017,... (Continue reading)

Bible quotes about gays in SLO teacher’s letter cause outrage

Written on 11 May, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 67 comments

A letter to the editor written by a San Luis Obispo High School special education teacher and published by the school’s student news site has prompted outrage on the Central Coast over alleged shaming of the LGBT community. The letter... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Republican activist charged with electioneering at polling place

Written on 10 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Following the release of a YouTube video published by an opponent of the rejected Santa Margarita quarry project, an elderly Atascadero activist has come in the cross hairs of state prosecutors and is now facing charges. Edith Knight is facing... (Continue reading)

New Jersey man dies in three-car crash on Highway 46

Written on 10 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 29-year-old New Jersey man died and a Cayucos woman was injured in a three-car crash on Highway 46 near the Shandon Rest Area Tuesday night. The collision occurred after the victim drifted into oncoming traffic. After slamming into an... (Continue reading)

California may allow registered communists to work in government

Written on 10 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

The California Legislature is considering eliminating a provision of state law that allows government agencies to fire public employees for being members of the Communist Party or advocating on its behalf. A bill proposing the change passed the Assembly on... (Continue reading)

SLO City sued over controversial housing development

Written on 10 May, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE A group of concerned citizens is suing the city of San Luis Obispo, arguing that a proposed 33 unit apartment complex at 71 Palomar Avenue that includes the removal of 55 old growth trees is in violation... (Continue reading)