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Low-rent apartments to be built in SLO

The nonprofit Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo has closed escrow on a vacant lot and plans to build 46 apartment units on the property. The project is intended to serve low-income households that cannot afford market rents in San... (Continue reading)

Eighteen Cal Poly students arrested at concert

Police arrested 18 Cal Poly students on misdemeanor alcohol charges at an on-campus concert Wednesday night. [KSBY] A DJ duo called The Chainsmokers performed at a student-only concert at the Cal Poly Recreation Center. A crowd of nearly 1,500 people... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay mayor recuses himself, then lobbies council

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons removed himself from a vote on housing regulations last week to avoid a financial conflict of interest. However, Irons then lobbied the council both orally and in writing to vote in a... (Continue reading)

Driver fleeing CHP crashes into warplane and dies

A driver fleeing CHP officers rammed through a gate at a Central Valley naval base and crashed into a fighter jet. The crash killed both the male driver and a female passenger. [ABC News] Late Wednesday, a CHP officer stopped... (Continue reading)

DA investigator charged with perjury claims inexperience

A former San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office investigator who is on trial for perjury testified Wednesday that he did not lie to a judge in an affidavit. Rather, he made mistakes as a result of inexperience, he said.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man steals shotgun, then flaunts it

A man suspected of being under the influence of drugs stole a shotgun from a Paso Robles home, then called 911 to inform police about a man with gun in the area and still managed to evade capture for about... (Continue reading)

Women attempt to kidnap baby in Santa Maria

Two women allegedly attempted to take an 11-month-old child on Tuesday from a cart at the FoodMaxx grocery store on Broadway in Santa Maria. The child’s aunt strapped her niece in the cart’s child seat and walked about four feet... (Continue reading)

SLO airport suspected of polluting wells

Twelve wells near the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport contain levels of a chemical that exceed state limits. The chemical was previously used by the aircraft industry, and regulators suspect the airport property is the source of the pollution.... (Continue reading)

DUI suspect accused of stealing car, laptops, credit cards

A Paso Robles man was driving 100 mph while drunk in a car that contained stolen laptops, credit cards and software, according to the CHP. The man is also charged with auto theft. [KSBY] Officers arrested the man, as well... (Continue reading)

Drug lab suspect escapes after chase in SLO

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man suspected of involvement in a hallucinogen production lab. The suspect evaded capture after sheriff’s deputies chased him through San Luis Obispo earlier this month, and he has remained... (Continue reading)