Atascadero police holding DUI checkpoint Friday night
By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police announced plans to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Friday evening from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department selects the location based on the number of previous accidents and the frequency of DUI arrests. Officers check licenses and...
Jury finds San Luis Obispo man guilty of felony stalking
By KAREN VELIE A jury recently found a 56-year-old San Luis Obispo man guilty of felony stalking after he harassed a former girlfriend for more than a year and a half, the SLO County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. He faces up to three years in prison at his sentencing...
San Luis Obispo police seek help finding credit card thief
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Tuesday it is seeking the public’s help identifying a thief who allegedly stole a credit card and then used it to purchase more than $5,000 worth of product from the Apple store. On Oct. 24, the thief left the Apple...
San Luis Obispo fire chief’s unexpected resignation
By KAREN VELIE After just three years, San Luis Obispo Fire Chief Todd Tuggle is resigning the beginning of January, the city announced on Monday. For more than a month, rumors regarding Tuggle’s impending departure have swirled through the community. While the city did not explain why Tuggle is leaving,...
Cal Poly student who fired guns on campus sentenced to prison
By KAREN VELIE A former Cal Poly student was recently sentenced to serve six years and two months in state prison after he fired guns on the Cal Poly campus in 2023. In August, Charles Hojaboom pled no contest to shooting at an inhabited dwelling, discharging a firearm with gross...
SLO County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s ploys aren’t over yet
OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s attempt to hire both his wife and his hand-picked successor for District 2 supervisor as his county-funded office assistants isn’t over yet. After finding that a prior ruling by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) would prevent Gibson...
Santa Maria police arrest commercial burglar
By KAREN VELIE A commercial burglar is in jail after an observant Santa Maria police officer spotted him attempting to exit a secured parking lot adjacent to a closed business on Saturday. Shortly before 5:30 p.m., the officer was patrolling in the 200 block of W. Betteravia Road when he...
