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Grover Beach police rebuff Arroyo Grande merger

Written on 10 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A plan which could lead to the consolidation of two South County police departments met its first serious resistance this week when officers from Grover Beach balked at potential personnel cuts in their ranks. Arroyo Grande and... (Continue reading)

Benefits of Arroyo Grande oil wells outweigh impacts

Written on 9 May, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION By ROCK ZIERMAN Last weekend, Japan shut down the last of its 50 nuclear power plants that have provided power to the island nation since 1966.  As a result, they will be at the mercy of energy imports from... (Continue reading)

Special Olympics events set

Written on 8 May, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

A county-wide fundraising effort for Special Olympics San Luis Obispo County begins today with local law enforcement officers acting as “celebrity waiters” at a series of dinner and raffle events. Proceeds will go to local Special Olympics athletes for their... (Continue reading)

Former Arroyo Grande teacher arrested for child sex

Written on 14 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A former Arroyo Grande High School music teacher was arrested last week in Bakersfield and charged with two felony counts of child sex abuse. [BakersfieldNow] Luke Youngs, 34, is being charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child and lewd... (Continue reading)

Do you want fries with that?

Written on 30 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

A former employee of the Arroyo Grande McDonald’s says she was coerced into prostitution, at times having sex with up to 12 men a night,  by the restaurant’s former manager, according to Courthouse News. Shelley Lynn filed a lawsuit against... (Continue reading)

Cross burning defendants offered plea agreements

Written on 26 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s office offered plea agreements to the four defendants accused of committing a hate crime against a black teen in Arroyo Grande last year. [Tribune] On March 18, 2011, Jason Kahn, 36, Jeremiah Hernandez,... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande chief’s history of sexual harassment allegations

Written on 15 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Complaints of sexual harassment against Arroyo Grande Police Chief Steve Annibali and his former commander John Hough appear to mirror allegations two women made against  them while they worked for the Breckenridge Colorado police department, according to the 1998 and... (Continue reading)

Racial intimidation escalates in Arroyo Grande

Written on 6 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 71 comments

On Friday, the African American teen who awoke last March to find an 11-foot cross burning outside her bedroom window pulled into the Shell service station on Grand Avenue with her mother. They then discovered two racist flyers placed over... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man arrested for attempted murder

Written on 21 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Police arrested a Nipomo man suspected of stabbing an Oceano man repeatedly on Thursday for attempted murder. Luis Mendoza, 24, allegedly stabbed Fabian Medina, 23, following a fight in Medina’s truck. Following the altercation, the victim checked himself into the... (Continue reading)

Peter Yarrow shines at the Clark Center

Written on 15 Feb, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

By COLIN JONES Some artists and athletes are simply known by their first name: Kobe, Demi, Tiger. The name of singer/ songwriter Peter Yarrow may not mean a lot but Peter, Paul and Mary certainly does. On Saturday night, the... (Continue reading)