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Mecham views water basin with new eyes

Written on 20 Aug, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 72 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A North County supervisor said a new county-produced map showing Paso Robles’ incredibly shrinking groundwater basin was a revelation to him and has impacted the way he looks at the issues. “I didn’t expect to see what... (Continue reading)

Students at 3 SLO County schools caught posting test images online

Written on 13 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California Department of Education investigators caught students at three San Luis Obispo County schools posting images of 2013 standardized tests on social media websites. [Tribune] Arroyo Grande High School, Atascadero High School and Templeton Independent High School were among 242... (Continue reading)

Another Atascadero bank robbery

Written on 9 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Atascadero Police are searching for a man who robbed the Coast Hills Federal Credit Union on Thursday shortly after 4 p.m. and his male getaway driver. Thursday’s robbery is the fifth in Atascadero and the ninth in San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Police seek murder attempt suspect

Written on 7 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Atascadero police have widened a search for one man and arrested another in the alleged attempted murder of a person who showed up at Twin Cities hospital with multiple stab wounds. According to Sgt. Gregg Meyer, the department’s public information... (Continue reading)

ASH drops deranged man in Paso Robles

Written on 6 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A parolee deemed too dangerous for release because of mental illness was dropped at a bus stop in Paso Robles, the result of a clerical error that led to the death of a Santa Cruz woman. [LATimes] In May 2012,... (Continue reading)

Groundwater ordinance bubbling in controversy

Written on 4 Aug, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 54 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN County supervisors will take their first look Tuesday at a wide range of options for a controversial emergency ordinance aimed at curtailing demand on the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin. (See full staff report here.) “The discussion will... (Continue reading)

Atascadero bookkeeper convicted of embezzlement

Written on 29 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An Atascadero bookkeeper who embezzled more than $123,000 from a client’s bank account was sentenced to two years in San Luis Obispo County Jail. [Atascadero News] While working for A. R. Pete Reed Bookkeeping, Teresa Olmscheid wrote checks to herself... (Continue reading)

Bank robber arrested in Atascadero

Written on 25 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Atascadero police arrested a Paso Robles sex offender for allegedly robbing a Bank of America in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. Shortly after noon, Andrew Gilbertson, 38, showed a teller a note demanding money. He then fled the bank with... (Continue reading)

Thief stabs victims in Atascadero

Written on 24 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A woman assaulted two people with a knife while stealing a cell phone from one of the victim’s on Tuesday at 9:28 a.m. Officers arrived at the 10700 block of El Camino Real to find the woman had fled the... (Continue reading)

‘Central Coast Bandit’ wanted for five bank robberies

Written on 18 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A woman who robbed the Golden 1 Credit Union in Paso Robles on Tuesday is wanted for a total of five bank robberies on the Central Coast, four of which occurred in San Luis Obispo County. The FBI has dubbed... (Continue reading)