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Kidnapped Atascadero boy found safe

Written on 6 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

After an extensive search, Atascadero Police located missing 4-year-old Jeremy Guthrie in a vacant building and returned him to his mother at about 5 p.m. on Friday. Police suspect Annette Hale, 53, who is not related to the boy, kidnapped... (Continue reading)

Child abducted from Atascadero homeless shelter

Written on 5 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 15 comments

A 4-year-old Atascadero boy was allegedly kidnapped from the Echo Shelter in Atascadero at about 4:30 a.m. on Friday. Police issued an Amber Alert for Jeremy Guthrie after his mother discovered him missing on Friday morning. Guthrie was last seen... (Continue reading)

Weekend spotlight: Big Laugh comedy show

Written on 4 Aug, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

Lizette Mizelle’s Big Laugh will fill the Atascadero Lake Pavilion with laughter this weekend when it hosts four comedians who have more in common than just jokes— each one knows what it’s like to live with cancer. It is through... (Continue reading)

Atascadero City Council shuts off dialog with public

Written on 3 Aug, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION By DAVID BROADWATER From now on, when Atascaderans give public comments during Community Forum at City Council meetings, they can no longer receive the customary and occasional responses from council and staff members allowed by California’s open meeting law.... (Continue reading)

Man attempts to lure Atascadero children into van

Written on 1 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Local law enforcement officers are looking for a man who allegedly attempted to lure four Atascadero children into a van on Monday morning by offering them a ride. Sporting a long grey beard and driving a red Volkswagen van with... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s proposed bag ban moving forward

Written on 18 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

Single-use paper and plastic bags could be banned at San Luis Obispo County’s larger grocery stores as early as Jan. 1, 2013, under an ordinance proposed by the county’s Integrated Waste Management Authority. At an authority meeting last week, board... (Continue reading)

Weekend spotlight: Drag shows, alligators and ice cream

Written on 7 Jul, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo County started summer off with its fair amount of “June gloom,” but July has brought the shining sun, a free concert by Taylor Dayne, a block party featuring a 300 pound ice cream sandwich and a wild... (Continue reading)

SLO County projects and redevelopment funds in jeopardy

Written on 7 Jul, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

Under two new state laws, San Luis Obispo County’s five redevelopment agencies stand to lose a combined $4.5 million within the next year alone and several projects may be in jeopardy—that is if the law prevails over looming legal challenges... (Continue reading)

Testimony shines light on medical marijuana battle

Written on 27 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A former Atascadero resident testified Thursday that large marijuana growers hide behind the cover of medical marijuana while growing hundreds of pounds of illegal weed to sell for big bucks on the black market. [NECN] “Everybody’s in this for money.... (Continue reading)

Grand jury says Atascadero needs more transparency

Written on 24 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Atascadero’s handling of its $126,000 settlement with former Chief of Police James F. Mulhall “led to public confusion and complaints” about lack of transparency, according to a report released Thursday by the San Luis Obispo County grand jury. “There was... (Continue reading)