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Is Supervisor Adam Hill motivated by empathy or greed?

Written on 13 Feb, 2018 in Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

Self-professed concerns for the poor along with mental health issues have allegedly caused San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill to take a leave of absence from his job, but his history as an elected county official suggests his objectives... (Continue reading)

Cause of The Sub fire in SLO remains ‘undetermined’

Written on 14 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Nearly one year after a fire destroyed a popular San Luis Obispo retail store and head shop, city fire officials still have not assigned a cause to the blaze. The business, though, has posted on its Facebook page that arsonists... (Continue reading)

Prosecutors failed to provide evidence Bob Marley smoked weed

Written on 20 Nov, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by STEPHEN COOPER In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s tapping of Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, Bob Marley fans and marijuana smokers, especially those planning a trip to Washington, D.C., should know about a quirky, overlooked judicial opinion issued... (Continue reading)

Finding solace in Steinbeck during the time of Trump

Written on 11 Nov, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 38 comments

OPINION by STEPHEN COOPER In a jittery, newly authoritarian land of hatred and hurt, chastened criminal and social justice reformers and human rights advocates can find solace and sustenance in the words and works of the incomparable John Steinbeck, one... (Continue reading)

SLO temporarily halts Chinatown project over Chumash aqueduct

Written on 20 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo has issued a stop-work order to Copeland Properties, the developer of the Chinatown project. The developer reportedly planned to remove a 250-year-old aqueduct that was built by the Chumash. Last year, archeologist Barry Price... (Continue reading)

Warde remembers New Times’ Steve Moss

Written on 28 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

Opinion by Stacey Warde, publisher of the Rogue Voice I worked at New Times as managing editor at the turn of the century, not long after 9/11, when the alternative weekly wasn’t yet 20 years old. Recently, I received an... (Continue reading)

California governor denies parole to youngest Manson follower

Written on 25 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

California Gov. Jerry Brown has denied parole to a female follower of Charles Manson who was 19 years old at the time of the 1969 killings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Leslie Van Houten previously admitted she stabbed Rosemary LaBianca... (Continue reading)

California to be first state to teach LGBT history in schools

Written on 18 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

California second graders will soon learn that some families have two moms or two dads. The State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to adopt new K-12 curricula that incorporates LGBT history into public school classes. [The Guardian] The vote... (Continue reading)

First home hooked up to the Los Osos sewer plant

Written on 28 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Following the successful inspection of the new Los Osos sewer plant, a local contractor connected the first home to the plant on Monday. Gellerman Construction, one of about 80 contractors working on the project, plans to connect two homes on... (Continue reading)

In an ideal world, both sides agree on Scalia’s replacement

Written on 19 Feb, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION by ROGER FREBERG I think if you lived in a hole or an island without power you may not have heard of the death of Antonin Scalia. The reactions have been immediate and passionate, ranging from sadness due to... (Continue reading)