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Body of San Miguel man found in riverbed

Written on 21 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo County Coroner’s Office identified the body of a man found deceased in a riverbed in the San Miguel area as 54-year-old Clifton Bruce Roberts of San Miguel. The sheriff’s office says Robert’s body was lying in... (Continue reading)

Hill hammers Thoma for homeless questions

Written on 20 Dec, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 62 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A San Luis Obispo County supervisor lashed out Wednesday at a local business owner for posing questions about a proposed homeless facility and seeking more detailed information from the facility’s planners. In a disparaging email, District Three’s... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles criminalizing homelessness

Written on 29 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 37 comments

OPINION By JON TATRO My name is Jon Tatro and I have been a police officer with the city of Paso Robles for more than 25 years. I am the officer who reported PRPD for illegal ticket quotas. I currently... (Continue reading)

Police defend homeless arrest

Written on 20 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

The San Luis Obispo Police Department is defending its officers following allegations they ruffed up of a homeless man during an arrest on Thursday. At the end of a poorly made video of the arrest that went viral, an officer... (Continue reading)

SLO cops rough up homeless man waiting for a sandwich

Written on 19 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 68 comments

Following a complaint from a worker at the Maxine Lewis Homeless Shelter, San Luis Obispo Police threw a mentally challenged man, who was not resisting arrest, to the ground before taking him into custody. Chris Grace, a local homeless woman... (Continue reading)

SLO council candidates partake in candlelight vigil for the homeless

Written on 17 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

As the San Luis Obispo City Council held its final meeting before the Nov. 6 election day, a candlelight vigil for the city’s homeless population took place outside. A group of San Luis Obispo citizens who oppose the city’s ongoing... (Continue reading)

SLO police again accused of hassling the homeless

Written on 11 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 85 comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: See San Luis Obispo City Council candidate Matt Strzepec’s accounting of alleged police harassment of the homeless at the bottom of this story. By KAREN VELIE A former San Luis Obispo City Council candidate has reentered the race... (Continue reading)

Homeless lawyers seek legal fees for constitutional complaint

Written on 9 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE The two lawyers who sued the city of San Luis Obispo for unconstitutional treatment of the homeless are seeking $148,727 in legal fees from the city for the civil case. In April, attorneys Saro Rizzo and Stew... (Continue reading)

SLO extends homeless parking program

Written on 3 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend a program allowing people living in their cars to park overnight at the Prado Day Center. The parking program, which began in June as a response to police ticketing... (Continue reading)

SLO again facing litigation for homeless ticketing

Written on 19 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE In what appeared to be a repeat of a March San Luis Obispo City Council meeting, amid allegations that San Luis Obispo city staff’s proposed plan to stop homeless from sleeping in their vehicles could have legal... (Continue reading)