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Is SLO’s vehicle sleeping ban unconstitutional?

Written on 20 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 69 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid a federal appellate court ruling Thursday that struck down a Los Angeles law that prohibits homeless from sleeping in their vehicles, San Luis Obispo homeless advocates are waiting to see how city officials will respond. A... (Continue reading)

Chumash Casino pulls sponsorship of LA Clippers

Written on 1 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The Chumash Casino Board announced Monday it is pulling its sponsorship of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team following racist comments attributed to the team’s owner Donald Sterling. Sterling is alleged to have made negative comments about African Americans while... (Continue reading)

Ten dead after bus owned by SLO company crashes

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A tour bus owned by a San Luis Obispo company crashed on Interstate 5 in Northern California Thursday evening, killing 10 people and hospitalized 35. [KSBY] The bus was carrying high school students from the Los Angeles area to Humboldt... (Continue reading)

Former SLO County transient escapes from jail

Written on 26 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $20,000 reward for information leading to a former San Luis Obispo County transient who escaped from a Los Angeles County jail. [Patch] On March 12, Christopher Lee Brown, 37, impersonated another... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly clinches UCLA series with 9-1 win

Written on 24 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN (Editor’s note: Video of the final out of the series with Cal Poly radio announcer Eric Burdick making the call is at the bottom of the story.) Baseball geek chatrooms will be ablaze Monday with talk of... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly pounds UCLA in game 2

Written on 23 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Both of Cal Poly’s big boppers hit three run home runs, and freshman pitcher Slater Lee threw a complete game shutout in his first collegiate road start as the Mustangs beat UCLA 8-0 Saturday. Junior right fielder... (Continue reading)

Passenger likely identified in Oceano plane crash

Written on 23 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the passenger on board a plane that crashed off the coast of Oceano on Jan. 14 as 52-year-old Alan George Gaynor of Los Angeles. Earlier this week, the sheriff’s office suspended... (Continue reading)

Kelly Gearhart and James Miller receive another reprieve

Written on 17 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the fifth time, former North County developer Kelly Gearhart’s fraud trial and Hurst Financial president James Miller’s sentencing hearing have been delayed. A federal judge continued Gearhart’s trial from Feb. 18 to June 17. Miller’s hearing... (Continue reading)

18 L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies arrested

Written on 10 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

FBI authorities charged 18 current and former Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies for federal crimes including Illegal beatings of jail inmates and obstruction of justice. Federal authorities announced the charges after 16 of the defendants were taken into custody earlier... (Continue reading)

Authors Anonymous movie gets release date

Written on 21 Nov, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | 5 comments

The feature film comedy “Authors Anonymous,” written by Dave Congalton has been picked up for distribution and is scheduled for release next spring. [The Wrap] New York-based Screen Media Films and Starz Digital Media have partnered to acquire all North... (Continue reading)