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Adam Hill shuns CAPSLO

Written on 9 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 53 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill quietly left the dais and disappeared from a board meeting Tuesday as his colleagues presented an award to the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) for the agency’s 50th anniversary. Hill... (Continue reading)

Diversity group, Cal Poly president march together

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong marched Thursday alongside a student group threatening his job. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff and supporters marched in solidarity with the cause “Cal Poly is no place for hate,” according to the university. Matt Klepfer,... (Continue reading)

Tompkins’ Arroyo Grande project to be reheard

Written on 30 Sep, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The public is invited and encouraged to attend the Special Meeting of the Arroyo Grande City Council on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. to reconsider the action taken Sept. 8, when the council approved the long-controversial... (Continue reading)

Diablo Canyon operated safely in 2014, NRC says

Written on 25 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant operated safely in 2014, federal regulators said Wednesday at a meeting in San Luis Obispo. [Tribune] The Nuclear Regulatory Commission held its annual meeting on Diablo Canyon at the Embassy Suites hotel. More than 80... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district board pursues an audit

Written on 22 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

By KAREN VELIE After several years of voting against an audit, the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board voted 3-0 on Wednesday to pursue a financial review of the past 12 years. Approximately 30 people attended Wednesday’s meeting.... (Continue reading)

Public speaking now encouraged in SLO County?

Written on 7 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

New chairman of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Frank Mecham has made changes to board meetings, which include easing restrictions on public participation. At the board’s first regular meeting of 2015, Mecham reorganized the seating alignment of... (Continue reading)

Eric Garner protests turn violent in Northern California

Written on 9 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 61 comments

Bay Area protests have turned violent, and they led to more than 150 arrests on Monday night as unrest spreads in response to the decision of a New York grand jury not to indict a police officer for allegedly strangling to death... (Continue reading)

Ferguson solidarity protestors march in San Luis Obispo

Written on 6 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 91 comments

A group of about 40 people marched through San Luis Obispo Friday night to show solidarity against police brutality following a Missouri Grand Jury decision not to indict a Ferguson officer in the shooting of a black teen. Shortly before... (Continue reading)

Los Angeles police arrest hundreds of Ferguson protesters

Written on 27 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Protests following a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer for a fatal shooting have spurred arrests across California, including hundreds in Los Angeles. [LA Times] On Monday, the grand jury opted not to indict officer... (Continue reading)

A.G. manager Adams’ job on line again

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 111 comments

by DANIEL BLACKBURN A special 6 p.m. meeting of the Arroyo Grande City Council Wednesday will feature the possible dismissal, discipline, or release of embattled City Manager Steve Adams, as well as the unveiling of the results of an independent... (Continue reading)