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Gov. Brown signs bill, makes officer misconduct records public

Written on 2 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Sunday making certain police misconduct records public. This opens up officer misconduct records to attorneys, the media and members of the public in 2019. [Cal Coast Times] Current law designates all peace officer... (Continue reading)

Do SLO County Jail visitation rules increase recidivism?

Written on 17 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE One sunny day in September, Jazmine Paredes arrived 46 minutes early to the San Luis Obispo County Jail for a scheduled visit with her husband, but was turned away because she wasn’t 45 minutes early even though... (Continue reading)

Simple question to SLO staffers, weird answers

Written on 15 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT It seemed a simple question my brain said I needed to ask. After being in the middle of San Luis Obispo’s Anholm Bikeway insanity for more than a year, I had the impression the city’s bike... (Continue reading)

Is crime increasing near and at Cal Poly?

Written on 12 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An annual security report released by Cal Poly suggests some crimes are on the rise on campus and in nearby areas, while other offenses are declining and some criminal acts are remaining close to static or swinging up and down.... (Continue reading)

Nearly 1 in 5 cannabis products fail testing in California

Written on 11 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Over the past two months, the state of California tested nearly 11,000 marijuana products for potency and purity and almost 2,000, or about 18 percent, failed the tests. [U.S. News & World Report] The majority of the products that failed... (Continue reading)

Is tire mulch a safe covering for Los Osos playground?

Written on 6 Aug, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER A few years ago San Luis Obispo County Parks replaced the playground equipment at our one and only park here in Los Osos. When they did, they also installed 240 yards of repurposed shredded tire mulch... (Continue reading)

Sheriff’s Office on heightened security because of death threats

Written on 21 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department is on heightened security after several deputies received credible death threats related to the death of Andrew Holland. [Cal Coast Times] On Jan 22, Holland died after being held naked in a restraint... (Continue reading)

Heavy rains headed to the Central Coast

Written on 20 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County is expected to received four to eight inches of rain between Tuesday and Thursday, and similar totals are predicted in Santa Barbara County, prompting fresh evacuation warnings. [Cal Coast Times] PG&E’s John Lindsey stated in a... (Continue reading)

SLO County to provide fire protection for Cayucos

Written on 14 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday to provide fire protection services to Cayucos at a cost of nearly $1 million a year if the community’s fire district dissolves, as planned. Additionally, the board of... (Continue reading)

SLO County sheriff deputy’s history of shooting suspects

Written on 11 Mar, 2018 in Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

One of the San Luis Obispo County deputies who shot and killed a man driving on Highway 101 last year, was sued four years earlier after he shot an unarmed man in the back. While the district attorney in Los... (Continue reading)