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SLO to speed up rental inspections despite protests

Written on 19 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo plans to complete 380 inspections of rental units by June 30. City officials are proceeding with the controversial program, even though two council members say it must stop and numerous residents say it is... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly students again angered by plan to develop farmland

Written on 16 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

For the second time in the span of a year, Cal Poly agriculture students are protesting a university plan to develop farmland. The new proposal targets land where cattle graze, and it has angered dairy science students. Last June, a... (Continue reading)

CHP opts not to charge motocross realtor

Written on 4 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The California Highway Patrol has announced it will not cite a local realtor who, on camera, jumped over and onto Highway 101 ramps, skidded across agricultural properties and wheelied down a pedestrian street. The motorcycle stunts were part of a... (Continue reading)

Lenny Jones facing more than14 years in prison

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Lenny Jones, Arroyo Grande’s 2014 Citizen of the Year, plead no contest last week to multiple counts of child molestation. He faces a minimum of 14 years, eight month in prison. In March 2014, Jones was accused of kidnapping, penetrating... (Continue reading)

First threats, then fire burns migrant housing in Nipomo

Written on 7 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 77 comments

Following several reported threats, an arsonist likely set a fire Wednesday night that burned a home under construction in Nipomo. The home was one of seven houses being built to shelter 112 or more foreign nationals who would come from... (Continue reading)

SLO council endorses Madonna development

Written on 6 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council has given preliminary approval for a development proposed by John Madonna, the son of later entrepreneur Alex Madonna. John Madonna plans to build a large-scale retirement community, houses, apartments and retail space on a... (Continue reading)

Nipomo neighbors in uproar over migrant housing

Written on 1 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 67 comments

By KAREN VELIE A large strawberry grower in South County is seeking to move 112 or more foreign nationals into seven homes on Mad Place in Nipomo. A plan some neighbors are rallying against. Under the federal H-2A program, employers... (Continue reading)

Low-rent apartments to be built in SLO

Written on 1 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

The nonprofit Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo has closed escrow on a vacant lot and plans to build 46 apartment units on the property. The project is intended to serve low-income households that cannot afford market rents in San... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay mayor recuses himself, then lobbies council

Written on 31 Mar, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 82 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons removed himself from a vote on housing regulations last week to avoid a financial conflict of interest. However, Irons then lobbied the council both orally and in writing to vote in a... (Continue reading)

Does Petetit lawsuit reveal fraudulent business practices?

Written on 21 Mar, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE A lawsuit filed earlier this year alleges PB Company principal Ryan Petetit fraudulently induced a Nipomo couple to lend him more than $240,000. The suit lists seven complaints including breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, and negligence. But... (Continue reading)