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Aranguena jumps the gun on Cal Poly acceptance

Written on 7 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A candidate for the open seat on the San Luis Obispo City Council, who recently withdrew from the race, may have been premature in announcing future plans. Jeff Aranguena, a local high school teacher, sent out a press release earlier... (Continue reading)

SLO agrees to pay homeless attorney fees

Written on 6 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-1 not to appeal a judge’s ruling awarding legal fees to two attorneys who worked on behalf of the homeless. Councilman Dan Carpenter wanted to appeal San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Charles... (Continue reading)

SLO grants more than $200,000 to CAPSLO

Written on 6 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council approved more than $200,000 in funding to the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening after acknowledging allegations that the nonprofit is fraudulently handling homeless clients’ accounts. The council unanimously approved $125,988... (Continue reading)

SLO council considering grant money for CAPSLO

Written on 5 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council will consider giving more than $200,000 Tuesday evening to the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo. As part of a yearly Community Development Block Grant, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development,... (Continue reading)

Rice announces candidacy for SLO City Council

Written on 29 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 38 comments

STATEMENT By ELECT KEVIN RICE COMMITTEE San Luis Obispo – Kevin Rice, proponent of open and democratic government, has announced he is seeking to fill the upcoming SLO City Council vacancy concurrent with Andrew Carter’s resignation. A twenty-year resident and... (Continue reading)

SLO sets financial priorities

Written on 27 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

San Luis Obispo City Council members elected to focus on homelessness, neighborhood wellness, infrastructure, a skate park and bike paths at a financial priorities workshop on Saturday. At the top of the list, city officials chose to partnership with Community... (Continue reading)

Attorneys reject SLO’s donation request

Written on 24 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The two attorneys who were awarded fees for their suit against the city of San Luis Obispo for unconstitutional treatment of the homeless, rejected the city’s request that they donate half the money to a local charity. On Wednesday, the... (Continue reading)

SLO councilman resigns on Facebook

Written on 23 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

In what has become the popular way to communicate with one’s constituents, San Luis Obispo City Councilman Andrew Carter announced plans to resign his council seat on his Facebook page shortly before 1 p.m. today. “I have good new and... (Continue reading)

SLO tries to parlay its legal losses to CAPSLO

Written on 23 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council is threatening that if the two attorneys who sued for unconstitutional treatment of the homeless do not agree to donate half of the $133,880 award of fees to the San Luis Obispo Community Action... (Continue reading)

SLO transient burglarizes shop and passes out in gas station across the street

Written on 15 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A 29-year-old transient was arrested for burglary after he insisted on sleeping inside a downtown San Luis Obispo gas station Sunday evening. When San Luis Obispo police arrived around 7:30 p.m., officers discovered that the man had burglarized a popular... (Continue reading)