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Park rangers enter Oceano campground in riot gear

Written on 6 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Oceano State Park rangers entered the North Beach campgrounds in riot gear to keep from getting hit with residue as they confiscated illegal fireworks. [KCOY] Both Cal Fire and California State Parks employees are out in full force collecting illegal... (Continue reading)

Same-sex couples marry in SLO

Written on 2 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Eight same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses within a half hour of the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office opening Monday. [Tribune] Most of the couples married by 9:30 a.m. By 4 p.m., 11 weddings had occurred at the County... (Continue reading)

Record breaking heat wave continues

Written on 30 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Forecasters are calling for more high digit temperatures today as the heat wave that broke records in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday continues. On Saturday, temperatures in Paso Robles shot up to 111 degrees, two degrees over the previous... (Continue reading)

Two dead bodies found in tent at Los Padres campground

Written on 14 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies found two dead bodies Thursday in a tent at a Los Padres National Forest Campground east of Santa Margarita Lake. Around 2 p.m. Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office received notification of two bodies in a... (Continue reading)

Obama protester is former San Luis Obispo County employee

Written on 5 Jun, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 90 comments

First Lady Michelle Obama confronted a protester Tuesday night during a Democratic Party fundraiser at a private home in Washington, D.C. The protester, lesbian activist Ellen Sturtz, is a former San Luis Obispo County employee who served as the local... (Continue reading)

Thanks to Wild Cherry Canyon supporters

Written on 16 May, 2013 in Opinion | 9 comments

Letter from KARA BLAKESLEE Greetings, friends and long-time supporters of Wild Cherry Canyon. As you’ve probably heard, plans to add the 2400-acre coastal Wild Cherry Canyon property to Montana de Oro State Park have fallen through. It’s been a long... (Continue reading)

SLO County proposes $494.8 million budget

Written on 15 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo County administrators proposed a $494.8 million budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The proposed 2013-2014 budget represents a $3.9 million increase from the 2012-2013 budget and currently contains a $2.2 million... (Continue reading)

SLO County considering consolidating financial offices

Written on 13 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Members of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors are slated to vote on Tuesday whether or not to consolidate the offices of Treasurer-Tax Collector and Auditor-Controller. Frank Freitas, the county’s former treasurer-tax collector, retired last year. If the... (Continue reading)

USDA declares SLO County agriculture disaster area

Written on 8 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The United States Department of Agriculture has declared San Luis Obispo County an agricultural disaster area due to a recent drought. On April 10, the USDA designated San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties as primary natural disaster areas because of... (Continue reading)

SLO County firefighters battled three small fires

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Firefighters in San Luis Obispo County were busy Sunday battling several small fires. [KSBY] In the 3900 block of Upper Lopez Canyon Drive in Arroyo Grande, a fire slowly burned three acres before firefighter were able to contain the blaze.... (Continue reading)