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San Luis Obispo County firefighters help fight Rim Fire

Written on 29 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters from throughout San Luis Obispo County are among the 4,840 firefighters battling the Rim Fire burning near Yosemite National Park. There are 15 engines and 150 people from San Luis Obispo County battling the fire that has grown to... (Continue reading)

SLO vandal leaves multi-block blood trail

Written on 18 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 21-year-old San Luis Obispo man was arrested for vandalism Sunday morning after he bled profusely on private and public property. After a heavy night of drinking, Matthew Faura punched out a window on Broad Street causing a deep laceration... (Continue reading)

Injured SLO hiker rescued from Bishop Peak

Written on 16 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Several emergency response agencies combined to rescue a hiker who broke his leg Thursday night after falling off a steep section of a Bishop Peak trail. Around 9:25 p.m. Thursday, a 19-year-old man fractured his lower leg on the Foothill... (Continue reading)

SLO fire chief to retire

Written on 23 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

San Luis Obispo Fire Chief Charlie Hines will retire from the city in September, according an email memorandum issued by City Manager Katie Lichtig Tuesday. Hines, who recently rehired the embattled firefighter John Ryan Mason, will retire on September 10... (Continue reading)

Man injured in collision with a semi-truck

Written on 29 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A man is in critical condition after the Ford Thunderbird he was driving collided with a semi-truck at the corner of Chorro and Peach streets in San Luis Obispo on Friday afternoon. The injured man was driving eastbound on Peach... (Continue reading)

Mason detractors protest rehire of SLO firefighter

Written on 11 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

About 20 people protested the city of San Luis Obispo’s rehiring of embattled firefighter John Ryan Mason on Monday. Prior to a city council budgeting meeting Monday evening, protesters gathered outside City Hall holding signs criticizing SLO Fire Chief Charlie... (Continue reading)

Protest planned following firefighter’s rehiring

Written on 10 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

A group of San Luis Obispo residents are planning a peaceful protest on Monday afternoon to support Jory Brigham and to voice disapproval of the city’s controversial decision to reinstate John Ryan Mason to the SLO Fire Department. On June... (Continue reading)

Rehired SLO firefighter agrees to pay cut

Written on 7 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

Embattled San Luis Obispo firefighter John Ryan Mason, whom Fire Chief Charlie Hines rehired this week, has agreed to take a pay cut of more than $36,000 and a five-year probationary period. [Tribune] Following a bar bathroom brawl, Mason faced... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo to reinstate Ryan Mason

Written on 6 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 88 comments

UPDATE: Councilman Dan Carpenter’s statement on this issue is at the bottom of this article. San Luis Obispo officials have agreed to reinstate embattled firefighter John Ryan Mason. The decision was made by Fire Chief Charlie Hines with the support... (Continue reading)

SLO crash sends motorcyclist to the hospital

Written on 21 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A motorcyclist suffered trauma to his leg Monday after a driver crashed into his bike in San Luis Obispo, throwing him into another vehicle. San Luis Obispo resident Phillip Jones, 21, was riding his motorcycle westbound on Foothill Boulevard Monday... (Continue reading)