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SLO water use increased at highest rate in state

Written on 10 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

Water usage in the city of San Luis Obispo increased at a higher rate in August than it did in any other California city, a state report shows. [KSBY] Statewide, water usage decreased by 11.5 percent from July to August.... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man escapes SLO big rig explosion

Written on 10 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 25-year-old Santa Maria man who was driving a semi truck carrying vegetables that exploded late Wednesday night on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo managed to escape the vehicle unharmed before it caught on fire, according to the California... (Continue reading)

SLO man killed on Highway 101 after surviving rollover

Written on 7 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A 22-year-old San Luis Obispo man survived a rollover crash in Ventura Monday morning but then died minutes later after a vehicle struck him on the freeway. [KEYT] Adam Begazo was returning to San Luis Obispo in his Toyota 4Runner... (Continue reading)

Robbers return booty, then arrested

Written on 4 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

After three participants in a Templeton burglary returned coins, jewelry and gold they had stolen, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested the three alleged thieves while putting out an arrest warrant for the fourth. On Sept. 23, while the... (Continue reading)

Measure G and developer subsidies

Written on 2 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION By RICHARD SCHMIDT San Luis Obispo is launching a radical change in who pays development’s infrastructure costs, and this is intimately related to Measure G, the city sales tax on November’s ballot. Simply stated, if you vote for Measure... (Continue reading)

SLO man receives three-year sentence for pimping teen girl

Written on 1 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

A 20-year-old San Luis Obispo man received a three-year prison sentence Tuesday for pimping a 16-year-old girl. [Tribune] San Luis Obispo police arrested Douglas James Stephens during a prostitution sting in May. Stephens accepted a plea deal in August and... (Continue reading)

De Groot nursing home closing

Written on 25 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 64 comments

California health officials have determined that the de Groot nursing home for children in San Luis Obispo no longer qualifies to receive Medi-Cal program payments. Its provider agreement ends Oct. 8. After 23 years in business, the state said it... (Continue reading)

The case against Measure G

Written on 24 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 28 comments

OPINION By T. KEITH GURNEE and DODIE WILLIAMS The City of San Luis Obispo and the supporters of Measure G are pulling out all the stops to convince city voters to approve a ½ percent sales tax increase on Nov.... (Continue reading)

SLO police nab Elks Lodge burglar

Written on 24 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested two people early Wednesday morning in connection with the burglary of the Elks Lodge in San Luis Obispo. Shortly after 4 a.m., officers responding to a burglar alarm at the Elks’ Lodge discovered a man... (Continue reading)

SLO Council candidates differ on tax measure

Written on 24 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Of the eight candidates vying for a seat on the city council, five said they are in favor of continuing a half-percent sales tax for another eight years during a forum hosted by the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce... (Continue reading)