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Three city sting nets 37 johns and prostitutes

Written on 25 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Police officers from Arroyo Grande, Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo conducted a three day joint sting on prostitution this week that resulted in the arrests of 37 johns and prostitutes. Both male and female undercover officers were used in... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man jailed for assault on a stranger

Written on 24 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

With one punch early Friday morning, a 21-year-old Atascadero man broke another 21-year-old’s jaw and eye socket in downtown San Luis Obispo. Atascadero resident Joshua Bradshaw was walking with friends near Monterey and Chorro streets around 1 a.m. Friday, when... (Continue reading)

Thanks to Carpenter and Smith for protecting SLO

Written on 23 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION By RICHARD SCHMIDT The following letter was sent to the San Luis Obispo City Council regarding their “failure,” as the Tribune put it, to approve general plan provisions that would allow high density housing beneath the flight path into... (Continue reading)

Friends perform CPR, help save man in SLO

Written on 22 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A man collapsed and stopped breathing in San Luis Obispo Monday afternoon, but friends of the victim performed CPR and helped resuscitate him. The victim, who is unidentified due to HIPAA rules, collapsed while walking with family friends in the... (Continue reading)

SLO council minority halts progress of Grossman development

Written on 22 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council majority failed to muster enough votes Tuesday night to further several large housing projects, including one belonging to a politically connected developer. The city’s general plan update calls for high-density residential... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo’s Laguna Lake needs dredging

Written on 21 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION By JIM FOLEY The Laguna Lake Natural Reserve Conservation Plan is long and complicated and the dredging permit process itself is also long and complicated. According to the city biologist there may be agencies that don’t even want us... (Continue reading)

Firefighters rescue hikers from Bishop Peak

Written on 20 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Two fire agencies teamed up with an air rescue service to save a couple hikers who lost track of time and their location Saturday evening on Bishop Peak in San Luis Obispo. Around 8 p.m., the San Luis Obispo Fire... (Continue reading)

Housekeeper accosted and flashed at SLO Motel 6

Written on 19 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Police arrested a 32-year-old San Luis Obispo man after he allegedly accosted a housekeeper at the Motel 6 on Calle Joaquin in San Luis Obispo on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Shortly after 1 p.m., Benjamin Kuhzarani allegedly entered a... (Continue reading)

Sex offender spotted near SLO school, then arrested for parole violation

Written on 16 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a registered sex offender Tuesday who was spotted walking in front of an elementary school. But, the arrest had no relation to Robert Anthony Menendez’s presence near Sinsheimer Elementary. Rather, police arrested Menendez, a 35-year-old... (Continue reading)

Arsonist sets eight fires in San Luis Obispo

Written on 15 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Firefighters are searching for the arsonist responsible for at least eight fires set near Sinsheimer Park in San Luis Obispo early Tuesday morning. At around 12:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of two fires burning near the Union Pacific... (Continue reading)