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SLO Sheriff’s war on drugs spreads collateral damage

Written on 17 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 49 comments

By KAREN VELIE Shortly after 3 a.m. on Dec. 4, a woman awoke to strange sounds outside her San Luis Obispo home and walked quietly towards the front door while her family slept. As she reached the door, San Luis... (Continue reading)

Spencer’s Fresh Markets closing San Luis Obispo store

Written on 16 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Spencer’s Fresh Markets announced Monday it plans to close its store in San Luis Obispo, citing an expiring lease as the reason. Spencer Markets lease with Laguna Village Shopping Center ends Jan. 31, 2014, John Spencer said. Spencer is offering... (Continue reading)

Rally to return publishers grandchildren

Written on 16 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Citizens of San Luis Obispo County gathered outside the courthouse on the morning of December 10, 2013 to call for the release of CalCoastNews publisher Karen Velie’s grandchildren from Child Welfare Services custody. Protesters then entered the SLO County Board... (Continue reading)

Two Fresno men charged with sex trafficking minors in SLO

Written on 9 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Law enforcement officers arrested two Fresno men last week for sex trafficking two female minors in San Luis Obispo and other areas. Javier Solis, 28, and Michael Anthony Andrade, 33, brought two female minors, ages 15 and 17, to San... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo makes the top ten most bike accident list

Written on 8 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

San Luis Obispo made the top 10 list for California cities with the most bicyclists’ accidents per 1,000 residents with 52 persons killed or injured in 2011, according to the Office of Traffic Safety’s most recent statistics. When compared to... (Continue reading)

Rally to free Karen Velie’s grandchildren

Written on 5 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 62 comments

OPINION by SAUNDRA MURRAY KING It’s time for the masses to gather together and protest against the subjective cruelties of San Luis Obispo County Child Welfare Services. While we do need to have a watchdog for the protection of our... (Continue reading)

Fire evacuates SLO Old Navy shoppers

Written on 4 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A ventilation system fire prompted the evacuation of the San Luis Obispo Old Navy store Tuesday evening. San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to the fire at Old Navy around 7:16 p.m. Tuesday and promptly extinguished the flames. The fire occurred... (Continue reading)

Architect brings dispute of 9/11 story to SLO

Written on 2 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 64 comments

Bay Area architect and international speaker, Richard Gage, stated his case in San Luis Obispo Saturday that explosives, not planes, brought down three World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001. Gage founded the organization Architects and Engineers for 9/11... (Continue reading)

Mixed used project proposed for downtown SLO

Written on 30 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A mixed used project slated to include nine condominiums and 8,000 square feet of office space has been submitted for review by the San Luis Obispo Architectural Review Commission next month. [Tribune] Developer Hamish Marshall’s project, called Pacific Courtyards, was... (Continue reading)

Torres ordered to pay attorney’s fees

Written on 26 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo’s homeless services director Dee Torres will pay $17,681 in attorney’s fees to attorney Stew Jenkins over a slander lawsuit she filed. San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Barry LaBarbera made the fees ruling... (Continue reading)