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SLO courthouse evacuated after fire alarms go off

Written on 23 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Fire alarms sounded at the San Luis Obispo courthouse Tuesday morning, prompting the evacuation of about 100 people. [Tribune] A burnt out air blower caused smoke that set off the fire alarms, according to the San Luis Obispo Fire Department.... (Continue reading)

Man flashing genitals arrested

Written on 18 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Police arrested a man who was flashing his genitals at people in downtown San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. Police responded to multiple reports of a man exposing himself, but when they arrived witnesses were reluctant to identify the subject, the... (Continue reading)

Carmen by Georges Bizet, event photos

Written on 17 Oct, 2013 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The Carmen Project, a tale of love, jealousy, destiny and betrayal, was presented by Georges Bizet’s opera at the Performing Arts Center on Oct. 13. Find local events as at CalCoastNews’ Event Calendar. If you would like to buy a high-resolution... (Continue reading)

Man robbed while trying to purchase heroin

Written on 17 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 25-year-old San Luis Obispo man armed with a knife allegedly robbed a man on Wednesday who had stopped by an apartment on the 1900 block of Henry Street in San Luis Obispo, to purchase heroin. The unnamed victim called... (Continue reading)

Downtown SLO gas line ruptures

Written on 12 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A gas leak at a San Luis Obispo construction site shut down a section of downtown for much of Friday afternoon. At 1:11 p.m. Friday, the San Luis Obispo Fire Department responded to a gas leak at the intersection of... (Continue reading)

SLO commission rejects resident’s appeal on room rental ban

Written on 10 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The San Luis Obispo Planning Commission rejected an appeal by a homeowner Wednesday who wishes to rent a room in her house. Over the past several months, San Luis Obispo city staff sent cease and desist letters to more than... (Continue reading)

Homeless man demands $115,000 from CAPSLO

Written on 9 Oct, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A homeless man demanded $80,000 last month from the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) for turning him away from a homeless shelter because he had a service dog with him. In two Sept. 23... (Continue reading)

Escrow companies linked to Gearhart win civil lawsuit

Written on 8 Oct, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

A lengthy and complex civil fraud trial featuring  Kelly Gearhart and his associated property predators ended Tuesday with complete exoneration of three escrow companies alleged to have conspired with the disgraced North County developer. Hurst Financial investors, many of whom... (Continue reading)

SLO management snubs policy critic

Written on 1 Oct, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid allegation of financial inadequacies, San Luis Obispo’s assistant city manager ordered the city clerk to leave the name of an outspoken applicant for a position on the Investment Oversight Committee off a staff report for Tuesday’s... (Continue reading)

SLO woman sues Santa Barbara hospital over sexual assault

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo woman filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging a nursing assistant at a Santa Barbara rehabilitation hospital sexually assaulted her while she was recovering from a brain tumor. [Independent] The lawsuit filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court states... (Continue reading)