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SLO man robs Rite Aid for pair of headphones

Written on 27 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo man threatened Rite Aid employees with a knife Monday in order to steal a pair of stereo headphones. Douglas Hunt, 34, used a knife to remove a security device from a pair of stereo headphones around... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo city attorney’s brother-in-law gets a job without any competition

Written on 27 Aug, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 85 comments

CLARIFICATION: Ted Green is Christine Dietrick’s brother-in-law. By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo city officials provided a job to a key employee’s brother-in-law without making the position available to current city employees or the general public. City... (Continue reading)

Officers nab Central Coast Bandit

Written on 24 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Police arrested a woman on Friday they suspect is the Central Coast Bandit, a prolific bandit responsible for six bank robberies since December. At about 5 p.m., a woman who resembled the Central Coast bandit entered the Golden 1 Credit... (Continue reading)

SLO offender arrested for soliciting sex from minors

Written on 23 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a registered sex offender Thursday for soliciting sex from two minors. [Tribune] Michael George Johnson, 49, allegedly attempted to solicit sex from two social acquaintances and dissuade them from reporting themselves as victims. Johnson, whose... (Continue reading)

CCN reporter arrested on DUI charge for .06 blood alcohol level

Written on 21 Aug, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 418 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN CalCoastNews reporter and co-founder Karen Velie was taken into custody on Aug. 13 after a San Luis Obispo police officer arrested her on suspicion of driving under the influence. Officer Josh Walsh placed Velie... (Continue reading)

California county food services poorest in the nation

Written on 20 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

California has the dubious honor of being the state that keeps more of its poor residents who qualify for food stamps from receiving them than any other. [LATimes] Only about half of Californians who qualify for food stamps receive them,... (Continue reading)

Torres untruthful in slander case documents, new court filings say

Written on 19 Aug, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 122 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The slander suit filed by CAPSLO’s Homeless Services Director Dee Torres took a new turn when defendant Mike Brennler submitted a case document on Friday saying that Torres was not truthful in her sworn statement to the... (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 battling against room rentals

Written on 15 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 64 comments

San Luis Obispo city staff sent cease and desist letters to more than 50 home owners who list rooms in their homes for rent on Airbnb. Airbnb is a popular website where people go to rent rooms in 192 countries... (Continue reading)