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SLO Social Seen, The Graduate 1-30-2014

Written on 3 Feb, 2014 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | 6 comments

Shake your booty and stomp your boots this Thursday night at The Graduate for some good old-fashioned line dancing. The folks are friendly and the country music just doesn’t stop. The Graduate is this weeks top pick for CalCoastNews. Is... (Continue reading)

Super Bowl and the purview of SLO County supervisors

Written on 1 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 98 comments

At Tuesday’s San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting, board chairman Bruce Gibson attempted to restrict public comment about fellow Supervisor Adam Hill. Gibson interrupted two speakers who were commenting on a letter published by the New Times in... (Continue reading)

SLO man convicted of murder

Written on 31 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo man was convicted Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the 2012 stabbing death of his friend during a road trip in New Mexico. [NewsJournal] Chip Fox, 37, is facing a maximum of 9 ½ years in prison.... (Continue reading)

Truck hits Cal Poly professor riding a bicycle

Written on 30 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A popular Cal Poly graphic communication professor suffered a broken pelvis after a pickup truck crashed into the bicycle he was riding to work. [Tribune] Associate professor Brian Lawler was biking to Cal Poly around 8 a.m. Monday when the... (Continue reading)

SLO Social Seen, downtown 1-23-14

Written on 28 Jan, 2014 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | 15 comments

Join CalCoastNews as we check out San Luis Obispo County’s best happy hour spots, the bar scene and best places to go for a crazy fun time. And what would crazy fun mean without taking a look at the SLO... (Continue reading)

Marlboro man dies in SLO from lung disease

Written on 27 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Former “Marlboro Man” Eric Lawson died earlier this month in San Luis Obispo of respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), his wife Susan Lawson announced over the weekend. He was 72. According to Variety, Lawson started smoking... (Continue reading)

Larry Allen receives contract extension amid Forbes dispute

Written on 26 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 80 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two days after Forbes Magazine published a commentary highlighting the high pay of San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) head Larry Allen, the APCD board approved a contract extension for the district chief. On... (Continue reading)

Woman arrested for SLO hit and run

Written on 24 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 27-year-old woman who allegedly crashed into a bicyclist and then left the scene on Wednesday. At about 11:15 a.m., Dina Yassin of San Luis Obispo crashed into Ernie Brink, 68, as he rode his... (Continue reading)

Man survives SLO condo fire

Written on 20 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A San Luis Obispo condominium caught on fire early Monday morning, nearly killing a tenant. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to a fire at the Pine Creek condominium complex on Foothill Blvd. around 3:40 a.m. Monday. The firefighters rescued... (Continue reading)

SLO temperature highest in the country Thursday

Written on 17 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The temperature at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport reached 91 degrees Thursday, the highest in the U.S., according to the National Weather Service. [Tribune] Cal Poly reached a high of 89 degrees Thursday, setting a record temperature and... (Continue reading)