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San Luis Obispo releases video, details of fatal officer shooting

Written on 7 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department released additional details and a video today of the shootout with the man who took the life of officer Luca Benedetti and injured another officer. Shortly before 5 p.m. on May... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo changes pot shop rules

Written on 2 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE In an apparent attempt to curtail marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring’s involvement in the cannabis industry, San Luis Obispo recently tweaked its rules for pot shop applicants. During the city’s previous pot shop application process, applicants were required... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo’s grossly unfair water rates

Written on 31 May, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT Grossly unfair is a good description of San Luis Obispo’s water rates, which charge those practicing water conservation nearly twice the rate of water wasters. On June 6, the city council plans to raise water rates,... (Continue reading)

The difficult decision to increase SLO parking rates

Written on 25 May, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 54 comments

Opinion by SLO City Councilwoman Andy Pease You’re probably going to be mad about this. Or maybe, like me, you’ll go through stages of disbelief, frustration then acceptance: Parking rates in San Luis Obispo are going up. It was one... (Continue reading)

Inmate released early from SLO County Jail, arrested the same day

Written on 23 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate who was released early last week is already back behind bars. On the morning of May 18, after spending less than four months in jail for burglary, grand theft and... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly sorority sisters accused of making false rape allegation

Written on 22 May, 2023 in Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Cal Poly San Luis Obispo fraternity member filed a lawsuit last month against two sorority sisters for allegedly spreading a fabricated rape allegation. The suit accuses Samantha Canik, a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, of... (Continue reading)

SLO woman who killed husband sentenced to jail

Written on 20 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge recently sentenced a San Luis Obispo woman who shot her husband at point-blank range to seven years for involuntary manslaughter. The judge split the sentence in two parts: two years in county jail followed by... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for prowler and man with stolen credit cards

Written on 19 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly used a stolen credit card at Target on Wednesday and another man who had been spotted prowling through neighborhoods. Police are... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores appealing murder conviction, gets new attorney

Written on 18 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores, the former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student who was convicted in the murder of Kristin Smart, is appealing his case to the California Court of Appeal with a new attorney. Flores’s former attorney, Robert... (Continue reading)

Intruder wakes woman in SLO, man fondles student at Cal Poly

Written on 13 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police are warning the public to keep their doors and windows locked after a woman woke up to an intruder in her home, while Cal Poly officers are warning women of a man who... (Continue reading)