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DA drops attempted murder of co-conspirator charge in Myers case

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

The two remaining defendants standing trial for the September 2010 killing of Dystiny Myers no longer face a charge of attempting to murder one of their co-conspirators. [KSBY] The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office dropped attempted premeditated murder... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo home damaged by fire

Written on 25 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A fire at a San Luis Obispo home without a working smoke detector on Sunday evening remains under investigation. A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy, who was the first on the scene, evacuated the five people inside the home... (Continue reading)

Homeless man hassled by CAPSLO, Family Ties

Written on 23 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 177 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program. See Social Security’s letter stopping Cliff Anderson’s... (Continue reading)

Is California overtaxed?

Written on 22 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 65 comments

President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Jon Coupal spoke before San Luis Obispo property and business owners Thursday about the level of taxation they face in California and how it may continue to increase. Speaking at the San Luis... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly sorority facing hazing investigation

Written on 22 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Cal Poly officials are investigating a hazing allegation against an Asian-American interest sorority. Dean of Students Jean DeCosta said the university received an anonymous tip that hazing had occurred within the Chi Delta Theta sorority, but would not specify as... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande woman arrested for felony DUI

Written on 22 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 34-year-old Arroyo Grande woman and a 22-year-old San Luis Obispo man had to be extracted from a 2009 Bentley after a crash at 1:25 a.m. on Friday. Police found Jamie Bartlett and her unnamed passenger trapped in the overturned... (Continue reading)

SLO burglary suspect arrested

Written on 21 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 35-year-old man early Wednesday morning in connection with a string of recent burglaries across the city. Police conducted a traffic stop on Aaron Kirby’s Ford pickup truck around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to... (Continue reading)

John Wallace steps down from sanitation district

Written on 21 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Amid allegations of mismanagement, South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Administrator John Wallace announced his retirement at Wednesday’s board meeting. During a closed session to discuss his performance, Wallace said he would be resigning after 27 years with the... (Continue reading)

School board keeps Teach but kills public comment

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

The San Luis Coastal Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to temporarily continue the operation of Teach Elementary School during an emotional meeting Tuesday evening in which the board squelched public comment. Despite a recommendation from Superintendent Eric... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for burglary suspects

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo police are looking for two men who have burglarized six homes in the past few weeks. Police suspect the two men knock on doors to discover if anyone is at home, and then break in through a... (Continue reading)