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Firefighter injured in student housing fire

Written on 11 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A San Luis Obispo student housing complex caught on fire Saturday morning, causing one firefighter to end up in the hospital. The fire began around 11:02 a.m. Saturday on the third floor of the Stenner Glen apartment complex at 1050... (Continue reading)

Federal agency starts investigation of Family Ties and Niesen

Written on 10 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 124 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program.) Federal officials launched a probe of Family... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver crash-lands into San Luis Obispo home

Written on 7 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

An intoxicated San Luis Obispo driver did not make it home Wednesday night, but did find a garage to park her car. Cassandra Cheatham, 23, launched her vehicle into the air near the corner of Orcrutt Road and Johnson Avenue... (Continue reading)

SLO agrees to pay homeless attorney fees

Written on 6 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-1 not to appeal a judge’s ruling awarding legal fees to two attorneys who worked on behalf of the homeless. Councilman Dan Carpenter wanted to appeal San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Charles... (Continue reading)

SLO to rethink flag lowering policy

Written on 5 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council will consider adopting changes to its flag display policy tonight, nearly three months after city management ordered employees to raise flags staffers had lowered in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. On December 7,... (Continue reading)

25th Annual Symphony Ball, event photos

Written on 5 Mar, 2013 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | One comment

Attendees did the Charleston like in the 1920’s at the 25th Annual Symphony Ball. It was a vintage Speakeasy, a musical gin joint complete with flappers and wiseguys from the Cal Poly Swing Club dancing to the red hot jazz... (Continue reading)

Family Ties fails to provide money or accounting

Written on 4 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 174 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program.) A San Luis Obispo based fiduciary has... (Continue reading)

Workers say CAPSLO charges needy for donated items, doesn’t track cash

Written on 1 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 143 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program. See CAPSLO’s top salary makers at the... (Continue reading)

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)