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Voice mail message warns of impending murder

Written on 8 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE A mentally ill man who allegedly murdered his neighbor in San Luis Obispo had told a friend, police and his landlord of his aggravation over a missing cell phone prior to the forewarned assault, several inside sources... (Continue reading)

SLO council candidates weigh in on plastic bags

Written on 5 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

The League of Women voters asked candidates for San Luis Obispo mayor and city council in a forum Thursday whether they would move to repeal the new countywide plastic bag ban if appointed to the Integrated Waste Management Authority board.... (Continue reading)

Judge requests two juries in Dystiny Myers trial

Written on 3 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Barry LaBarbera has decided to hold one trial with two separate juries in the Dystiny Myers murder case. [SLO Tribune] LaBarbera said Tuesday that one jury will hear the death penalty case of Ty... (Continue reading)

SLO extends homeless parking program

Written on 3 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend a program allowing people living in their cars to park overnight at the Prado Day Center. The parking program, which began in June as a response to police ticketing... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for attempting to murder his neighbor

Written on 1 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Police arrested a 59-year-old San Luis Obispo man for allegedly attempting to murder his 46-year-old neighbor early Sunday morning following an argument over a cell phone. Shortly after midnight, officers responding to calls of a disturbance at the Bullock Garden... (Continue reading)

Meth lab discovered in SLO

Written on 27 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Local narcotics task force officers raided a methamphetamine lab Saturday afternoon in San Luis Obispo. Members of the task force, which is run by the sheriff’s office, found a small amount of methamphetamine, as well as materials used to produce... (Continue reading)

City pensions worry Central Coast taxpayers

Written on 27 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Sustainability of city finances has become a growing concern of late in California. Director or Research of the Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University Dr. Steven Frates spoke to San Luis Obispo property and business owners Wednesday on the state of... (Continue reading)

Black is white and white is black in SLO, city employees say

Written on 26 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 67 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city workers, angry about the way the city handles personnel matters, are calling policies that promote employees who break the rules, “black is white and white is black.” Employees began to vent about the... (Continue reading)

FBI agents raid San Luis Obispo office

Written on 26 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, armed with a search warrant, raided a San Luis Obispo real estate office on Tuesday. [Tribune] Apex Properties, owned by Tim Barnes who is also an owner of San Luis Jet Center, is located at... (Continue reading)

SLO Brewing Company move hits roadblock

Written on 26 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council decided that it was not yet ready to finalize the move of restaurant, bar and nightclub, SLO Brewing Company, from its current location on Garden Street around the corner to Higuera Street. Council members... (Continue reading)