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Full-body scanners to stay at SLO airport despite possible risks

Written on 24 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Despite growing privacy and safety concerns over airport body scanners, the Transportation Security Administration has no plans to replace the existing devices at San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport. The TSA awarded two contracts last week as part of a... (Continue reading)

Firefighter trial attendee threatens district attorney

Written on 24 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

In an unusual twist, Superior Court Judge Michael Duffy warned attendees at firefighter John Ryan Mason’s trial on Friday that he would not tolerate threats aimed at the prosecuting attorney. Mason is on trial for an alleged felony assault stemming... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo rewarding dubious behavior

Written on 21 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 68 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city officials and management staff have selected several individuals for promotions, awards and high-dollar contracts who are currently under fire for either alleged criminal activities or anger management issues. City manager Katie Lichtig recently... (Continue reading)

SLO city council candidates state their cases at forum

Written on 21 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Candidates for San Luis Obispo city council gathered at the Madonna Inn Wednesday to debate issues troubling the city. Mayor Jan Marx  took on challengers Steve Barasch and Donald Hedrick, and council members John Ashbaugh and Dan Carpenter debated each... (Continue reading)

Attempted murder suspect found through DNA match

Written on 20 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a man on Wednesday for an attempted murder officers linked the suspect to through a DNA match from a bloody knife. On Jan. 20 shortly after 1 a.m., Austin Saran, 21, allegedly stabbed several Atascadero... (Continue reading)

SLO again facing litigation for homeless ticketing

Written on 19 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE In what appeared to be a repeat of a March San Luis Obispo City Council meeting, amid allegations that San Luis Obispo city staff’s proposed plan to stop homeless from sleeping in their vehicles could have legal... (Continue reading)

Thief steals San Luis Obispo police radar detector

Written on 18 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police may get caught speeding by a suspect they happen to be pursuing. A radar gun disappeared from a pouch inside a parked, police motorcycle left unattended around 1:40 am Sunday, the police department said. Police reported... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver crashes into mobile home

Written on 16 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An alleged drunk driver crashed his car into a mobile home in San Luis Obispo early Sunday morning, police said. Phillip Garcia, 27, was driving westbound at a high rate of speed on Tank Farm Road. He attempting to turn... (Continue reading)

Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival, event photos

Written on 15 Sep, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Madonnari, or street painters, transformed San Luis Obispo’s Mission Plaza. Artists used pastels on pavement to create hundreds of vibrant and colorful, large-scale images on Sept. 8 and 9. The annual festival benefits the Children’s Creative Project, a nonprofit arts... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist killed in semi-truck accident

Written on 12 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A bicyclist died after being hit by a semi-truck Wednesday morning in San Luis Obispo. The fatal collision occurred near the corner of Higuera and Ontario Streets on the outskirts of town. California Highway Patrol officials are not releasing further... (Continue reading)