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SLO management to take a pay cut

Written on 7 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-2 to approve an upper level employee proposed pay cut on  Tuesday night. The move is slated to save the city $807,000 annually. Councilwoman Kathy Smith and Councilman Dan Carpenter voted against the proposed... (Continue reading)

Geezer Bandit robs San Luis Obispo bank

Written on 3 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Geezer Bandit robbed his 16th bank on Friday in San Luis Obispo shortly after 5:30 p.m. The gun wielding bandit struck the Bank of America branch  at Higuera and Santa Rosa Streets. And for the first time, the robbery... (Continue reading)

Occupy SLO battle leads to theft allegations

Written on 24 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 117 comments

An internal battle between members of the Occupy SLO movement has lead to the filing of a theft report against four members who cleaned out the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse demonstration site. Several Occupy SLO members opposed to the courthouse... (Continue reading)

Police order Occupy SLO to stop lodging

Written on 21 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

Occupy SLO protesters agreed to stop sleeping at the county courthouse after San Luis Obispo police officers served a third notice on the campers at about 10:30 p.m. on Friday. The Nov. 18 notice of violation demands protesters stop lodging on... (Continue reading)

Woman sexually assaulted at county mental health

Written on 17 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 43 comments

The depressed and the mentally ill in crisis go to San Luis Obispo County’s mental health impatient facility expecting a safe haven, not a 14 patient ward wrought with sexual assaults and beatings. A registered sex offender high on cocaine held... (Continue reading)

SLO Council approves $760,000 downtown renovation

Written on 17 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council approved a $761,500 renovation project of a two-block stretch of Higuera Street downtown to be started next year. By a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the Council awarded a $646,000 contract to the Madonna Construction Company to... (Continue reading)

Transient attempts to burn Virgin Mary statue

Written on 16 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A transient allegedly attempted to burn a statue of the Virgin Mary at the San Luis Obispo Mission shortly after morning mass on Tuesday. Surveillance video shows Daniel Pettigrew, 24, trying to start a fire at the base of the... (Continue reading)

Three arrested for mailbox thefts

Written on 15 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Police officers arrested three Bakersfield residents on Monday for allegedly breaking into and taking mail from outdoor mailboxes at two post offices in San Luis Obispo. [Tribune] Responding to a 911 call, police stopped a vehicle near the post office... (Continue reading)

Court rules counties and cities can ban pot shops

Written on 12 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In a decision that could impact several San Luis Obispo County medical marijuana dispensary applicants, a California appellate court ruled Wednesday that cities and counties can pass laws banning medical marijuana dispensaries. [LATimes] The decision by the 4th District Court... (Continue reading)

Maltreatment of our homeless will be resolved, one way or another

Written on 11 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

LETTER FROM BECKY JORGESON TO COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERS I am disappointed every day of my life as I hear more stories of how, and more importantly why, homeless people are kicked out of the Prado Day Center. For not doing... (Continue reading)