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Bronze memorial vandalized

Written on 16 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 36 comments

A San Luis Obispo city-owned bronze sculpture, sentimental to the Chinese community, is damaged after being vandalized several times within the last six months. Two bronze parts of the Chinese Iron Road Pioneers statue, which sits in San Luis Obispo’s... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo soldier on 9/11, family and deployment

Written on 11 Sep, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

By JAVIER DURAN Like every other American 9/11 changed the way I viewed life and our vulnerability, as a country, in our small world. No longer did I feel comfortable leaving my house, city, state, country without the fear of... (Continue reading)

SLOPD detective convinced woman was raped at fraternity party

Written on 10 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 78 comments

San Luis Obispo police detective Chad Pfarr said Cal Poly graduate Joseph Trupiano “absolutely” raped a woman at a fraternity party the night of May 7, despite the recent decision by the district attorney’s office not to file charges. The day... (Continue reading)

Woman convicted of murdering a CHP officer seeks new trial

Written on 9 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Kaylee Weisenberg was scheduled to be sentenced in a San Luis Obispo Superior Courtroom Thursday morning when her attorney motioned for a new trial. Judge John Trice scheduled a hearing on the motion for a new trial for Dec. 15.... (Continue reading)

Four children taken after meth discovered in SLO home

Written on 8 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested three people after a search revealed meth along with evidence of drug sales in a home where four children lived, on Thursday. Detectives served a search warrant at the Perkins Lane  home of Joseph Hernandez,... (Continue reading)

Hidden camera found in Woods Humane Society bathroom

Written on 8 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Police suspect a San Luis Obispo man of placing hidden cameras in several bathrooms and child pornography. After a visitor reported suspicious activity in a bathroom at the Woods Humane Society to the  San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s office, deputies... (Continue reading)

Is SLO firing fighting firefighter?

Written on 8 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

City officials appear to have taken the first steps toward terminating the employment of San Luis Obispo firefighter John Ryan Mason, including filing of a formal accusation in the wake of a June 4 bar room altercation in which he... (Continue reading)

Man snatches baby, is foiled

Written on 7 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A man grabbed a year-old baby at a San Luis Obispo bus stop Tuesday but was stopped by the child’s mother and others witnessing the incident, according to police. Langdon James, 19, a San Luis Obispo resident, allegedly walked up... (Continue reading)

SLO proposed bag ban speeding up

Written on 7 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

In a presentation before the San Luis Obispo City Council Tuesday night, Integrated Waste Management Association manager Bill Worell laid out a plan in which a county ban on single use plastic and papers bags would go into effect September... (Continue reading)

What the community needs to know about homelessness

Written on 5 Sep, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

OPINION BY BECKY JORGESON I am organizing a protest rally for this Wednesday (September 7) at 8 a.m. on the steps of the county courthouse in downtown San Luis Obispo. Please come if you can. I am organizing the protest... (Continue reading)