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Baskin: “People will die” if SLO measures pass

Written on 10 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 88 comments

The president of the San Luis Obispo firefighters union warned Friday that “people will die” if local voters pass two ballot measures in the upcoming August special election. Erik Baskin made the prediction during a live radio interview Friday afternoon... (Continue reading)

Woman assaulted and robbed at SLO motel

Written on 9 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Two men and a woman were arrested Friday for allegedly assaulting and robbing a woman who was staying at the Best Western Hotel in San Luis Obispo. At about 3:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery at... (Continue reading)

SLO homeless man dies from fire

Written on 9 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A homeless man who had been staying along the creek that runs behind the Elk’s Lodge in San Luis Obispo, died Friday night after his tent caught on fire, possibly from a candle. [KSBY] A woman who was in the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police chief to retire

Written on 6 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deborah Linden announced Wednesday she plans to retire at the end of the year. Hired in 2003, Linden worked to stop Mardi Gras celebrations in the city. Linden also led the efforts to modify the... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council endorses parking permit fees

Written on 6 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Despite mounting frustrations over the issuance of residential parking permits, the San Luis Obispo City Council introduced an ordinance amendment Tuesday to establish fees for the permits. The council voted 4-0 (Mayor Jan Marx abstained because her home is in a... (Continue reading)

Prowling bear killed and identified

Written on 30 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The black bear that has been pillaging chicken coops in a San Luis Obispo neighborhood near San Luis Obispo High School for the last week is dead. [Tribune] A federal trapper killed the bear during a late night stake out... (Continue reading)

Black bear: Shoot to kill

Written on 29 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Department of Fish and Game officials have decided that a black bear, the subject of repeated sightings around San Luis Drive, needs to be caught and euthanized. [KSBY] A resident on Andrews Street, who claims the bear has been a... (Continue reading)

Black bear raids third San Luis Obispo chicken coop

Written on 28 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A black bear with a history of eating backyard chickens in San Luis Obispo is facing the threat of euthanasia. [KCOY] On Sunday, during the bear’s fourth trip to SLO in less than two weeks, it broke into another chicken... (Continue reading)

Troubled Santa Lucia Bank makes buyout deal

Written on 27 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs | One comment

San Luis Obispo headquartered Mission Community Bancorp announced today that it plans to acquire Santa Lucia Bank, a deal that if approved soon could save the struggling Atascadero based bank from further regulatory action. Backed by a private equity firm, the... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council finalizes budget

Written on 22 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

After several months of heated budget talks, the San Luis Obispo City Council passed a balanced budget for fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13. The council eliminated a previously existing $4.4 million shortfall in the $99.6 million budget by cutting $2.6 million... (Continue reading)