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Five local school districts make state watch list

Written on 2 Apr, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

Five San Luis Obispo County school districts have been placed on California’s fiscal “watch list.” [California Watch] Atascadero Unified, Lucia Mar Unified, Paso Robles Joint Unified, San Miguel Joint Union Elementary, and Shandon Joint Unified have all been given “Qualified... (Continue reading)

Missing SLO woman found

Written on 31 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

UPDATE: San Luis Obispo police issued an update this morning announcing that Gloria Howard has been found safe in the downtown. ******************************** San Luis Obispo police continued their search tonight for a local woman missing since Tuesday night. [KSBY] Gloria... (Continue reading)

New daily flight added between SLO and Los Angeles

Written on 31 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 7 comments

United Airlines will offer a sixth daily flight between San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles International Airport starting April 6. [Tribune] The new flight is scheduled to arrive in San Luis Obispo at 1:59 p.m. from Los Angeles, with a... (Continue reading)

Woman arrested for DUI; crashing stolen cars

Written on 29 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Police arrested a Bakersfield woman Monday morning after she allegedly stole two vehicles in San Luis Obispo, drove them while intoxicated, and ended up crashing both cars. Tamika Raley, 29, was driving a stolen Honda when she rear-ended a rental... (Continue reading)

Police officers earn $150,000 on leave

Written on 29 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 26 comments

For more then six months, San Luis Obispo Police officers Dan McDow and Armando Limon have been on paid administrative leave while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to investigate suspicions the pair attempted to smuggle prescription drugs into... (Continue reading)

Karl Rove coming to town

Written on 22 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 10 comments

It must be a Republican dream come true — Karl Rove, popularly referred to as “Bush’s Brain,” is coming to town Saturday, March 27. The political consultant, strategist, pundit, and author–the man credited with getting George W. Bush into the... (Continue reading)

SLO County ranked third most expensive place to live

Written on 28 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

A recent report places San Luis Obispo County third on the list when it comes to being the least affordable place to live in the United States. [SantaMariaTimes] The study, conducted by the National Association of Home Builders, focuses on... (Continue reading)

Our Farmers Market food fight

Written on 23 Feb, 2010 in Opinion | 7 comments

BY MAGGIE URIAS The drama that unfolded recently concerning the city of SLO Downtown Association and the SLO County Farmers Market Association (FMA) is not what it appears. As a former market manager within the county, I was perplexed by... (Continue reading)

On call contracts: physician convenience trumps patient care?

Written on 23 Feb, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

Based on a dozen interviews and other material, CalCoastNews has learned that numerous local physicians are threatening patient care in San Luis Obispo County by not showing for emergencies even though they’re paid to be “on call” at local medical... (Continue reading)

The Sunset Drive In

Written on 22 Feb, 2010 in Screening Room | No comments

A part of our living history in San Luis Obispo is the Sunset Drive-in Theater, built in 1950. This clip is an interview with  Larry Rodkey of Rodkey Theaters, found via the now quiet Drive.tv. The Sunset Drive-in theater on... (Continue reading)