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2 critically injured in plane crash

Written on 8 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Two men from San Luis Obispo County were critically injured when their twin-engine plane crashed near the San Bernardino Airport on Monday. [LATimes] The victims, Lonny Rollins, 39, of San Luis Obispo and Greg Fitzgerald, 61, of Paso Robles were... (Continue reading)

Dystiny Myers was beaten, hogtied and suffocated

Written on 7 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Gruesome details about the murder of a Santa Maria teen Dystiny Myers were revealed today during a preliminary hearing for five suspects accused of killing the 15-year-old. [KEYT] Firefighters found the badly burned body of Myers in a shallow grave... (Continue reading)

Night at the Mission, event photos

Written on 7 Feb, 2011 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

For one memorable night, Cal Poly’s chamber ensembles performed at the Old Mission Church to raise funds for the Jazz Band’s tour to Puerto Rico in June. Saturday’s performers included wind quintets: aurora winds and celestial winds; saxophone quartets; string... (Continue reading)

SLO plane crash victim dies

Written on 5 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The passenger in the vintage plane that wrecked in San Luis Obispo on Thursday died Friday night at a local hospital. [KCOY] Obbie Atkinson, 86, suffered major injuries during the crash. The pilot, Jeff Welles, 66, was released from the... (Continue reading)

Sheriff Parkinson meets with parents of Kristin Smart

Written on 3 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Stan and Denise Smart, parents of missing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, continued their nearly-15-year search for the truth by meeting Thursday morning with Ian Parkinson, the new San Luis Obispo County Sheriff. Kristin Smart was just completing her freshman... (Continue reading)

American Perspective Bank president resigns

Written on 3 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

American Perspective Bank announced the resignation of Thomas J. Beene, the bank’s president and chief executive officer, who decided to leave the bank to pursue other professional opportunities, according to a press release. Mr. Beene began working for the Bank... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo Council seeks end to binding arbitration

Written on 2 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 59 comments

Voters may get another chance to vote on binding arbitration, a mandate that resulted in public safety employees receiving a 30 percent raise in 2008. [Tribune] San Luis Obispo Council members Andrew Carter, Dan Carpenter and Kathy Smith voted in... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo unions call economic study biased

Written on 22 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo’s firefighter and police union are discounting recent cost saving recommendations because they claim the proposals are biased towards the business community. [Tribune] City Manager Katie Lichtig personally selected the 32 Financial Sustainability Task Force members.  The task... (Continue reading)

Three arrested for credit card fraud

Written on 19 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo Police arrested three people who allegedly stole $58,000 from at least 100 people by strategically placing small cameras and card readers at several county banks. For several months, police have been investigating  local credit card skimming operations.... (Continue reading)

Man attempts to hijack parking enforcement vehicle

Written on 17 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

Police arrested a San Luis Obispo man who allegedly stole from an 85-year-old man on a city bus, attempted to hijack a parking enforcement vehicle and tried to take a Taser gun from a police officer. Police said Tyler Dean... (Continue reading)