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San Luis Obispo police bust six people for drunk driving over weekend

Written on 29 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers busted six people for drunk driving over the weekend. Officers arrested one driver on Friday, two on Saturday and three on Sunday. All but one were arrested between 2 a.m. and 4... (Continue reading)

Jury finds San Luis Obispo sitter guilty of molesting child

Written on 26 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury found a 22-year-old San Luis Obispo man  guilty of committing multiple acts of sexual abuse against an 11-year-old girl he was babysitting. After an eight-day jury trial, the jury determined Tanner Fite committed four separate... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police investigating alleged hate crime

Written on 24 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department investigated a series of suspicious incidents in downtown locations as possible hate crimes on Wednesday. In each incident, an adult male is caught on surveillance cameras affixing burned items to doors... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for hit-and-run driver, two injured

Written on 23 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers are searching for a hit-and-run driver who injured two bicyclists on Tuesday. Shortly before noon, two bicyclists were riding southbound on S. Higuera near the cemetery when a white sedan hit and... (Continue reading)

Surgeon operates on wrong side of hip in San Luis Obispo

Written on 18 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE An orthopedic surgeon operated on the wrong side of an elderly woman’s hip at French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo this summer, resulting in the woman needing a second surgery, according to hospital staff. In... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for alleged Rolex watch thief

Written on 14 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers are asking for the public’s help identifying a thief who stole merchandise from B. Anthony Jewelers on Friday. The suspect entered the store on the 600 block of Higuera Street and asked... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo city manager sheds interim tag

Written on 13 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Interim City Manager Whitney McDonald will fill the permanent role of San Luis Obispo’s top executive, the city of SLO announced. The city of San Luis Obispo conducted a nationwide search for a replacement for former city... (Continue reading)

State suspends San Luis Obispo physician’s license, office closed

Written on 10 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE An administrative law judge suspended physician and surgeon David Jackson Levin on June 21 because his continued practice of medicine could endanger public health and safety. Shortly afterwards, Levin’s office located on Casa Street in San Luis... (Continue reading)

The house that San Luis Obispo Councilwoman Jan Marx built

Written on 7 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By KAREN VELIE After battling for, against, and then for development of the former Dalidio Ranch, San Luis Obispo City Councilwoman Jan Marx moved into the complex, in a home plan restricted to affordable housing. Even though Coastal Community Builders... (Continue reading)

Independence Day versus San Luis Obispo’s fee increases

Written on 30 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS Tuesday, two days before Independence Day, the San Luis Obispo City Council will consider adopting hundreds of huge fee increases. For instance the city fee for a development agreement will increase 210% to $59,621. No wonder... (Continue reading)