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Court stops closure of homeless parking site amid infestation at San Luis Obispo shelter

Written on 30 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge on Friday extended a temporary restraining order that blocks the closure of a safe parking site off Highway 1 after receiving reports of a lice infestation at the 40 Prado Homeless Services Center in San... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council appoints Whitney McDonald as interim city manager

Written on 20 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday appointed Assistant City Manager Whitney McDonald to serve as interim city manager starting on April 26. Last month, SLO City Manager Derek Johnson announced plans to resign his post,... (Continue reading)

Recap of arrest and citations in SLO during St. Patrick’s Day weekend

Written on 19 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Despite double fines for large gatherings and alcohol related offenses, thousands of people gathered near Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo during St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Double fines last weekend in the St. Patrick’s Day safety enhancement... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly students damage property in San Luis Obispo, video

Written on 17 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE An estimated 6,000 to 7,000 people gathered near the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus on Saturday morning for the annual Saint Fratty’s Day celebration. Students damaged dorms, broke glass and left trash throughout the area. Beginning... (Continue reading)

Puppy lost during rollover crash in San Luis Obispo

Written on 16 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police are asking for the public’s help finding a puppy lost during a rollover crash on Friday. Shortly after noon, a driver with a 10-week-old Doberman puppy in his truck hit three parked cars... (Continue reading)

SLO receives $6.6 million grant to clean up contaminated groundwater

Written on 11 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California State Water Resources Control Board issued a $6.6 million grant for a city of San Luis Obispo project intended to clean up contaminated groundwater. Presently, the city does not use groundwater for its drinking water... (Continue reading)

Carrisa by SLO Brew temporarily loses liquor license, again

Written on 9 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A popular restaurant and pub in San Luis Obispo temporarily lost its liqueur license after allegedly failing to comply with state regulations. Carrisa by SLO Brew plans to reopen on April 1. On March 7,  the California’s... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly professor charged with battering an officer, drunk driving

Written on 6 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers arrested a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo professor twice in less than a month, once for allegedly battering an officer and several weeks later for drunk driving. During a pro-Palestinian protest at Cal Poly on Jan.... (Continue reading)

Car slams into tree outside apartments in San Luis Obispo

Written on 5 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A car slammed into a tree outside apartments in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., he vehicle hit a Yucca tree next to the intersection of Chorro and Mill streets at about 3:45... (Continue reading)

UPS truck crashes on Highway 101 off-ramp in SLO

Written on 5 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A UPS driver failed to negotiate a turn while exiting Highway 101 near downtown San Luis Obispo, crashing and overturning his truck on Monday evening.  The UPS truck overturned on the northbound Highway 101 off-ramp at Marsh... (Continue reading)