Articles Tagged With ‘San Luis Obispo’




San Luis Obispo police hand out 128 citations in two days

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers slapped pedestrians and drivers with 128 citations during a distracted driving and bicycle and pedestrian safety operation on June 17 and 18, the department announced Tuesday. Officers cited 42 drivers for holding... (Continue reading)

SLO police cite 15 people during bicycle and pedestrian safety operation

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department issued 15 citations to drivers for a variety of violations during a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation on June 8. These violations include: Stop sign violation, failing to take the bike... (Continue reading)

Man commandeers Amtrak train in San Luis Obispo

By KAREN VELIE A man commandeered an Amtrak train in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday morning causing a several hour delay for passengers on the Pacific Surfliner Train. Shortly after 5 a.m., the man climbed aboard the train, entered the... (Continue reading)

Visit with a shoeshine caddie in San Luis Obispo

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo releases video, details of fatal officer shooting

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department released additional details and a video today of the shootout with the man who took the life of officer Luca Benedetti and injured another officer. Shortly before 5 p.m. on May... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo changes pot shop rules

By KAREN VELIE In an apparent attempt to curtail marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring’s involvement in the cannabis industry, San Luis Obispo recently tweaked its rules for pot shop applicants. During the city’s previous pot shop application process, applicants were required... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo’s grossly unfair water rates

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT Grossly unfair is a good description of San Luis Obispo’s water rates, which charge those practicing water conservation nearly twice the rate of water wasters. On June 6, the city council plans to raise water rates,... (Continue reading)

The difficult decision to increase SLO parking rates

Opinion by SLO City Councilwoman Andy Pease You’re probably going to be mad about this. Or maybe, like me, you’ll go through stages of disbelief, frustration then acceptance: Parking rates in San Luis Obispo are going up. It was one... (Continue reading)

Inmate released early from SLO County Jail, arrested the same day

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate who was released early last week is already back behind bars. On the morning of May 18, after spending less than four months in jail for burglary, grand theft and... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly sorority sisters accused of making false rape allegation

By KAREN VELIE A Cal Poly San Luis Obispo fraternity member filed a lawsuit last month against two sorority sisters for allegedly spreading a fabricated rape allegation. The suit accuses Samantha Canik, a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, of... (Continue reading)