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Lawsuit filed against SLO over rental inspection program

Written on 15 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A property owners association and several landlords filed a lawsuit Thursday against the city of San Luis Obispo contending the city’s controversial rental inspection program is unconstitutional. A month earlier, another group started the process to have the program stricken... (Continue reading)

Fleeing motorcyclist with GoPro on his head runs out of gas

Written on 11 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

With a GoPro camera presumably filming the action, a motorcyclist fled CHP officers for about 150 miles and reached speeds of up to 150 mph. The chase, which began in San Luis Obispo County, ended in southern Santa Clara County... (Continue reading)

Did SLO facility fail to protect elderly resident?

Written on 10 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Questions have been raised about the speed of the response at a San Luis Obispo independent living facility after a 75-year-old man was found face down in the dirt behind the Las Brisas Retirement Community. On Oct.... (Continue reading)

Mayor Marx lacks ethics

Written on 8 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by KEVIN RICE IntegritySLO is still awaiting the so-called returned contribution from San Luis Obispo Mayor candidate Heidi Harmon. IntegritySLO has not heard a word from Harmon or received any refund. A lot of “facts” are being reported without... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly is no longer a dry campus

Written on 8 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

For the first time, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo has an area for students to drink alcohol on the campus. Beer and wine are now being served to anyone over 21 years of age at the Mustang Station. [KSBY]... (Continue reading)

Mother testifies her son admitted to killing his roommate

Written on 5 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The mother of 40 year-old Charles Giese of San Luis Obispo testified in a preliminary hearing Monday that her son admitted to killing his roommate. At the conclusion of the hearing, a judge ruled there is enough evidence for Giese... (Continue reading)

Marx attacks Harmon for taking money from Kevin Rice

Written on 4 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

San Luis Obispo’s two left-leaning mayoral candidates are quarrelling over a donation one of them received from right-leaning activist and government watchdog, Kevin Rice. Incumbent Mayor Jan Marx is faulting challenger Hedi Harmon for accepting the donation, while Harmon is... (Continue reading)

SLO man allegedly molested his ex-girlfriend’s daughter

Written on 28 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A man accused of sexually abusing the 10-year-old daughter of San Luis Obispo woman he was dating, recently sent a text message to the now-14-year-old girl telling her she was still a virgin. [Tribune] Matthew Roland Betts, 44, allegedly molested... (Continue reading)

Is Marx flip-flopping on rental inspection ordinance?

Written on 25 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Amid public outrage over a rental inspection program, San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx asked city staff to put the city’s rental inspection ordinance on a March agenda for review and discussion. Marx said she selected a date five months... (Continue reading)

SLO man dies after questionable fall from rooftop

Written on 24 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The body of a 72-year-old man was discovered Friday afternoon on the first floor rooftop of the Anderson Hotel on Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo. He had fallen from an apartment on an undisclosed upper floor. Police investigators are... (Continue reading)