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SLO lottery ticket gets 5 of 6 numbers in jackpot drawing

Written on 24 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A lottery ticket sold at a San Luis Obispo liquor store matched five of the six numbers in a drawing held Tuesday for a near-record jackpot of more than $1.5 billion. [Cal Coast Times] The Mega Millions ticket sold at... (Continue reading)

SLO attorney convicted of bank fraud

Written on 23 Oct, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo attorney Stephen Ronca pled guilty and was convicted of one count of bank fraud in June. Ronca is facing up to 30 years in prison. [Cal Coast Times] Last year, FBI agents arrested Ronca... (Continue reading)

Could SLO’s tiny home plan derail zero net energy goal?

Written on 22 Oct, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION by JOHN EWAN Climate change is the result of decisions and actions we make on how much of, and how we use, the world’s natural resources. San Luis Obispo’s proposed Tiny House on Wheels ordinance, created and passed at... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly SLO fraternity suspended over violent hazing

Written on 20 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo administrators suspended the campus chapter of the Lambda Phi Epsilon Asian Interest fraternity for a minimum of two academic years on Thursday because of a hazing ritual that left some pledges bloodied. [Mustang News] After... (Continue reading)

Protect SLO, oust Heidi Harmon and Carlyn Christensen

Written on 13 Oct, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by JIM DUENOW San Luis Obispo needs a new mayor and city council. In the 50 plus years that I have lived and practiced law in SLO, this is the most important election I can remember. Our city now... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest pimp for allegedly trafficking 14-year-old girl

Written on 9 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A traffic stop conducted early Friday morning resulted in officers catching a 35-year-old man who was pimping and trafficking a 14-year-old girl, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] At about 1:40 a.m., a police officer... (Continue reading)

Thieves snatch $1,000 in electronics from the Target in SLO

Written on 8 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A pair of thieves made a break out the emergency exit of the San Luis Obispo Target store Sunday night while stealing $1,000 worth of electronics, SLO Police Chief Deanna Cantrell announced in a tweet. [Cal Coast Times] At about... (Continue reading)

Gas leak prompts road closures in SLO

Written on 6 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A gas leak occurred on Monterey Street near Grand Avenue in San Luis Obispo Friday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Police Chief Deanna Cantrell tweated that the leak occurred at 1895 Monterey Street. The chief instructed residents to avoid the area... (Continue reading)

Murder defendant was meeting Kristen Marti for paid sex

Written on 4 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The man accused of murdering 26-year-old San Luis Obispo woman Kristen Marti was a john who was meeting the victim for paid sex on the day she disappeared, according to police testimony delivered Wednesday. [KSBY] During a preliminary hearing in... (Continue reading)

The richest bankrupt people in San Luis Obispo

Written on 27 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series about developers Ryan Petetit and John Belsher, their bankruptcies, tax liens and lawsuits. By KAREN VELIE Despite having real estate projects in bankruptcy, dozens of tax liens and multiple lawsuits from... (Continue reading)