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Belsher, Petetit accused of bilking millions from investors

Written on 2 Dec, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE Multiple investors in projects by developers John Belsher and Ryan Petetit have filed lawsuits against the pair for allegedly bilking them out of money with promises of high interest on secured investments. [Cal Coast Times] Several investors... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo placing security cameras in city parks

Written on 1 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Surveillance cameras monitored by police departments have become an inescapable presence in many cities, and now the city of San Luis Obispo has approved placing the cameras in city parks. [Cal Coast Times] San Luis Obispo City Council members approved... (Continue reading)

Investigators close in on source of water pollution near SLO airport

Written on 30 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A few years after the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board discovered 12 wells near SLO County Regional Airport contained levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) that exceeded state limits, investigators appear to have discover the site, if not the source,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo pot shop permits to cost nearly $100,000 a year

Written on 29 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo plans to charge brick and mortar marijuana stores nearly $100,000 a year for operating permits, and it wants locals players in the pot industry, rather than out-of-town businessmen, to run the city’s pot shops.... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into CHP vehicle on side of Highway 101

Written on 28 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A driver slammed into a CHP vehicle that was parked in the center divider on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo Monday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 11 a.m., CHP Officer Molinar, of the San Luis Obispo unit, was... (Continue reading)

Tito Ortiz crushes Chuck Liddell in first round knockout, video

Written on 25 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Twelve years after his second loss to Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz was finally able to defeat his long time rival on Saturday evening. [Cal Coast Times] The fight started off slow, but after four minutes Ortiz dropped Liddell with a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo psychiatrist penalized for patient suicide

Written on 23 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A practicing psychiatrist, who is the president and CEO of a San Luis Obispo psychiatric practice, has for the second time been placed on probation by the California Medical Board after one of his patients committed suicide.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo Mayor Harmon, please keep your promise

Written on 22 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Now that the dust has settled on our local elections (with the notable exception of the Los Osos Community Services District), It’s time to put those results in perspective. San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon... (Continue reading)

Attorney John Belsher accused of theft of rent payments

Written on 20 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By KAREN VELIE Attorney John Belsher and his partner in several developments, Ryan Petetit, are accused of fraudulently leasing out a building in San Luis Obispo and then collecting more than $250,000 in rent. [Cal Coast Times] The lawsuit, filed... (Continue reading)

New hotel with bar and skee-ball opens in SLO

Written on 14 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 100-room boutique hotel with a restaurant, bar and retro games has opened at the location in San Luis Obispo previously occupied by a Holiday Inn. [Cal Coast Times] The Kinney SLO is a project of Orange County-based Pacifica Hotels.... (Continue reading)