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San Luis Square developers file bankruptcy

Written on 26 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series about developers Ryan Petetit and John Belsher, their bankruptcies, tax liens and lawsuits. By KAREN VELIE The principals of a San Luis Obispo-based development company have filed multiple bankruptcies associated with... (Continue reading)

SLO woman celebrates 100th birthday

Written on 24 Sep, 2018 in Discovered, Featured | 3 comments

Surrounded by her family and friends, Dolores Thomas celebrated her 100 birthday at Las Brisas Retirement Community on Saturday. The San Luis Obispo centenarian commemorated the day with a country western concert and a luncheon attended by more than 80... (Continue reading)

SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats

Written on 20 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A San Luis Obispo man was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for stalking a woman in person and on social media. [Cal Coast Times] During the summer and spring of 2016, Michael Sidney Smith, 50, followed a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo fire chief announces retirement

Written on 19 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

San Luis Obispo Fire Chief Garret Olson will retire from the city’s fire department next month following six years with the agency, the majority of which he spent as chief. [Cal Coast Times] Olson’s 30-year firefighting career was spent mostly... (Continue reading)

Injured hiker airlifted off Islay Hill

Written on 17 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A CHP helicopter airlifted an injured woman off the top of Islay Hill Sunday afternoon in San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] The hiker severely injured her ankle while on the hill off of Orcutt Road. Emergency crews reached the woman using... (Continue reading)

Simple question to SLO staffers, weird answers

Written on 15 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT It seemed a simple question my brain said I needed to ask. After being in the middle of San Luis Obispo’s Anholm Bikeway insanity for more than a year, I had the impression the city’s bike... (Continue reading)

Man passes counterfeit bills at San Luis Obispo gas station

Written on 9 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who is suspected of passing two counterfeit $20 bills on Friday at the Chevron gas station on Broad Street in San Luis Obispo. The man was caught on surveillance footage. [Cal... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo’s plans for marijuana businesses

Written on 7 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo is eying seven different areas to possibly place marijuana businesses, which would include a total of three brick and mortar pot shops. [Cal Coast Times] SLO’s city council has already approved an ordinance allowing... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council votes to remove multiple parking spaces

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

Correction: SLO City Council voted to take away one side of Broad Street on Tuesday, not both sides of the street. In the staff report, the city stated option C, which the city council voted for, included both sides of... (Continue reading)

Bicycle advocate, leader or hypocrite?

Written on 3 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon appears to want everyone to bike – except her. [Cal Coast Times] While Harmon attempts to push city residents towards a “driver-less future,” she does not regularly ride her bicycle to city meetings. On... (Continue reading)