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SLO police searching for suspects with counterfeit $100 bills

Written on 9 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man and a woman who tried to spend counterfeit $100 bills at two separate downtown stores around the same time Thursday morning. Both suspects were caught on surveillance footage. At about 10:28... (Continue reading)

Hundreds show up in SLO for “Day Without a Woman”

Written on 9 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 55 comments

At least a couple hundred demonstrators gathered in downtown San Luis Obispo Wednesday to participate in “A Day Without a Woman.” Participants marched from Meadow Park to Mission Plaza, where they held a rally and a moment of silence. The... (Continue reading)

SLO Council votes to repeal rental inspection ordinance

Written on 9 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Faced with a looming special election, the San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal the city’s controversial rental inspection ordinance. A second vote at an upcoming council meeting is necessary for the ordnance to formally be repealed.... (Continue reading)

Prowling SLO porno watcher peering into girls’ bedrooms

Written on 3 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police are search for a man who is allegedly shining flashlights into women’s bedrooms while standing outside watching pornography. Shortly before 4 a.m. on Thursday, a woman awoke to sounds outside her bedroom window. When the woman... (Continue reading)

CalPERS move leaves SLO with multi-million dollar shortfalls

Written on 1 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Following the California Public Employee Retirement System’s (CalPERS) recent decision to lower its investment forecasts, the city of San Luis Obispo is facing skyrocketing pensions costs. As result, also because of slowing tax revenue growth, the city is facing a... (Continue reading)

SLO hires firm to investigate Lichtig, Olson and ‘sexist’ video

Written on 24 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 43 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo will pay a Santa Ana law firm up to $50,000 to investigate personnel complaints against City Manager Katie Lichtig and Fire Chief Garret Olson pertaining to a video that allegedly sexually objectified firefighters. Intended... (Continue reading)

Man grabs woman’s butt by Cal Poly

Written on 17 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A man grabbed the buttocks of a woman walking on the edge of the Cal Poly campus Thursday evening, then ran away, police said. Officers did not manage to locate the suspect. San Luis Obispo police say the incident was... (Continue reading)

Big Sky Cafe closes for ‘Day Without Immigrants’

Written on 16 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

As part of a nationwide protest against United States President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, Big Sky Cafe in downtown San Luis Obispo is keeping its doors closed Thursday. Greg Holt, co-owner of the restaurant, released a statement Wednesday saying it... (Continue reading)

SLO gas and water leaks cause evacuations

Written on 10 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Both gas and water lines ruptured along Bridge Street in San Luis Obispo Friday morning. The gas and water leaks prompted evacuation orders. [KSBY] Shortly after 7 a.m., people began reporting the ruptures. San Luis Obispo police officers responded to... (Continue reading)

Man and woman found passed out with drugs in stolen car

Written on 9 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A pair of alleged thieves conked out in a stolen car Sunday afternoon in the 3000 block of Broad Street in San Luis Obispo, according to the city’s police department. Around 2 p.m., a caller reported to police that a... (Continue reading)