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Who is breaking bank windows in SLO?

Written on 10 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

An early morning vandalism spree left 10 San Luis Obispo banks and the local Apple store with broken windows Tuesday. Officers began responding to numerous vandalism calls at around 3 a.m., according to a police department news release. Investigators did... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student accused of storing child porn

Written on 10 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A 19-year-old Cal Poly student has allegedly been storing explicit images and video of children as young as eight to ten years old. San Luis Obispo police arrested Elliot Masami Yu Jing Kasadate on Tuesday for possession of child pornography.... (Continue reading)

Feces-eating bank robber sentenced to seven years

Written on 9 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A 40-year-old man who said the Virgin Mary ordered him to rob a San Luis Obispo bank and eat his own feces has received a seven-year prison sentence. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo Judge Donald Umhofer said during Monday’s sentencing hearing... (Continue reading)

Raw sewage spill in SLO

Written on 8 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Two San Luis Obispo residences were damaged after  approximately 500 gallons of raw sewage spilled from a blocked sewer line on Sunday. Shortly before noon, the sewage spilled from the sewer main and into a gutter on the southwest side... (Continue reading)

Police nab SLO burglar

Written on 8 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo police accuse an Arroyo Grande man of burglarizing a business Sunday morning and then attempting to break into a nearby home. Steven Michael Williams allegedly broke into San Luis Print and Copy at 265 South Street on... (Continue reading)

Water and sewer sale in San Luis Obispo

Written on 7 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION By RICHARD SCHMIDT You haven’t heard about it, though, because the city wants you to believe they’re doing the opposite, encouraging you to conserve water with appropriate “conservation pricing.” Like much at our city hall, that’s smoke and mirrors.... (Continue reading)

SLO Council approves raise for Dietrick, bonus for Lichtig

Written on 3 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

San Luis Obispo City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to give City Manager Katie Lichtig a cash bonus and City Attorney Christine Dietrick her fourth raise in four years. Dan Carpenter dissented. The council also granted Lichtig a car allowance... (Continue reading)

SLO council votes unanimously for Styrofoam ban

Written on 3 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to place a ban on Styrofoam food and drink containers. [Tribune] The ordinance will prohibit restaurants from giving Styrofoam containers to customers. It will also ban the retail sale of Styrofoam... (Continue reading)

Bill prohibits retaliation against homeless sleeping in cars

Written on 2 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 108 comments

A bill that would protect homeless people sleeping in their cars from harassment, removal from their vehicles and civil and criminal penalties in California made a key step forward on Monday. Assembly Bill 718, authored by Democratic Assemblyman Kansen Chu... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for burglarizing SLO bicycle shop

Written on 31 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A California Highway Patrol officer’s quick response to a burglary alarm at the Cambria Bicycle Outfitters in San Luis Obispo led to the Sunday morning arrest of a Fresno man who had stolen over $40,000 in merchandise. Shortly after 4... (Continue reading)