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SLO management to negotiate settlement with Gesell

Written on 12 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council instructed the city manager and the city attorney to negotiate a settlement with Police Chief Steve Gesell at a closed session meeting on Tuesday. On Tuesday’s agenda, it noted that the city was facing... (Continue reading)

SLO software company going public

Written on 12 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody, a firm that sells software for managing health and wellness businesses, has announced its plans to become a publicly traded company. [Business Times] Mindbody filed its offering statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday... (Continue reading)

Did illegal ticket quotas hasten Gesell’s exit?

Written on 11 May, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 57 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell’s command staff initiated an illegal ticket quota scheme with pizza as a reward, emails obtained by CalCoastNews show, an activity that may have contributed to Gesell’s being... (Continue reading)

SLO police to stake out bicyclists who break rules of the road

Written on 11 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

San Luis Obipso police will seek out and ticket bicyclists who violate traffic laws, as part of a traffic enforcement operation taking place Monday. Police have mapped out where bicycle crashes and collisions involving pedestrians have have frequently occurred over... (Continue reading)

SLO police chief facing administrative leave

Written on 8 May, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 57 comments

By CalCoastNews Staff San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell will be placed on paid administrative leave by the end of the work day, today, Friday, May 8, sources say. It is the first step in what reliable and informed... (Continue reading)

Motorcycle passenger killed in SLO crash

Written on 8 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 29-year-old woman died after being ejected from a motorcycle that collided with a pickup truck Thursday night just outside of San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] The CHP has identified the victim as Molly Bear. The driver of the motorcycle, 47-year-old... (Continue reading)

Arsonist suspected of setting six fires in SLO

Written on 7 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An arsonist or a group of arsonists is suspected of setting six small brush fires in San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening, including one behind the city’s police department. [Tribune] The fires occurred within a span of about four hours and... (Continue reading)

Raised eyebrows over Pemberton brothers SLO project

Written on 7 May, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE A pair of developers whose prior business deals resulted in claims of fraud and a bankruptcy with $1.4 million in unpaid wages, debts and charity pledges that were never fulfilled have started looking for investors in a... (Continue reading)

SLO man killed in crash near Paso Robles

Written on 5 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 24-year-old San Luis Obispo man died Monday night in a rollover collision near Paso Robles during which the vehicle hit a pair of trees. [KSBY] Shortly after 8 p.m.,  Daniel E. McCornack Jr. was driving southbound on Willow Creek... (Continue reading)

Movie premiere of Attractive Distractions at the Fremont Theatre, event photos

Written on 3 May, 2015 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | One comment

The 6th annual longboard surf classic kicked off last week with the movie premiere of Attractive Distractions at the Fremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo, a film that highlights a surfer’s world of attractive distractions and the world of emotions... (Continue reading)