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Cal Poly sacks football player, may have been illegal procedure

Written on 2 May, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: A letter from Marvin Abou’s landlord and the university’s response are at the end of this story. By CCN STAFF The suspension of a 22-year-old Cal Poly student athlete within hours of his arrest on suspicion of felony... (Continue reading)

SLO judge frees man he once gave life sentence

Written on 1 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

More than 20 years after sentencing a 16-year-old to life in prison without parole, San Luis Obispo Judge Michael Duffy has ordered the release of the now 37-year-old man. When he was 13-years-old, Mexican national Freddie Chacon was sent to... (Continue reading)

Fire breaks out in SLO creek

Written on 29 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A fire erupted in a San Luis Obispo creekbed next to Santa Rosa Street early Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to the blaze shortly after midnight. Flames shot several feet into the air and approached the street, but firefighters contained it... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill gets roasted in violation of party by-laws

Written on 29 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 50 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill must be a glutton for punishment. The two-term District 3 supervisor, often the target of scathing criticism in public forums and on social media, has decided to willingly subject himself... (Continue reading)

Transient smacks SLO business owner in the face

Written on 28 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

A 39-year-old man allegedly struck a business owner on the 600 block of Higuera Street in downtown San Luis Obispo Tuesday afternoon. Shortly before 3 p.m., Benjamin Mich Strickland allegedly hit the business owner in the mouth. The attacker then fled... (Continue reading)

5 reasons not to miss the best wine, surfing and film event ever

Written on 28 Apr, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

For the past five years, the Central Coast has been home to California’s preeminent wine and surfing event. With a Hollywood style movie premiere, a vintage car show, a surfing contest and a free concert on the beach, Wine, Waves... (Continue reading)

Bomb squad removes pressure cooker from SLO sidewalk

Written on 26 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

The San Luis Obispo Police Department called in the bomb squad Saturday night to remove a pressure cooker someone left setting in front of the Del Monte Café on Santa Barbara Street. At about 8:30 p.m., a passerby spotted the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student reports sexual assault

Written on 25 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student told police she was sexually assaulted early Saturday morning, police said. At about 1 a.m., the unnamed student was walking near the Grand Street entrance to Cal Poly when a white car pulled... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly boys and girls poop for parody

Written on 22 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 46 comments

Some Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students skipped out on the men’s and women’s rooms last week in honor of an event dubbed the campus “Shit In.” The Cal Poly Queer Student Union called upon students to use only gender-neutral... (Continue reading)

Parole of SLO skateboard killer up for debate

Written on 21 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 25-year-old San Luis Obispo man, who at 13 used a skateboard to beat an 87-year-old man to death, appeared in local court Monday, where attorneys debated the legitimacy of Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to keep him locked up in... (Continue reading)