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San Luis Obispo’s Rich Ferguson loses his head

Written on 16 Feb, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

One of the nation’s top magicians and pranksters makes many of his videos in San Luis Obispo. As crazy as some of Rich Ferguson’s videos may appear, behind the scenes, he is a professional. Hit the YouTube subscribe button and... (Continue reading)

SLO makes top 10 crime surging list

Written on 12 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

While crime rates in the United States have been dropping for two decades, in the past five years the San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles area has recorded a 48.3 percent increase in violent crime. [24/7 Wall St.] Between 1991... (Continue reading)

Train strikes San Luis Obispo woman

Written on 7 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

An Amtrak passenger train collided with a woman in San Luis Obispo Friday evening, leaving her in critical condition. Shortly after 8 p.m., the northbound train struck the woman about a half-mile south of Orcutt Road, according to the San... (Continue reading)

SLO crash traps injured woman in car

Written on 5 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo firefighters needed to extricate a woman who was trapped inside a car after a collision with a truck Wednesday morning. The woman, a passenger in the car, survived and is in stable conditions with unknown injuries, according... (Continue reading)

Citizen supplants state, city in graffiti removal

Written on 30 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The combined efforts of San Luis Obispo police, state transportation workers and Union Pacific personnel did not prove necessary for the removal of graffiti from a railroad bridge in San Luis Obispo. [Tribune] Police say a concerned citizen likely painted... (Continue reading)

SLO home damaged in fire

Written on 26 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A fire broke out beneath the floor of a San Luis Obispo home Sunday morning and caused about $10,000 in damages. San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to 294 Buchon Street around 10:30 a.m. after people walking by reported seeing smoke.... (Continue reading)

Drunk pedestrian hit by vehicle in SLO

Written on 26 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An intoxicated pedestrian attempted to cross the street Sunday evening and was struck by a vehicle, according to San Luis Obispo police. [KSBY] The accident occurred just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Broad Street and Industrial Way. It... (Continue reading)

SLO police chief travels on the family plan

Written on 21 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 88 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell attended 13 conferences during 2014. Expense records show that some of the conferences turned into family trips and the city footed the bill. A two-month investigation by... (Continue reading)

Villa Automotive in SLO catches fire

Written on 19 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Longtime San Luis Obispo-based auto care shop Villa Automotive caught on fire Sunday afternoon, but suffered limited damage. [KEYT] The fire broke out in Villa Automotive’s attic around 3:15 p.m. With assistance from an automatic sprinkler system, San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

SLO hires controversial financial planner

Written on 16 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

San Luis Obispo has hired a former Carmel city administrator who left under allegations of misconduct as its interim director of information technology. San Luis Obispo is paying Jason Stilwell $11,888 per month for leading the 2015-17 financial plan development,... (Continue reading)