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SLO Council planning student housing removal program

Written on 3 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

San Luis Obispo Councilman John Ashbaugh and Mayor Jan Marx are proposing a program where the city would deed restrict homes to protect the city from becoming like Isla Vista. [Mustang News] In neighborhoods with a mix of primarily families... (Continue reading)

New SLO County council members sworn in

Written on 2 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Two newly elected mayors took their oaths of office in San Luis Obispo County Monday, as did a new San Luis Obispo councilman who holds the swing vote on a controversial development plan. Swearing in ceremonies for mayors and council... (Continue reading)

Person killed in San Luis Obispo crash

Written on 1 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

One person died in a rollover car crash on Northbound Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo Monday morning. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the crash around 8:30 a.m. near the Prado Road offramp. The vehicle rolled off the highway... (Continue reading)

County officials dispute release of murderer to SLO

Written on 25 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson and District Attorney Dan Dow are appealing the release of a convicted murdered to San Luis Obispo, arguing that they were not provided as much time as legally required to prepare for the... (Continue reading)

SLO spending nearly $600,000 on improving one city block

Written on 24 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council has opted to spend nearly $600,000 on improvements to a single block of Higuera Street, three years after it spent more than $700,000 on renovating two adjacent blocks. [Tribune] Last week, the council voted... (Continue reading)

Man who violently killed a co-worker paroled to SLO

Written on 21 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

After 30 years in Prison, a man who killed a co-worked then cut his heart out and put it in his pocket has been paroled to San Luis Obispo. [Fresno Bee] In 1984 Theodore LeLeaux Jr. was sentenced to 16... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo collision victim identified

Written on 18 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified an 86-year-old Los Osos man who died in a head-on collision Monday in San Luis Obispo as James Grant Snider. Shortly after 2 p.m., Jane Ann Upton, 52, of San Luis Obispo was driving... (Continue reading)

SLO man goes grocery shopping with box cutter

Written on 18 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

During his Monday evening visit to Ralph’s grocery store in San Luis Obispo, 45-year-old Daniel Marcom pulled a box cutter from his pocket and brandished it an employee, according to San Luis Obispo police. Marcom, a San Luis Obispo resident,... (Continue reading)

Suspected DUI crash kills man in SLO

Written on 18 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A man died Monday in a head-on collision in San Luis Obispo that investigators say likely involved drugs. [KSBY] The crash occurred around 2:15 p.m. on Foothill Boulevard near Blue Granite Lane. California Highway Patrol officers say that a northbound... (Continue reading)

Grossman gives gift to group led by new SLO councilman

Written on 17 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Developer Gary Grossman, who is seeking approval for a contested residential development on a San Luis Obispo ranch, has donated $5,000 to an organization headed by the soon-to-be swing vote on the city council. During recent electoral... (Continue reading)