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SLO assailant reoffends shortly after release

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

Shortly after an Arizona man was arrested for battery and concealing a dagger, the suspect allegedly harassed patrons of another store in San Luis Obispo. At 11:30 a.m., Justin Edmond Pard, 20, entered a downtown San Luis Obispo store Thursday... (Continue reading)

Man punches woman in face in SLO store

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

A 20-year-old man entered a downtown San Luis Obispo store Thursday morning, conversed for a few minutes with a female employee and then punched her in the face, surveillance footage shows. Justin Edmond Pard, a transient, punched the woman with... (Continue reading)

Man strips in SLO intersection after crashing car

Written on 11 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

A man crashed his car, then removed much of his clothing and entered into a yoga routine on a busy San Luis Obispo street corner Monday afternoon. [KSBY] Douglas Kopcha, 46, rolled his vehicle into a traffic signal pole at... (Continue reading)

Ashbaugh evades punishment for Brown Act breach

Written on 11 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council condemned Councilman John Ashbaugh Monday, but opted not to formally punish him for violating California’s open meeting law. During the Oct. 21 council meeting, Ashbaugh chastised Councilman Dan Carpenter for not asking question during... (Continue reading)

Has SLO gotten a grip on its pension problem?

Written on 4 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Ahead of Tuesday’s vote on San Luis Obispo’s half-cent sales tax, state pension reports have emerged indicating that the city’s unfunded liabilities have decreased slightly, but its annual retirement costs will likely rise by several million dollars... (Continue reading)

Alleged SLO torturer heading to trial

Written on 3 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A trial is set for a San Luis Obispo man accused of torturing his girlfriend and attempting to kill her. [KEYT] In September, 33-year-old Timothy Hayes allegedly bound the woman, 27, with tape, and assaulted her with a knife, scissors,... (Continue reading)

Alleged sexual assault at Cal Poly fraternity

Written on 2 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Cal Poly officials alerted students in an email on Saturday about an alleged sexual assault at a fraternity party on Friday. The victim was attending a party hosted by the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at 740 W. Foothill Boulevard in... (Continue reading)

SLO workers, committee battle over crooked tree

Written on 30 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

City workers say a downtown San Luis Obispo tree should be cut down because it is damaging the sidewalk and creating safety and drainage issues, but an often-ignored city committee insists that the tree must stay. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

A reckoning for Councilman John Ashbaugh

Written on 29 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By KAREN VELIE In the aftermath of San Luis Obispo Councilman John Ashbaugh’s public tirade that included violating open meeting laws, San Luis Obispo City staff announced plans to discuss the violations at the Nov. 10 council meeting. Following months... (Continue reading)

Letter to the editor: SLO’s unfair permitting process

Written on 28 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION By ALLAN COOPER When San Luis Obispo City staff denied, in January, a bar/tavern use permit at 1060 Osos Street, their rationale was as follows: “A new bar/tavern, the 64th license downtown…compounds the state of over concentration and thwarts... (Continue reading)