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Cal Poly frats and sororities get off probation

Written on 20 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Cal Poly officials have put an end to a three-month probationary period that barred fraternities and sororities from hosting social gatherings. [KSBY] University administrators placed the entire Greek system on social probation in January, shortly after a sexual assault allegation... (Continue reading)

Burglar allegedly follows drunken woman home in SLO

Written on 20 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who allegedly walked an intoxicated woman into her home and then, an hour later, appeared inside another person’s house. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. Saturday, a taxi driver dropped off the woman... (Continue reading)

DOJ investigators raid the Manse on Marsh

Written on 17 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE Investigators from the California Department of Justice continue their work reviewing computer records following a March 24 raid on the Manse on Marsh, an independent living facility in San Luis Obispo. More than a dozen investigators from... (Continue reading)

Truck slams into SLO power pole, causes outage

Written on 14 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A yellow pickup truck crashed into a San Luis Obispo power pole Monday afternoon, knocking out electricity in the area and trapping the driver inside the vehicle. Around 4:22 p.m., the driver veered left, crossed two lanes of opposing traffic... (Continue reading)

Are Cuesta College students serial cheaters?

Written on 9 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

A Cuesta College history teacher recently caught 67 of his 250 students cheating on exams. [New Times] Dr. Anthony Koeninger noticed that students across his six classes had performed unusually well on the first few quizzes of this semester’s “History... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly warned about Saint Fratty’s Day party

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

A Cal Poly fraternity president warned university administrators of the “St. Fratty’s Day” events to be held the morning of March 7, but university officials did not investigate the warning. [Tribune] On March 3, four day before eight students were... (Continue reading)

Bowling alley proposed for downtown SLO

Written on 4 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

An out-of-area developer has submitted plans to transform the former downtown San Luis Obispo Sports Authority space into a bowling alley, restaurant and live music venue. [Tribune] Jeremy Pemberton filed for a conditional-use permit to allow alcohol to be served... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man accused of distributing child porn

Written on 2 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 20-year-old Monday for allegedly possessing and distributing child porn. Shortly before 1 p.m., police served a search warrant at Philippe Estines’ home in the 2800 block of Johnson Avenue. During the search, detectives discovered... (Continue reading)

Chowchilla kidnapper granted parole from CMC

Written on 1 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

One of the men who kidnapped a busload of Chowchilla schoolchildren and their bus driver in 1976 was granted parole Wednesday in San Luis Obispo, where he is imprisoned at the California Men’s Colony. [SacBee] This was the 20th parole... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council votes to outlaw odors

Written on 1 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 62 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to enact an ordinance that allows the city to prosecute people who allow foul odors to creep across their property lines for a misdemeanor. During public comment, a... (Continue reading)