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SLO garage fire under criminal investigation

Written on 28 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

San Luis Obispo police are investigating suspicious objects that may have caused a garage fire Sunday afternoon. [KSBY] Around 3 p.m. Sunday, a fire broke out in the garage of a home in the 500 block of Stoneridge Drive in... (Continue reading)

Candidates target leadership in district attorney race debate

Written on 24 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

During the second debate between San Luis Obispo County district attorney candidates Dan Dow and Tim Covello, the candidates focused on leadership ability and experience. During the debate at the San Luis Obispo Library, Covello, who has been with the... (Continue reading)

Sexual assault reported at SLO apartment complex

Written on 21 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo police are investigating a sexual assault reported to have occurred Friday night at the Mustang Village apartment complex. A 21-year-old female was walking in the area of Mustang Village at approximately 10:17 p.m. Friday. A suspect approached... (Continue reading)

Former SLO police officer’s termination upheld

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

The firing of a former San Luis Obispo police officer after he pled guilty to misdemeanor charges of bringing misbranded Mexican prescription drugs into the United States was upheld in court on Thursday. In his suit, former patrol officer Dan... (Continue reading)

Will SLO issue a pension obligation bond?

Written on 17 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Chances are growing that the city of San Luis Obispo will issue a pension obligation bond to gain control of its unfunded retirement plan liabilities, which have soared past $100 million. The city currently has a total... (Continue reading)

El Ten Eleven brings a new sound to SLO Brew

Written on 17 Apr, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

By ERICA EVANS There is no feeling compared to the one you get when you are at a concert and you can feel the instruments move from your feet, pounding all the way through to your chest. That’s what it... (Continue reading)

Marx seeking sales tax renewal end-run around law

Written on 15 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx is seeking to use an appellate court ruling to forego the two-thirds council vote requirement to place a tax increase on the November ballot. In 1986, California voters passed Proposition 62,... (Continue reading)

Deputy busts man in SLO for hiding heroin in groin area

Written on 14 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

A search of Rio Vista man driving in San Luis Obispo Wednesday produced about 40 grams of heroin and a digital scale, both hidden in the suspect’s groin area. Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s K9... (Continue reading)

Raises pending for SLO council, manager and attorney

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 45 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Each member of the San Luis Obispo City Council, as well as the city manager and city attorney could receive pay raises in the coming weeks. This week the council is holding closed session meetings in which... (Continue reading)

SLO skateboard killer threatened to shoot, molest Jerry Brown

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

San Luis Obispo man Robert Holguin, who at 13 used a skateboard to beat an 87-year-old to death, needed just the approval of Governor Jerry Brown to regain his freedom. [KSBY] In March, the California Juvenile Parole Review Board found... (Continue reading)