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Fire rips through SLO home

Written on 20 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Luis Obispo house fire caused $200,000 of damage Thursday evening. San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to a blaze at 240 Ramona Street at 7:08 p.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, they found a fire involving the back deck and rear... (Continue reading)

SLO ratepayers taking a long hike

Written on 19 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo city staffers are unaware of the last year in which sewer rates have not increased. The city has raised sewer rates for at least the past 21 years, and they will go up again... (Continue reading)

Armed standoff breaks out at SLO storage yard

Written on 17 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A standoff between police and an armed man inside a vehicle occurred around noon Tuesday at a San Luis Obispo storage yard. San Luis Obispo police officers surrounded the man who had barricaded himself inside his vehicle at Derrel’s Mini Storage... (Continue reading)

Famous nomad arrested in SLO for camping

Written on 16 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 70 comments

By KAREN VELIE Since the 1800s, people have traveled up and down California bedding down alongside their pack mules or horses, but not now, especially not in the city or county of San Luis Obispo. While working as a landscaper,... (Continue reading)

Plane veers off runway in SLO

Written on 12 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

A twin-engine plane veered off the main runway at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport after its front landing gear collapsed on Wednesday, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 3 p.m., the plane landed and as it was in... (Continue reading)

Man injured in car/ motorcycle crash in SLO

Written on 7 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Tank Farm Road in San Luis Obispo was closed for several hours on Friday after a sedan crashed into a motorcycle. At approximately 3:40 p.m., a 90-year-old San Luis Obispo woman traveling westbound on Tank Farm Road attempted to turn... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly seeking to fill 165 positions

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is seeking to fill 165 positions putting the brakes on years of class and staff reductions. The California State University system is under pressure to hire more full-time professors in an attempt to increase student... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly survives elimination to set up 6 p.m. rematch with Pepperdine

Written on 1 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Ca Poly led 5-1 after four innings in an elimination game Sunday afternoon at Bagget Stadium, but barely held on to win 6-5 after Sacramento State rallied and placed the tying run on first base in the bottom of the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly wins its SLO Regional opener

Written on 30 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly won its first regional game at Baggett Stadium 4-2 over Sacramento State Friday evening. Mustang ace Matt Imhof pitched seven and two thirds innings, allowing one earned run. Imhof shut out Sacramento State until the... (Continue reading)

SLO Regional Game 1: Pepperdine edges Arizona State

Written on 30 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs | No comments

Pepperdine edged Arizona State 3-2 in the opening game of the San Luis Obispo regional Friday afternoon at Baggett Stadium. Arizona State lefty Brett Lilek started the game and suffered a sternum injury in the first inning while covering first... (Continue reading)