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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)

Man stabbed at SLO Burger King

Written on 27 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 55-year-old San Luis Obispo man stabbed another man in the torso early Sunday morning at the Burger King at the corner of Madonna and Los Osos Valley roads. Shortly after 7 a.m., an argument between James Angelico, 55, escalated... (Continue reading)

Three city sting nets 37 johns and prostitutes

Written on 25 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Police officers from Arroyo Grande, Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo conducted a three day joint sting on prostitution this week that resulted in the arrests of 37 johns and prostitutes. Both male and female undercover officers were used in... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man jailed for assault on a stranger

Written on 24 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

With one punch early Friday morning, a 21-year-old Atascadero man broke another 21-year-old’s jaw and eye socket in downtown San Luis Obispo. Atascadero resident Joshua Bradshaw was walking with friends near Monterey and Chorro streets around 1 a.m. Friday, when... (Continue reading)