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Only a fourth of SLO County mail in ballots returned

Written on 26 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

San Luis Obispo County residents have returned 24,032 of about 100,000 ballots that were mailed out earlier this month. About two thirds of county voters are currently registered to vote by mail. In the last primary election, approximately 60,000 San... (Continue reading)

Two killed in Santa Maria’s first 2016 homicides

Written on 13 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Less than two weeks into 2016, two homicides have occurred in Santa Maria. In 2015, the city had a spike in killings with 13 murders. As with the last two murders of 2015, the first two killings of 2016 occurred... (Continue reading)

SLO is truly Camelot

Written on 12 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 29 comments

OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Welcome to San Luis Obispo, the “happy city of denial” where city officials, the Downtown Association and the police department annually produce self-congratulatory crime reports. Just the other day, the city informs us that DUI’s aren’t... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande leads in hip surgery mortality rates

Written on 22 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Arroyo Grande Community Medical Center had the highest rate of mortality in patients who underwent surgery following a hip fracture in California, according to a recently released report by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD). In 2012... (Continue reading)

11 homicides in Santa Maria this year

Written on 5 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Friday night deadly shooting marks the 11th homicide in this year in Santa Maria. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., a man was shot and killed in his car near the corner of Sonya Lane and Depot Street. As police processed... (Continue reading)

SLO makes top 10 crime surging list

Written on 12 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

While crime rates in the United States have been dropping for two decades, in the past five years the San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles area has recorded a 48.3 percent increase in violent crime. [24/7 Wall St.] Between 1991... (Continue reading)

Ought you park your car in Santa Maria?

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

An average day in Santa Maria ends with at least two car thefts, according to numbers provided by the city’s police department. [KSBY] Santa Maria far outpaces other Central Coast cities in car thefts, and the crime is occurring at... (Continue reading)

Nearly 1 in 10 California workers in U.S. illegally, study finds

Written on 4 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

Illegal immigrants comprise nearly 10 percent of California’s workforce, according to a study released Wednesday by USC researchers. [LA Times] The study found that illegal immigrants account for 38 percent of workers in California’s agricultural industry and 14 percent of... (Continue reading)

City study suggests SLO employees are underpaid

Written on 19 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 67 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The chief building official for the city of San Luis Obispo receives a base salary of more than $100,000 a year. But, according to a recently published city study, it is well below the industry standard. On... (Continue reading)

SLO County jobless rate lowest since 2008

Written on 24 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

With 5 percent unemployment, San Luis Obispo County is now tied for sixth out of 58 California counties for lower numbers of unemployed workers, according to a report by the California Employment Development Department. In California, Marin County is ranked... (Continue reading)