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Traveler tested for Ebola in Santa Barbara County

Written on 23 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Doctors are testing and monitoring a traveler who recently returned from one or more countries that experienced an Ebola epidemic. [KSBY] Santa Barbara County health officials say the case is a low risk situation and highly unlikely to be Ebola.... (Continue reading)

Tom Geaslen’s new gig

Written on 23 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Former Oceano CSD general manager Tom Geaslen is embarking on a business venture with the aim of becoming the king of short-term RV rentals. [Pacific Business Times] Geaslen is one of the founders of Nipomo startup RVPlusYou, a business modeled... (Continue reading)

SLO Council approves 102 room hotel

Written on 18 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve plans to build a 102-room hotel on upper Monterey Street. [Tribune] Mayor Jan Marx and Councilman Dan Carpenter voted against the development of a hotel behind Pappy McGregor’s Irish... (Continue reading)

Frequent filer sues 6 SLO County businesses

Written on 7 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A disabled Arizona man with a criminal past and a vast history of litigation filed six lawsuits against San Luis Obispo County businesses on Jan. 30. [Tribune] Robert McCarthy, 59, has filed more than 250 suits under the Americans With... (Continue reading)

SLO police chief travels on the family plan

Written on 21 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 88 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell attended 13 conferences during 2014. Expense records show that some of the conferences turned into family trips and the city footed the bill. A two-month investigation by... (Continue reading)

Savor the Central Coast continues to lose money

Written on 17 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The numbers are in for the fifth annual Sunset Savor the Central Coast and though it continues to lose money, organizers report the event had a $4.48 million economic impact. [Tribune] Savor the Central Coast is a four-day food and... (Continue reading)

SLO council sets rules for vacation rentals

Written on 7 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday that allows homeowners to place their houses on the vacation rental market if they comply with several regulations and pay permit fees and taxes. In Nov. 2013, the council reversed... (Continue reading)

Are visitors safe inside motel rooms?

Written on 6 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 31-year-old man allegedly broke into a Santa Barbara motel room and sexually assaulted a female tourist. [KSBY] At about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Felipe Martinez Gallegos allegedly used a key that was not returned from a previous stay at... (Continue reading)

Man attempts to rape teen in downtown SLO

Written on 31 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

A teen was shopping in downtown San Luis Obispo on Monday with her family when a man trapped her inside a public restroom, sexually assaulted her and tried to rape her. At about 4:30 p.m., the Southern California teen, who... (Continue reading)

4 ways out of the doghouse

Written on 12 Dec, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

If one of these five great Christmas gifts doesn’t get you out of the doghouse, you might as well put on a flea collar and get use to Alpo. 1. Give the gift of relaxation – an afternoon at a... (Continue reading)