Hill concerned with “local fringe”
San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill is requesting citizen input about a “local fringe.” Last week, Hill appointed human resources consultant Betsey Nash to the county Civil Service...
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Author: jfriedman
DMV says licensing illegals will reduce collisions
A California Department of Motor Vehicles study is recommending that the state license illegal immigrant drivers. [LA Times] The DMV study determined that unlicensed drivers, the majority of whom...
Read MoreBrown declares California budget balanced
Governor Jerry Brown said Thursday that the California budget deficit has disappeared, due in large to the passing of Proposition 30. [Sacramento Bee] The proposed balance budget marks the first time since the beginning of the...
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SLO transient burglarizes shop and passes out in gas station across the street
A 29-year-old transient was arrested for burglary after he insisted on sleeping inside a downtown San Luis Obispo gas station Sunday evening. When San Luis Obispo police arrived around 7:30 p.m.,...
Read MoreSan Francisco bus workers making six figures in overtime
Ten San Francisco transit workers received more than $100,000 in overtime pay alone in the last fiscal year. [SF Gate] Head of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency signal shop Khoa Trinh clocked nearly 2,000 hours...
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Marx’s martial arts and Hill’s “kumbaya” highlight SLO homeless meeting
San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx recalled getting punched in the arm outside city hall, Councilman John Ashbaugh proposed video surveillance of the homeless and County Supervisor Adam Hill delivered a...
Read MoreWomen punched in the face and spit on in downtown SLO
A currently unidentified man punched a woman in the face and spit on two other women in downtown San Luis Obispo Friday. The assailant, described by each of the three women as a white man in his 50s, first punched a woman in the...
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Reported gunshot spurs Paso Robles school lockdown
A Paso Robles elementary school locked down Thursday morning after police received a report of a gunshot heard in the area. Paso Robles police officers arrived at Bauer-Speck Elementary School...
Read MoreCoastal Commission approves Pismo Beach seawall
The California Coastal Commission approved a proposed Pismo Beach seawall Wednesday at its meeting in the city of Pismo Beach. City officials say that a seawall is necessary near Memory Park in Shell Beach at Seacliff Drive and...
Read MoreSLOCOG turns on Hill and picks Mecham for president
County Supervisor Adam Hill overwhelmingly lost his bid to become the next president of the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments on a day he did not attend the regional board meeting. Supervisor Bruce Gibson nominated Hill for...
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SLO residents voice budget concerns
Members of the public voiced their concerns during a San Luis Obispo City Council community forum Tuesday on city priorities for the upcoming two-year budget cycle. Council members listened to...
Read MoreElderly woman dies in RV fire
An elderly woman died in a recreation vehicle fire Monday night at a Morro Bay mobile home park. [KSBY] The fire occurred at the Rancho Colina Moblie Home Park in the 1000 block of Atascadero Road, according to Cal Fire....
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Cody Miller pleads guilty to murder
Cody Miller pled guilty to participating in the murder of Dystiny Myers on Monday in exchange for a prison term of 39 years. Miller reached an agreement with the San Luis Obispo County District...
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New Board of Supervisors takes form
Following the swearing in of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Debbie Arnold for her first term and Supervisor Adam Hill for his second, the board voted 3-1 to make Teixeira chair and Gibson vice...
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Achadjian to lead effort to change rape law
Central Coast Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian plans to introduce a bill that would expand the definition of rape to include impersonating the victim’s boyfriend, fiancé or significant other. [LA Times]...
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