Large narcotic bust in Paso Robles
Paso Robles police arrested two men on Saturday for possession of heroin and methamphetamine for sale. At about 7 a.m., police served a search warrant at a residence in the 1800 block of Serra Way....
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Author: Karen Velie
A brickbat for the Tribune
OPINION By KEITH GURNEE Shame on the Tribune’s editorial and Bruce Gibson’s Viewpoint rant for totally missing the mark on the leadership changes on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors. Anyone who attended that...
Read MoreLompoc police officer shoots teenager
A Lompoc police officer shot a teenager who was under care for mental health issues on Saturday. On Friday afternoon, the teen’s parents called Santa Barbara County mental health services for help with their 17-year-old son who...
Read MoreSLO County leadership change brings transparency and openness
OPINION By ELSA DAWSON What happened at the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisor’s meeting the afternoon of Feb. 3? Approximately one hundred citizens, including several teenagers, filled the chambers awaiting a revote on...
Read MoreLetter to the editor: Cruelty to small creatures
OPINION BY GARY KIRKLAND When the voters in California voted to make chickens have free space to move around they didn’t realize what cruelty these birds would unleash on the world. The chickens will eat earthworms and...
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Frequent filer sues 6 SLO County businesses
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...
Read MoreCal Poly fraternity president pleads no contest to drug charges
The former president of Cal Poly’s Delta Sigma Phi fraternity pleaded no contest Friday to charges of felony possession of marijuana for sale. Gear McMillan, 22, faces a maximum sentence of one year in the San Luis Obispo County...
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Oceano board members use Brown Act as toilet paper
OPINION By JULIE TACKER As he has for the last several years, Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) Past President Matthew Guerrero serves as the OCSD representative to the South San Luis Obispo...
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Support local workers and competitive bidding
OPINION BY ERIC CHRISTEN Project Labor Agreements (PLA) discourage fair, open and competitive bidding on public works projects and discriminate against merit-shop workers, a majority of the workers...
Read MoreUnions battle local contractors over Cuesta College contracts
More than 100 people attended Wednesday’s Cuesta College Board of Trustees meeting to voice their opinion over whether contractors hired to do the jobs should be required to hire union workers. In November, San Luis Obispo...
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Video of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Board coup
By DANIEL BLACKBURN San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Chairman Frank Mecham steps down, offers the board’s leadership to colleague Debbie Arnold, and the vice-chair to new supervisor Lynn...
Read MoreFeds look for links between Rabobank and drug cartels
By KAREN VELIE Federal law enforcement agencies are investigating Rabobank over questions about whether the bank overlooked signs of money laundering by customers with connections to Mexican drug cartels. For more than a year,...
Read MoreHill ousted; Arnold, Compton take leadership
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid allegations of sexism and a good old boys’ club, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Frank Mecham stepped down as board chairman in order to promote Supervisor Debbie Arnold to chair and Supervisor Lynn...
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Randy Quaid’s video meltdown
Randy Quaid attacks Rupert Murdoch, Warner Brothers and News Corp in a recently released video that shows him pretending to have sex with his wife who is wearing a Murdoch mask while a dog barks in...
Read MoreDog park group cuts ties with Arroyo Grande
OPINION By EMMA VALDIVIESO The Five Cities Dog Park Association has terminated its relationship with the City of Arroyo Grande and is no longer responsible for maintaining the Elm Street Dog Park. During the last seven years,...
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