By KAREN VELIE Editor’s Note: This is part two in a two-part series about the death of Andrew Holland and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department’s use of restraints and safety cells. Part...
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OPINION by PATRICIA PRICE Until four years ago, I was not involved in local government. After hearing about problems at the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District, I started going to...
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OPINION by STEW JENKINS My dad and granddad showed me early in life how to pet a strange dog. In first grade this just seemed like a way to have more fun making friends with other folks’ pets and...
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Santa Maria police arrested a man Saturday for allegedly trying to murder a police officer. Shortly after 2 p.m., police responded to reports of a man under the influence of narcotics near the 1000...
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Ventura Police arrested three men Saturday on charges of human trafficking, police said. In response to a call to the National Human Trafficking Center hotline, officers headed to the area of...
Read MoreBy KAREN VELIE McClatchy, running in the red for years, is planning to sell The Tribune building on Higuera Street this year, according to a presentation McClatchy made on Feb. 28 to JP Morgan. In 2015, McClatchy incurred a loss...
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For the eighth time in a little more than a year, an inmate escaped the minimum-security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc by walking away from the prison camp. On Friday afternoon, prison...
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A man accused of attacking a 20-year-old woman at her San Luis Obispo apartment in 2015 was convicted Friday as part of a plea agreement. Derrick Robert Moore, 26, pleaded no contest to first-degree...
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OPINION by RON ARNOLDSEN There is a lot of crap going on at the South County Sanitation District. The Sanitation District’s Superintendent and the sanitation district’s bookkeeper have...
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By JOSH FRIEDMAN Claims of juvenile behaviors are mounting at the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District, with at least five investigations launched over the past year. The ongoing...
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Cal Poly’s dairy judging team quailed for the national championship tournament after three students won first place at the Western Regional Dairy Challenge competition in Twin Falls, Idaho. During...
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The San Luis Obispo City Council repealed the city’s controversial rental inspection ordinance on Tuesday. However, the council did not adopt a nondiscrimination in housing ordinance and instead...
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We at CalCoastNews want to thank our many supporters who have contributed to our legal fund on the site GoFundMe. As many of you know, we lost the lawsuit. During the trial, the majority of our...
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A 30-year-old man, known as SLOStringer, was killed Tuesday morning in a rollover accident on Highway 101 near the Santa Margarita exit. Matthew Frank covered the work of local firefighters and law...
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All parents want the best for their children. But what are the pros and cons of a private versus public school education? In San Luis Obispo County, there are three private schools that include...
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