SLO overrules judge on homeless raids
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo City Council voted 4-1 in favor of adopting an emergency ordinance that allows police to ticket homeless sleeping in their vehicles in an attempt to overrule a...
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Author: Karen Velie
Teen slashed during robbery
Two teens robbed, punched and slashed another teen on Monday evening on the 1900 block of Creston Road in Paso Robles. The unnamed victim said he was walking alone when the two suspects demanded his...
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South County administrator left district uninsured
By KAREN VELIE South County sanitation district administrator John Wallace’s failure to maintain errors and omissions insurance during a 2010 sewage spill could leave him financially...
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Great white sharks like kayaks
A great white shark bit a chunk out of a man’s kayak, and knocked him into Pacific Ocean off of Santa Cruz on Saturday. People in a boat nearby saw the attack and helped the kayaker who was...
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Man shot to death in California Valley
A woman shot and killed a 49-year-old California Valley man on Sunday shortly before 8 p.m., authorities said. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested Gina Loret Mayborn, 55, for allegedly...
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Dietrick slams judge’s ruling as judicial misinterpretation
By KAREN VELIE Frustrated by a judge’s ruling that bars San Luis Obispo police from ticketing homeless people sleeping in their vehicles, the city council Tuesday will consider an emergency...
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Atascadero woman dies in rollover crash
An Atascadero woman died Sunday in a rollover crash in Idaho just north of the Utah border. [IdahoStateJournal] Carol R. Bassett, 55, of Atascadero was driving a 2005 Ford Escape when the car...
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Gilbert and Sullivan at Tolosa Winery, event photos
OperaSLO’s 26th season features world-class artists performing in some of San Luis Obispo County’s most elegant homes and wineries. Last week, Gilbert and Sullivan entertained guests at...
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Concerts in the Plaza, event photos
Old-school funk rocked San Luis Obispo last Friday with Burning James and the Funky Flames performing at Concerts in the Plaza. If you would like to buy a high resolution print of any of...
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Teen sexually assaulted in SLO
San Luis Obispo police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a girl in her late teens Tuesday afternoon on the 1400 block of Marsh Street. The teen was entering a business complex when a man...
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Speak out, be shredded
Several familiar CalCoastNews readers were singled out for verbal assault in Thursday’s edition of New Times’ vapid version of what now passes for the “Shredder,” rejuvenating and intensifying the...
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An American tradition lives on in Atascadero
Kids from The Learning Tree Preschool in Atascadero and their parents patrolled El Camino Real on the 4th of July, waving the American flag and shouting to passing motorists, “Happy Birthday,...
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Down the rabbit hole with Golden 1
OPINION By HILARY GRANT It’s not a pretty thought, but here goes, just the same: when I heard that an armed thug had handily made off with $4,000 from The Golden 1 Credit Union in SLO in May, I knew...
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Small town judges more likely to be disciplined
California judges who work in smaller communities, are elected or who have been previously disciplined were more likely to be sanctioned for misconduct during the past two decades, according to...
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Boy drowns in Santa Ynez swimming hole
A holiday outing turned to tragedy Wednesday afternoon, as rescue personnel were unable to revive an 8-year-old boy who disappeared in a pool on the Santa Ynez River in the Los Padres National...
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