Former Cal Poly coach Stevenson dead at 54
Jon Stevenson, a former Cal Poly volleyball coach who left the campus after being accused of sexual harassment and unprofessional conduct, has died. He was 54. [Tribune] Stevenson, who lived in...
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Author: Karen Velie
Tribe losing permission to climb Morro Rock after news of reburials of unidentified remains
By KAREN VELIE Two sets of human remains, thought to be Native American, have been buried atop Morro Rock by a Salinian Tribal Council member, Salinian tribal members say. Amid news of the reburials...
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Paso Robles city government has real problems
OPINION By WALTER HEER Paso Robles’ city government has some real problems. This episode with the Chief of Police Lisa Solomon is just the conformation that there is much more wrong. I realized...
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Oceano attempting to muffle public comment
Oceano Community Services District Board members will vote Wednesday on whether to limit public speaker comments to six minutes per meeting in what has been labeled an attempt to create orderly...
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Slain officer’s family files lawsuit
The family of the Santa Maria police officer shot while on duty has filed a suit against the city and the officer who shot Alberto Covarrubias Jr. [KCOY] When two officers attempted to arrest...
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Nipomo man charged with illegal pig butchering
A Nipomo man is charged with illegally butchering pigs at his home on the 1400 block of Camino Caballo. Mariscal Amezcua, 62, is a facing five counts of violating the California Food and Agriculture...
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Tsunami debris reaching Central Coast?
Central Coast residence are getting their first dose of tsunami debris with several items with Japanese lettering being found in the Cambria area. [Tribune] During the past two weeks, beach combers...
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Stop student loan rate hikes
OPINION By LOIS CAPPS I wanted to give an update on an important issue that will affect many Central Coast residents and families if it’s not resolved soon. Without Congressional action student loan...
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Capps Maldonado exchange slaps
Central Coast Congresswoman Lois Capp tossed an election-cycle challenge to her Republican opponent Abel Maldonado to join her and post all his tax returns and worksheets for every year he has...
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French Hospital employees considering strike
The union representing employees at French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria has announced plans for a three-day strike starting 11 p.m. on...
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Shooting of Santa Maria police officer deemed justified
After Santa Maria police discovered one of their own was possibly having sex with a 17-year-old, they worked with the girl to get him to admit to the crime. When two officers, including his cousin,...
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A bond for Cuesta College; not if but when
OPINION By PATRICK MULLEN and GILBERT H. STORK Last month, Cuesta College trustees were asked to consider hiring a consultant to poll whether voters would support a local bond measure on the...
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James Hurst Miller’s sentencing delayed, again
An Atascadero lender facing up to 80 years in federal prison will have a few more months of freedom after a judge delayed his sentencing for a second time. James Hurst Miller, the former president...
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DeCou Lumber Co. in Atascadero closing after 75 years
DeCou Lumber Co. in Atascadero is going out of business after 75 years of providing building materials, paints, and hardware to area residents. [Tribune] On June 5, the management of the family...
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Sanitation district smacked with $1.4 million proposed fine
By KAREN VELIE Ratepayers in the communities of Arroyo Grande, Oceano, and Grover Beach are facing increased utility bills to cover a $1,383,007 proposed fine for a raw sewage spill that occurred...
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