Scolari’s to close California stores
Scolari’s Markets announced Thursday they plan to close all four Central Coast locations in the next 60 days. On Thursday after lunch, managers informed employees at the San Luis Obispo, Paso...
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Author: Karen Velie
New plans for Sunny Acres
After years of battling over code requirements, Dan De Vaul, community members, public officials, and a group of students are working together to makeover Sunny Acres, a sober living facility that...
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Popular teacher arrested for criminal threats
Police arrested a popular San Luis Obispo High School teacher on March 29 after he sent threatening emails and then created a ruckus when he refused to leave the district’s continuation...
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Deputy Sheriff’s Association endorses Debbie Arnold and Adam Hill
Supervisor candidates Debbie Arnold and Adam Hill collected endorsements from the San Luis Obispo Deputy Sheriff’s Association on Tuesday. In March, members of the employee union group, which...
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Atascadero man gets 26 years for homophobic murder
An Atascadero man who murdered his 66-year-old wife for allegedly accepting a gay relative was sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison on Tuesday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. [Tribune]...
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Cal Poly students cleaning up Sunny Acres
A group of Cal Poly students is working to bring Dan De Vaul’s 72-acre ranch and sober living facility  north of San Luis Obispo up to code. [Tribune] After years of the county battling De Vaul...
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American Perspective Bank selling for $45 million
San Luis Obispo headquartered American Perspective Bank announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement for sale to Portland-based Umpqua Bank for approximately $44.7 million. Umpqua, the...
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Former Oceano board member David Angello dead at 58
David Angello, a four term member of the Oceano Community Services District Board, died Sunday following a lengthy illness. He was 58. During his 16 years on the board, Angello promoted the Oceano...
Read MoreCSU exploring two-tier tuition system
California State University officials are considering a two-tiered tuition system with privatized classes running about double the cost of state subsidized classes. [CaliforniaWatch] In 2010, officials began exploring whether...
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Lawsuit filed on behalf of San Luis Obispo’s homeless
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city officials are accused of discrimination, harassment and the criminalization of homeless people, in a lawsuit filed on Friday. At the behest of city officials,...
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Santa Maria man accidentally shoots 2 teens
A Santa Maria man showing two teens a handgun was arrested after the weapon accidentally discharged, seriously wounding two teenage boys on Sunday. [SantaMariaTimes] Mansa Evans, 35, was at his home...
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Intruder attacks man during Pismo Beach burglary
Pismo Beach police are searching for a thief who became violent after being caught burglarizing an apartment on the 700 block of Dolliver Street. Early Easter morning, the victim awoke to find two...
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Paso Robles ‘mole’ interests prosecutors
By DANIEL BLACKBURN Members of the Paso Robles Police Officers Association (PRPOA) discussed ongoing contract negotiations for several hours the night of Nov. 9, 2011, unaware that at least one city...
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SLO prowler suspect arrested
San Luis Obispo police arrested a prowler after a resident said they spotted him looking into their bedroom window at 2 a.m. on Monday. While on the phone with a police dispatcher, the resident of...
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Prosecutor dumped after declining firefighter assault case
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County prosecutor who decided not to prosecute firefighter Ryan Mason who is accused of savagely beating a man in June has been removed from the case. Deputy...
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