Region

District attorney denied request to pay outside counsel

Outside counsel sought on issue regarding paid time off –At their Jan. 5 meeting, The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors denied District Attorney Full Article

District Attorney asks county to name January, ‘Human Trafficking Awareness Month’

SLO County is, ‘natural corridor for human trafficking activities between Los Angeles and San Francisco’ –Today District Attorney Dan Dow asked the San Luis Obispo Full Article

County supervisors will hear proposed ban on synthetic drugs

Potential ordinance will go before board on Feb. 2 –The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will be hosting a public hearing at its Feb. 2 Full Article

Accident on Highway 41 leaves one dead, one injured

Driver struck a patch of black ice Friday morning –Kelly Johnson, a 22-year-old San Luis Obispo resident, has died as a result of a collision Full Article

Restaurant month returns

Enjoy unique local foods, wines, spirits and craft beers –Restaurant Month, a celebration of local foods, spirits, beers, and wines produced here on the Central Full Article

Fort Hunter Ligget donates 1,000 lbs of food to transition center

The center provides transitional housing and services to help homeless veterans –Soldiers from Fort Hunter Liggett delivered more than a thousand pounds of food donated Full Article

Original Cuesta College play nationally recognized

Cuesta College play, Refried Elvis, heads to Hawaii –An original production of Cuesta College’s Drama Department has been selected by the Kennedy Center to be Full Article

Sheriff’s bike giveaway helps 167 kids

In total, 167 children were given a bicycle –The annual San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office bike giveaway was held Wednesday at the Sheriff’s Office Full Article

No charges pressed against SLO attorney arrested for ‘resisting an officer’

Bailiff physically restrained attorney for ‘unprofessional behavior’ –San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Brooks, a bailiff in the San Luis Obispo County Superior Courthouse, was Full Article

Prescribed burn at Montana De Oro scheduled today

Burn will enhance health of native plant communities, promote species diversity, Cal Fire says –On Tuesday, Dec. 15, Cal Fire will conduct a prescribed burn Full Article