San Luis Obispo County announced a local emergency on Dec. 18 due to extreme weather damages which occurred during the rainstorms throughout the area.
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There’s a new sheriff in town
Ian Parkinson won the November 2 election over former Pismo Beach police chief Joe Cortez with nearly 55 percent of the vote, according to the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s website.
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Mental health campaign launched in SLO
A documentary aimed at changing the perception of mental illnesses in San Luis Obispo County was released Feb. 4 at the Supervisor’s Chambers at the County Government Center.
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The number of homeless rises in San Luis Obispo County
According to the 2009 Homeless Enumeration Report performed by the Homeless Services Coordinating Council (HSCC), on any given day in San Luis Obispo county 3,829 people are homeless. The homeless shelters are brimming with newcomers while county officials work together to build a new homeless campus in hopes to solve this increase of roughly 1,500 homeless people since the 2006 count of 2,408.
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SLO bear hunt decision postponed
Wildlife advocates in San Luis Obispo celebrated yesterday after learning that black bears would not be hunted in the county—at least this year. The Fish and Game Commission unanimously decided to postpone any changes to the state’s bear hunting regulations.