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Morro Bay City Council votes to purchase school site (opens the original)
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The Morro Bay City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to purchase the Morro Elementary School property from San Luis Coastal Unified School District for $5.3 million, with Councilwoman Cyndee Edwards dissenting. The property was appraised at $10.2 million. Built in the 1930s, the school was closed in 2001. Escrow is slated to close on Oct. 31. The city will then have three years to pay for the property. Casting the lone vote against the purchase, Edwards voiced concerns over funding the purchase. Movi
Cal Poly considers building hotel with conference center, senior housing (opens the original)
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Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo is considering building a hotel with a conference center, senior housing and student housing on more than 40 acres of lemon groves and agricultural fields along Highland Drive. Proponents of the project say it will create a revenue stream and provide additional student and faculty housing. Revenue estimates range from $15 million to $40 million a year. Critics argue the building site is prime agriculture land and part of Cal Poly’s learn by doing program. A petition a
Police seize illegal snakeskin boots from San Luis Obispo clothing store (opens the original)
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San Luis Obispo police detectives on Sunday seized tens of thousands of dollars worth of boots that were made with python skin. Detectives served a warrant at Salinas Charreria Western Wear located at 716 Higuera Street. While searching the clothing store, detectives located boots that were made with python skin, which is prohibited from being sold in California. Detectives confiscated 85 pairs of boots valued at between $400 and $600 per pair, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department.
Man kills teen in Santa Maria, pleads guilty (opens the original)
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Nearly nine years after a teenager was shot and killed near a roadway in Santa Maria, a man pleaded guilty to the murder. On Tuesday, 25-year-old Jonathan Isaiah Limon pleaded guilty to killing Edward Jonathan Ramirez on Sept. 3, 2017. Limon was 16 years old when he murdered Ramirez. Shortly before 1 a.m. in the 2000 block of North Lazo Way, Limon shot and killed 19-year-old Ramirez. Officers arrived, but were unable to identify a shooter at the time. Limon is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 4
Grover Beach police report decline in illegal fireworks yet issue 10 citations (opens the original)
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Grover Beach police officers issued 10 citations for illegal fireworks over the July 4 holiday, despite reporting a decline in their usage from prior years. Prior to this year’s Independence Day celebrations, the city of Grover Beach announced it would be issuing $1,000 fines for one to 10 illegal fireworks; $3,000 fines for 10 to 20 illegal fireworks; and $5,000 fines for more than 20 illegal fireworks. Under a Grover Beach ordinance, property owners, tenants, renters or any person hosting a ga
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