Cover Story
Devil among us
He is a man described with fearful words. Psychopathic, a prosecutor says. A sexual deviant, doctors say. Remorseless, a judge says. Insane, his victims said. And now he lives as a transient on the streets of San Luis Obispo. Anthony Dacayana has spent the majority of his adult life behind bars for raping women. While…
Drama turns tragic for move-the-sewer proponents
After an intense week of privately negotiating the liquid Drain-O cocktail of public policy compromises, drafting what would purportedly have been the grand elixir to ease the flow of a relocated sewer, the Los Osos CSD had its hard-fought deal soundly rejected by state officials. With the help of Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee, Los Osos and…
Letters
New Times sells out It is not an uncommon thing for one to pick up New Times and read about how The Tribune or KSBY are “selling out.” But when I saw the insert in your paper advertising a free sample carton of cigarettes the one thing that came to my mind was ” New…
Have we lost our confidence in government?
Do you still have confidence in your government? Put another way, what’s your fear and loathing quotient when you contemplate government as a whole?Primarily the Feds, but also state, even local government? Not singling out Republicans or Democrats: the whole schmier.Do you have a vague sense too much is going wrong, and too little is…
Shredder
Burn baby, burn I was driving back to San Luis Obispo from Santa Maria on the first day of November – I had forgotten that we built a Costco here in town and wasted a half a tank of gas just to buy a couple economy-size tubs of pumpkin-pie filling – when I saw a…
Los Osos standoff
Sheriff’s deputies used non-lethal force to subdue a man who barricaded himself and his sister in his Los Osos apartment. Deputies were dispatched to 943 1/2 Nipomo, the residence of Charles Hunt, after his family members contacted authorities. Hunt made several threats against the deputies when they tried to get him to vacate the apartment,…
Caution at the kennel
According to the ASPCA, more than 200 animal shelters in 40 states are providing adoptive and foster care services for animal victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. With rescue efforts still in effect, it’s impossible to know exactly how many pets have been saved and relocated to new homes across the country. It’s estimated that…
Avila water foul
Avila Beach was closed for the second time since August because of another sewer spill. The most recent discharge was the result of a backed up sewer line at the San Luis Bay Inn on Oct. 26. According to Curtis Batson, director of Environmental Health for SLO County, about 1,000 gallons backed up and leaked…
Curse of the crime
Michael Gibson is a famous man. But certainly not in the way he wants to be. He’d rather be signing autographs in Cambria for his photography-as he has in the past. Instead, he says he’s dodging bullets in Los Osos. He’s the talk of the town, and it’s no wonder. His face appears on hundreds…
STROKES & PLUGS
Making the Connection Anyone who has ever visited a chiropractor is all too familiar with the jarring “crraack!” of the neck and back as the practitioner attempts to move the body back into alignment. The experience can be so startling that some people choose to forego treatment all together, missing out on the many positive…
