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Walmart Annex plan hearing set

Written on 28 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs | 26 comments

A public hearing on a contentious commercial development planned for Atascadero’s north end is slated Tuesday at 6 p.m. by the city’s planning commission. The hearing centers around entitlements for the Del Rio Road Commercial Area Specific Plan, incorporating the... (Continue reading)

SLO homeless plan facing legal battle

Written on 22 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 41 comments

Amid allegations of illegality, San Luis Obispo City Council members voted Tuesday to unanimously approve two portions of a homeless parking plan while agreeing to revisit the plan's proposal to increase police actions against homeless who sleep in their cars. Council... (Continue reading)

15 protesters arrested at Vandenberg

Written on 28 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Vandenberg Air Force Base police arrested 15 protesters who trespassed onto federal property shortly before Saturday’s successful launch of an unarmed Minuteman III ballistic missile. Those arrested said they were peacefully protesting “anti-nuclear missile defense.” Vandenberg officials will release more... (Continue reading)

Support for chief swells

Written on 8 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 203 comments

A majority of speakers at last night’s Paso Robles City Council meeting voiced  support for Police Chief Lisa Solomon amidst allegations of retaliation and sexual misconduct leveled by a half dozen current and former employees. Prior to opening the council... (Continue reading)

Simultaneous protests for Paso Robles

Written on 6 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

Two separate but parallel demonstrations Tuesday in Paso Robles will highlight perceived mismanagement by top city and school officials. Teachers will be a rally at Paso Robles School District board’s 6 p.m. meeting at district headquarters, 800 Niblick Road, to... (Continue reading)

Paso schools face budget woes, teacher strike

Written on 5 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 177 comments

An unexplained $1.59 million deficit in Paso Robles School District’s (PRSD) current budget has the district teetering on the brink of insolvency and under threat of a state takeover while local officials target teachers’ pay as a possible solution. In response,... (Continue reading)

KCOY Underground asking viewers to boycott

Written on 31 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

The KCOY Underground is asking viewers to boycott KCOY News in February as part of an attempt to force the station back to local broadcasting and make a change in ownership. In early January, KCOY laid off meteorologist Jim Byrne... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach Holiday Parade

Written on 18 Dec, 2011 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The streets of Grover Beach came alive with its 45th annual holiday parade that included dozens of floats and ended with Santa Claus handing out lollipops. If you would like to buy a high resolution print of any of these... (Continue reading)

Fear and loathing spur UC regents’ venue swap

Written on 28 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Four separate University of California campuses hosted regents today as the board attempted to meet without worrying about threatened violent protests. Earlier this month, a scheduled regents meeting at Berkeley was cancelled. [Sacramento Bee] A teleconference connected regents from the... (Continue reading)

Occupy SLO battle leads to theft allegations

Written on 24 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 117 comments

An internal battle between members of the Occupy SLO movement has lead to the filing of a theft report against four members who cleaned out the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse demonstration site. Several Occupy SLO members opposed to the courthouse... (Continue reading)