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April, 2011

Turkeys massacred at Nipomo school

Written on 27 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 11 comments

Nipomo High School students and faculty returned to school Thursday to find its agricultural program had been targeted and 19 of its turkeys had been slaughtered overnight. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Ag Task Force and school resource deputies are... (Continue reading)

Two Central Coast community colleges rank high

Written on 27 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

By LISA RIZZO Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria and Santa Barbara City College are named today as two of the best community colleges in the nation, according to the non-profit Aspen Institute. The schools are now eligible to compete... (Continue reading)

Marijuana doctor named in wrongful death lawsuit

Written on 27 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The parents of a Cal Poly student who died after he was hit by a truck while walking on U.S. Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo filed a wrongful death lawsuit against three government agencies and a local doctor. [Tribune]... (Continue reading)

Weather forecast for Wednesday April 27

Written on 27 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs | No comments

A ridge of high pressure in the upper atmosphere is producing gentle to moderate (8- to 18-mph) and at time gusty northeasterly (offshore) winds this morning. This offshore flow will produce clear and warmer weather today with temperatures reaching the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero settlements costing taxpayers

Written on 26 Apr, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

An impending $1.9 million budget shortfall has several former Atascadero officials questioning the city’s alleged mismanagement of its police department which has resulted in more than a half million dollars in controversial personnel settlements. "Its clear that the city manager, the... (Continue reading)

Students arrested for Arroyo Grande hate crime

Written on 26 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Deputies arrested three teens on Monday night for the hate crime and vandalism that occurred at Mesa Middle School in Arroyo Grande on April 1. The teens broke into their former school and wrote anti-black and Jewish graffiti on the... (Continue reading)

Movie Review: I Am

Written on 26 Apr, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

BY MIRANDA FORESMAN From the mastermind behind such comedies as Ace Ventura, Liar Liar, and Bruce Almighty comes the documentary film I Am, which directs each of us to do our part at not making the future a detestable wreck... (Continue reading)

Californians back public-employee pension reform

Written on 25 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A majority of California voters support capping pensions and a later retirement age for current and future public employees to balance the state’s budget, according to a poll by the University of Southern California. [LATimes] Seventy percent of respondents supported... (Continue reading)

Blakeslee bill provides alternatives if State parks are closed

Written on 25 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

With budget cuts threatening California’s state parks, State Sen. Sam Blakeslee is supporting a bill to give local governments or private contractors a chance to take over operations of a closed state park for one to five years. [MercuryNews] A... (Continue reading)

Man dead, officer wounded in Orcutt

Written on 25 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A “violent confrontation” with two sheriff deputies in Orcutt led to the shooting death of a San Juan Capistrano man Saturday afternoon. [SJCP] Santa Barbara Sheriff deputies fatally shot Kerry Flood, 52, at a mobile home park in Orcutt. The... (Continue reading)