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June, 2011

Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown, event photos

Written on 29 Jun, 2011 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Willie Nelson capped off a country music festival for the ages Saturday at Pozo Saloon. Thought to be the largest single-day concert in San Luis Obispo County history, Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown featured 16 artists spanning eight hours and three... (Continue reading)

Unusually swift river currents, inexperience lead to Kern River drownings

Written on 29 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

As summer vacationers and warmer temperatures increase, river enthusiasts are being warned to use extreme caution in and around the Kern River. Two bodies were retrieved and several rescues made last weekend as rescue crews battled raging waters from a... (Continue reading)

Retired educators receive more than $100,000 annually

Written on 29 Jun, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

As public pension reform takes center stage in Sacramento, the number of newly retired school administrators earning more than $100,000 a year jumped 650 percent between 2005 and 2011. [Sacramento Bee] Six-figure payouts to retired educators increased from 700 to... (Continue reading)

Black bear: Shoot to kill

Written on 29 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Department of Fish and Game officials have decided that a black bear, the subject of repeated sightings around San Luis Drive, needs to be caught and euthanized. [KSBY] A resident on Andrews Street, who claims the bear has been a... (Continue reading)

CalPERS’ $11 million legal payment scrutinized

Written on 28 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An $11 million bill for legal fees associated with an internal review of the California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) is drawing criticism. LATIMES CalPERS, the nation’s largest public pension fund which oversees $232 billion, paid a Washington, D.C. law... (Continue reading)

Treasurer worried about high-speed train funding

Written on 28 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

California’s top financial official is warning that the numbers are not penciling out for the proposed controversial 800-mile bullet train system. [California Watch] State Treasurer Bill Lockyer says that the $45 billion rail system is brimming with “unanswered questions: about... (Continue reading)

Equine herpes virus contained

Written on 28 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs | One comment

The equine herpes virus, a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease that affected at least 22 horses in California since its outbreak in early May, appears to be contained, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. [CDFA] At... (Continue reading)

Black bear raids third San Luis Obispo chicken coop

Written on 28 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A black bear with a history of eating backyard chickens in San Luis Obispo is facing the threat of euthanasia. [KCOY] On Sunday, during the bear’s fourth trip to SLO in less than two weeks, it broke into another chicken... (Continue reading)

Troubled Santa Lucia Bank makes buyout deal

Written on 27 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs | One comment

San Luis Obispo headquartered Mission Community Bancorp announced today that it plans to acquire Santa Lucia Bank, a deal that if approved soon could save the struggling Atascadero based bank from further regulatory action. Backed by a private equity firm, the... (Continue reading)

Templeton husband and wife accused of child molestation

Written on 27 Jun, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

A Templeton husband and wife were arrested for the alleged repeated molestation of a male relative under the age of 14, according to a sheriff report. Donald Baker, the former nursing director of the intensive care unit at a Templeton hospital,... (Continue reading)