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Paso Robles fire damages six apartments

Written on 13 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Thursday evening fire at an apartment building in Paso Robles damaged six apartments and forced 22 people including 12 children from their homes. [KSBY] Firefighters responded to the fire that broke out between to apartment buildings on Park Street... (Continue reading)

Judge rules whistleblowers cannot sue

Written on 12 May, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

An alleged whistleblower’s case against the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District was tossed out because a judge said an employee cannot sue a public entity for wrongful termination because of being a whistleblower. Former lab technician Devina Douglas sued... (Continue reading)

Oceano board appoints ex-official and newcomer to vacant seats

Written on 12 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

Oceano Community Services District board members voted unanimously to appoint former board member Rick Searcy along with Felma Hurdle to the board on Wednesday evening. Searcy and Hurdle were appointed to fill vacancies created by the resignations of Jim Hill... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College slashes budget

Written on 12 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Cuesta College Board of Trustees on Wednesday voted to slash the budget by $2.9 million for the upcoming academic year, resulting in salary reductions, permanent assignment reductions, reduced workloads and position eliminations for approximately 120 employees. As of July 1,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County drug traffickers arrested

Written on 12 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Four members of a San Luis Obispo County drug trafficking ring were arrested and approximately eight pounds of methamphetamine was seized on Wednesday as part of a multi-agency investigation. Following a tip that Julio Gutierrez, 36, of Los Osos was... (Continue reading)

Rape at Cal Poly fraternity

Written on 11 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 14 comments

San Luis Obispo Police sent out an alert today advising students of a reported rape of a college-aged woman who police say was intoxicated and unconscious at the time of the assault. The San Luis Obispo Police Department and the... (Continue reading)

Aviation fuel polluting air and water with lead?

Written on 11 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) is taking legal action against several major oil companies and suppliers for allegedly causing the pollution of drinking water sources and air around 25 airports throughout California, including San Pedro Creek in Goleta and... (Continue reading)

Police union battles to keep binding arbitration

Written on 11 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The San Luis Obispo Police Officers’ Association is seeking a temporary restraining order against the city in an attempt to delay its goal to have the public vote on binding arbitration and a charter that requires voter approval to make... (Continue reading)

Sheriff restores internal affairs unit

Written on 11 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson is bringing back an internal affairs unit to investigate citizens’ complaints brought against sheriff’s department personnel. Under former sheriff Pat Hedges, the internal investigation unit was disbanded. Last year there were 25 complaints... (Continue reading)

In light of current economic standing, nonprofits find new ways to boost budget

Written on 10 May, 2011 in Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION By JACQUELINE DELANEY With the current state of the economy, everyone is tightening their belts. From large corporations to privately owned small business to the average Joe next door, the gripping effect of the downturn in our economy can... (Continue reading)