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March, 2012

Birth Control, cartoon

Written on 12 Mar, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | 18 comments

CalCoastNews is now including work by San Luis Obispo cartoonist Joseph Rankin. Check out his work at the Kranky Cartoonist.  ... (Continue reading)

Grisly details of Paso Robles murder revealed

Written on 12 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 51 comments

Bizarre details of the murder of a Paso Robles motel maintenance man were described in San Luis Obispo Superior Court on Friday by investigators and a witness who depicted four people planning to kill a man they accused of kidnapping... (Continue reading)

3 bodies found off California Coast

Written on 12 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

U.S Coast Guard crews searching for a missing fishing vessel found four bodies near a capsized vehicle on Sunday. [Noozhawk] Three of the bodies were pulled from the ocean near Platts Harbor, about 25 miles south of Santa Barbara, and... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles Council saves us from ourselves once again

Written on 9 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By GARY NEMETH The Paso Robles City Council meeting on March 6 is proof that we can be assured that our elected leaders are interested only in what is best for all the citizens of Paso. During public comments... (Continue reading)

Commission opposes Huasna Valley oil drilling

Written on 9 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission voted 4-1 against plans to drill as many as 12 oil wells in Huasna Valley noting issues with noise and the danger of fire. [Tribune] Proponents of the project contend the commissions rejection... (Continue reading)

Rush not rushing from SLO County

Written on 9 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 94 comments

Radio talk show personality Rush Limbaugh may be belly deep in problems and facing nationwide criticism for his comments about women, but he is still the man in San Luis Obispo County. Executives from both county radio stations carrying Limbaugh’s... (Continue reading)

SLO pilot blamed for plane crash

Written on 8 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Federal investigator said three pilot errors including running an engine out of gas caused a plane to crash last February in San Bernardino. [PressEnterprise] The pilot Lonny Rollins, 39, of San Luis Obispo and his passenger and pilot Greg Fitzgerald,... (Continue reading)

Woman raped in Paso Robles’ park

Written on 8 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A Paso Robles’ woman said she was snatched from the street and dragged into a park where she was raped on Friday. On Tuesday evening, the woman called police to report a man had grabbed her while she walked home... (Continue reading)

A home for the homeless

Written on 8 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION By BECKY JORGESON We are pleased to announce that a board of directors has been appointed for our soon-to-be nonprofit public benefit corporation “Hope’s Village of SLO.” The board is comprised of local homeless advocates who are working to... (Continue reading)

Sunny Acres under receivership

Written on 8 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A court ordered receiver took over the reins at Dan De Vaul’s 72-acre ranch and sober living facility in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday. [KSBY] In August, Superior Court Judge Charles Crandall ordered De Vaul to remove people he... (Continue reading)