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April, 2012

Oxnard corruption probe shows abuse, but no arrests

Written on 23 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A nearly two-year criminal probe of Oxnard by the Ventura County District Attorney’s office ended last week with no charges or arrests, even though the investigators found “serious financial abuses.” [VenturaCountyStar] In the 99-page report, investigators describe lax accounting and... (Continue reading)

SLO County Board of Supervisors should implement Laura’s Law

Written on 23 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION By DJ JAFFE The murder of 61-year-old Earlene Grove by her mentally ill daughter Sunni Jackson, in Paso Robles most likely wouldn’t have happened if the San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors had implemented Laura’s Law. Laura’s Law allows... (Continue reading)

Doobies light it up at the Chumash

Written on 23 Apr, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

By COLIN JONES There are a lot of similarities between the athletic and entertainment worlds but after a nearly flawless performance by the Doobie Brothers last week in Santa Ynez, I realized there is one big difference. In pro sports, the players usually reach a... (Continue reading)

Pressure prompted Solomon claim cancellation?

Written on 21 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 74 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Former Paso Robles Police Chief Lisa Solomon has withdrawn her claim for workers’ compensation, a claim which city officials had promised they would not contest, City Manager James App confirmed in a terse email Saturday. The claim... (Continue reading)

Sex offender lived across from Oceano school

Written on 21 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A man registered as a sex offender for previously committing lewd acts on a child under 14, was arrested Tuesday for claiming to be a transient while living in a home across the street from the Oceano Elementary School. Francis... (Continue reading)

SLO family awarded $74 million for medical malpractice

Written on 21 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

After two days of deliberation, a jury found a local physician responsible for not properly delivering a baby and awarded a San Luis Obispo family $74 million. Sofia Blunt, now almost three years old, suffered brain damage when she was... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman accused of killing her mother

Written on 21 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Paso Robles police suspect an allegedly schizophrenic  woman of murdering her 61-year-old mother at their home on the 900 block of Olive Street. [KSBY] Police arrested Sunni Jackson, 36, for allegedly murdering her mother Earlene Grove during an argument Friday... (Continue reading)

Public pension reform gaining traction

Written on 20 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 40 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN As a subject of general discussion, California’s skyrocketing public pension situation has come a long way in a very short time, one of the state’s leading authorities on the subject said Thursday. Marcia Fritz, president of the... (Continue reading)

60-year-old woman murdered in Paso Robles

Written on 20 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Paso Robles police arrested a 35-year-old woman for allegedly murdering a 60-year-old female relative in their home on the 900 block of Olive Street. At about 6:15 a.m., neighbors called 911 to report hearing sounds of breaking glass and arguing... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission weighs in on Cayucos property rights issue

Written on 20 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Coastal Commission is slated to determine if Dr. Marshall Lewis can build a two-story, 4,555-square-foot house on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean in Cayucos. Following rejections of Lewis’ proposal to tear down an existing... (Continue reading)