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June, 2012

Stockton seeks solvency by slashing

Written on 21 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Hoping to avoid becoming the latest — and biggest — U.S. city to enter bankruptcy, officials of the California Delta city of Stockton hope to avoid that eventuality by skipping payment of $10.2 million in debt service and slashing employee... (Continue reading)

Capps Maldonado exchange slaps

Written on 21 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 67 comments

Central Coast Congresswoman Lois Capp tossed an election-cycle challenge to her Republican opponent Abel Maldonado to join her and post all his tax returns and worksheets for every year he has served in office on Monday. “With the US Congress... (Continue reading)

Eateries you don’t want to work for

Written on 21 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Some restaurants may be fun and appetizing to patronize, but for many of those establishments’ employees, their jobs are not so appealing. (AOL) Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC), an employee organization which claims more than 8,000 members nationwide, cites dozens... (Continue reading)

French Hospital employees considering strike

Written on 20 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The union representing employees at French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria has announced plans for a three-day strike starting 11 p.m. on June 26. [MercuryNews] Labor and management of Dignity... (Continue reading)

Shooting of Santa Maria police officer deemed justified

Written on 20 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

After Santa Maria police discovered one of their own was possibly having sex with a 17-year-old, they worked with the girl to get him to admit to the crime. When two officers, including his cousin, attempted to arrest officer Alberto... (Continue reading)

A bond for Cuesta College; not if but when

Written on 20 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION By PATRICK MULLEN and GILBERT H. STORK Last month, Cuesta College trustees were asked to consider hiring a consultant to poll whether voters would support a local bond measure on the November ballot. On June 6, the Board of... (Continue reading)

James Hurst Miller’s sentencing delayed, again

Written on 20 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An Atascadero lender facing up to 80 years in federal prison will have a few more months of freedom after a judge delayed his sentencing for a second time. James Hurst Miller, the former president of Hurst Financial Inc., agreed... (Continue reading)

DeCou Lumber Co. in Atascadero closing after 75 years

Written on 20 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

DeCou Lumber Co. in Atascadero is going out of business after 75 years of providing building materials, paints, and hardware  to area residents. [Tribune] On June 5, the management of the family owned business filed bankruptcy noting $1 million owed... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district smacked with $1.4 million proposed fine

Written on 19 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 127 comments

By KAREN VELIE Ratepayers in the communities of  Arroyo Grande, Oceano, and Grover Beach are facing increased utility bills to cover a $1,383,007 proposed fine for a raw sewage spill that occurred because of alleged mismanagement of the South San... (Continue reading)

Bungling robbers storm Holiday Inn

Written on 19 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Two armed robbers wearing masks, hooded sweatshirts and gloves tried to rob a guest at Paso Robles’ Holiday Inn Express early Tuesday but fled before officers could respond to a flurry of 911 calls. Brazenly entering the hotel lobby at... (Continue reading)