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July, 2012

High-speed rail may sink tax plan

Written on 6 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

UPDATE July 7: The state senate Friday approved the high-speed rail project without a vote to spare, sending the bill to the governor for his signature. Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative has a lot of support among California voters, but... (Continue reading)

Concerts in the Plaza, event photos

Written on 6 Jul, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Old-school funk rocked San Luis Obispo last Friday with Burning James and the Funky Flames performing at Concerts in the Plaza.   If you would like to buy a high resolution print of any of these photos, aside from those... (Continue reading)

Teen sexually assaulted in SLO

Written on 6 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a girl in her late teens Tuesday afternoon on the 1400 block of Marsh Street. The teen was entering a business complex when a man approached her from... (Continue reading)

Gearhart indicted, facing 300 years in federal prison

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 155 comments

Update: Under the original story. Onetime Atascadero “Person of the Year” and prominent North County land developer Kelly Gearhart has been indicted by a federal grand jury and faces 16 charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Investigators... (Continue reading)

Speak out, be shredded

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 81 comments

Several familiar CalCoastNews readers were singled out for verbal assault in Thursday’s edition of New Times’ vapid version of what now passes for the “Shredder,” rejuvenating and intensifying the saga of Lisa Solomon-Chitty, Paso Robles’ erstwhile chief of police. The... (Continue reading)

An American tradition lives on in Atascadero

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

Kids from The Learning Tree Preschool in Atascadero and their parents patrolled El Camino Real on the 4th of July, waving the American flag and shouting to passing motorists, “Happy Birthday, America!”... (Continue reading)

Jury: schools should seek more tax money

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 95 comments

Paso Robles schools are providing an example for other county districts, and it’s not a good one, according to a report by the San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury. Deeper budget cuts and more taxing talk is recommended by the... (Continue reading)

Down the rabbit hole with Golden 1

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION By HILARY GRANT It’s not a pretty thought, but here goes, just the same: when I heard that an armed thug had handily made off with $4,000 from The Golden 1 Credit Union in SLO in May, I knew... (Continue reading)

Small town judges more likely to be disciplined

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

California judges who work in smaller communities, are elected or who have been previously disciplined were more likely to be sanctioned for misconduct during the past two decades, according to figures from the California Commission on Judicial Performance. [CaliforniaWatch] California... (Continue reading)

Boy drowns in Santa Ynez swimming hole

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A holiday outing turned to tragedy Wednesday afternoon, as rescue personnel were unable to revive an 8-year-old boy who disappeared in a pool on the Santa Ynez River in the Los Padres National Forest. [Noozhawk] The boy, whose name and... (Continue reading)