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August, 2012

Wanted: Justice Department memo analyzing strikes against suspected terrorists

Written on 29 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

In the world of secret information about powerful people, there are two sets of documents in especially high demand right now. First are Mitt Romney’s undisclosed tax returns. You already know about those. The other is a classified legal memorandum,... (Continue reading)

Two sentenced to prison for torching Boy Scout hall

Written on 29 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

An Arroyo Grande teen and a Creston man were sentenced to Wasco State Prison Monday for torching a historic Boy Scout meeting hall and Japanese Cultural Center in Arroyo Grande in 2011 Both teens when they set the fire, Brian... (Continue reading)

Pellet gun carrying Central Coast teen facing expulsion

Written on 28 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

A Lompoc Valley Middle School student is facing expulsion from school after police discovered a pellet gun in his backpack. On Monday morning, a caller informed police that the 13-year-old boy had pulled what appeared to be a handgun from... (Continue reading)

New news chief named at Cal Poly

Written on 28 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A two-year vacancy in the chair of Cal Poly’s journalism department has been filled with the hiring of Mary Glick. Glick is an “entrepreneurial journalist and educator,” according to a statement by Harvey Levenson, interim chair of the department. “The... (Continue reading)

Oceano murder suspect’s friend wore a wire

Written on 28 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A Santa Maria gang member who has denied killing a teenager and wounding another during a drive-by shooting in Oceano, talked about the day of the murder with a friend who was wearing a wire. [SantaMariaTimes] During a preliminary hearing... (Continue reading)

What will Paso Robles voters decide?

Written on 28 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION By GARY NEMETH The citizens of Paso Robles deserve a new beginning starting by following what the Tribune wrote about the only way to change the current mayor would be by the community deciding on a write in candidate... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo leads county in cost of government

Written on 28 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By KAREN VELIE The city of SLO leads the pack in San Luis Obispo County with the highest rate of employees per population base with 103 residents per employee among cities with population more than 11,000. Since 2003, the city’s... (Continue reading)

Missing Cambria man found murdered

Written on 27 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Deputies searching for a missing man in Cambria on Sunday found the 20-year-old murder victim’s body about eight hours after he was reported missing, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department. Early Sunday morning, deputies received a report... (Continue reading)

Central Coast lawmakers say no to gifts

Written on 27 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Of the 23 lawmakers in Sacramento who took a righteous stand against accepting gifts by placing signs on their doors, only three adhered to the self-imposed ban. [LATimes] The rest admitted in required state disclosures that they took some gifts... (Continue reading)

Huasna Valley and California’s war on oil and gas

Written on 27 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 34 comments

OPINION By ALEX ALEXIEV And so the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to not allow drilling for oil on a private property in the Huasna Valley. While it was a given that the three environmental... (Continue reading)