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September, 2012

28th Annual Central Coast Writers’ Conference, event photos

Written on 30 Sep, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The 28th Annual Central Coast Writers’ Conference at Cuesta College was a weekend excursion into the world of accomplished authors, agents and eBook publishing. If you would like to buy a high-resolution print of any of these photos, aside from... (Continue reading)

Background says a lot about Pismo Beach candidates

Written on 29 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION By DAVID PECCI Before I look at a candidate’s viewpoints, I look at their backgrounds. I try to look for someone most similar to me and for the person who best represents the area. Erik Howell went to Harvard... (Continue reading)

Cambria man charged with murdering his brother

Written on 29 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies filed charges on Friday against a mentally ill Cambria man suspected of killing his 20-year-old brother on Aug. 23. On Aug. 26, after discovering Tyler Daniel Hanks’s body at the northern edge of the... (Continue reading)

PG&E considering less seismic testing

Written on 28 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The California Coastal Commission will no longer hear PG&E’s case for a seismic testing permit in October, but rather at its November meeting. PG&E revised its planned seismic survey Thursday, causing the Coastal Commission to postpone its hearing on the... (Continue reading)

Farmers hear warning about global warming

Written on 28 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

California’s agricultural industry will be faced with making major amendments to farming methods and crop plantings as Earth’s climate continues its warming evolution. [San Francisco Chronicle] “Climate change is stacking the deck,” biologist Stuart Weiss said in an article prepared... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay battling California Coastal Commission

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

While Morro Bay needs to upgrade its aging sewer plant, can it afford the extra $60 million in cost needed to comply with the California Coastal Commission’s recommendation that the plant be moved a mile from the coastline? California’s coastal... (Continue reading)

Hung jury in firefighter assault trial

Written on 28 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

After three days of deliberation, a San Luis Obispo County jury was unable to arrive at a unanimous agreement on whether or not a firefighter is guilty of felony assault and the judge declared a mistrial. Eight jurors believed John... (Continue reading)

Sheriff patrol car collides with deer

Written on 27 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s patrol car driven by deputy John Blank collided with a deer on Highway 101 early Thursday morning injuring Blank and another officer. Shortly after 1 a.m., the patrol car hit a deer that leapt... (Continue reading)

Meth lab discovered in SLO

Written on 27 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Local narcotics task force officers raided a methamphetamine lab Saturday afternoon in San Luis Obispo. Members of the task force, which is run by the sheriff’s office, found a small amount of methamphetamine, as well as materials used to produce... (Continue reading)

City pensions worry Central Coast taxpayers

Written on 27 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Sustainability of city finances has become a growing concern of late in California. Director or Research of the Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University Dr. Steven Frates spoke to San Luis Obispo property and business owners Wednesday on the state of... (Continue reading)