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October, 2012

Mayoral candidate facing criminal charges

Written on 26 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 69 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE A longtime Paso Robles business owner making a write-in bid for mayor has an extensive criminal history, was arrested five times in September alone, and faces felony charges for making terrorist threats while brandishing... (Continue reading)

Ashbaugh continues questionable use of city email

Written on 26 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Following the filing of a campaign misconduct complaint against incumbent San Luis Obispo City Councilman John Ashbaugh, the candidate for reelection once again made personal use of his public email account. The city attorney’s office announced Tuesday that it is... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo management needs to be accountable

Written on 26 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 28 comments

OPINION By PETE EVANS Dear CalCoastNews readers, I’m sharing this with you since this is an important and public issue. Below, I ask our local government if they approve of the actions of their peace officers, I think you might... (Continue reading)

Anti-death penalty support mounting

Written on 26 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

Voter support for a ballot measure to repeal California’s death penalty has increased dramatically now just 3 percentage points behind those in favor of capital punishment, a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll has found. [LATimes] The survey, conducted last... (Continue reading)

Visiting Montana de Oro could cost you

Written on 26 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is slated to vote Tuesday on a contract amendment that would allow the state to charge a fee to visitors and campers at Montaña de Oro State Park. [Tribune] Contract language between... (Continue reading)

Turkey vulture shuts down Cuesta College

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A turkey vulture striking a power line on Thursday caused San Luis Obispo Cuesta College campus officials to cancel evening classes because of a power outage. Power was lost to parts of the campus at 3:30 p.m. and the entire... (Continue reading)

Brown’s tax plan faltering

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

With polls showing support slipping for Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax measure, Prop. 30, the state’s chief executive yesterday raised the threat of a $6 billion cut to California education in the event voters reject the temporary tax increases. (Ventura Star)... (Continue reading)

Ian Anderson on display at the Chumash

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | 5 comments

By COLIN JONES OK, I’m just going to say what every classic/prog rock fan already knows: Ian Anderson is an artistic animal, a bombastic bad ass. That’s not easy to pull off when the flute is your main instrument. And... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo City Council candidate promotes change

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION By MATT STRZEPEK Greetings. My name is Matt Strzepek and I am a candidate for San Luis Obispo City Council. Strzepek means “cloth” in Polish and I am running to weave our community back together. Like many of you,... (Continue reading)

Another elected county official leaves office early

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

San Luis Obispo County Treasurer-Tax Collector Frank Freitas announced Wednesday he will retire on Friday less than two years into a four year term. Two months ago, SLO County Auditor-Controller Gere Sibbach announced he will retire on Dec. 29, also... (Continue reading)