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OCSD misses election deadline

Written on 9 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER In January 2011, five Oceano residents, concerned about the Oceano Community Services District Board’s consideration of selling water to local developers or other cities, crafted an initiative petition.  In less than a week they gathered 577... (Continue reading)

Children’s Traveling Closet grand opening, event photos

Written on 9 Aug, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The Central Coast Children’s Resource Network unveiled its new traveling children’s closet on Aug. 3 in San Luis Obispo. The non-profit visits homeless shelters, boys and girls clubs and schools to provide clothing to area children. Find local events as... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill’s chief aide departing

Written on 9 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill’s administrative assistant Susan Devine is stepping down amid swirling allegations that the supervisor exploited government resources promoting his reelection campaign, and then mounted an attempt to destroy media groups reporting on his often... (Continue reading)

Council schedules special meeting to discuss homeless litigation

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

San Luis Obispo City Council scheduled a special meeting for Thursday to discuss whether to approve a settlement agreement regarding litigation about the city’s treatment of its homeless residents. Council members will meet in closed session to discuss details of... (Continue reading)

Templeton accident victims identified

Written on 8 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Officials identified the two San Luis Obispo County residents who died in a two-car collision in Templeton on Saturday. Shirline Miller, 62, of Paso Robles was driving westbound on Highway 46 near Vineyard Drive at a high rate of speed... (Continue reading)

Myers murder suspect was sodomized

Written on 8 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

One of the men awaiting trial for the brutal murder of 15-year-old Dystiny Myers said another defendant raped him before the murder, sources told CalCoastNews. Following the torture murder of Myers, Cody Miller, 20, of Fresno was digging a grave... (Continue reading)

More pain pending at pump

Written on 7 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Get ready, Central Coast — here come higher gasoline prices. Expectations of petroleum analysts is that the price per gallon soon will rise above $4 here, and this will be due to identifiable reasons, for once. Oil prices are up,... (Continue reading)

Bomb threat shuts down Santa Maria police station

Written on 7 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A suspicious  metal box left at the Santa Maria police station has resulted in the evacuation of buildings in the area and the shutting of streets around the department, Corporal Alfredo Ruiz said. Department staff requested assistance from the Santa... (Continue reading)

Setting the record strait – DANA responds

Written on 7 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION By ALAN and HELEN DAURIO We are the Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos (DANA) Board Co-Presidents. We are writing in response to the opinion column put forth by the Northern Chumash Tribal Council (NCTC). Our community needs to know the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man charged with murder and kidnapping

Written on 7 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A Paso Robles man has been charged with two homicides and the kidnapping of his 16-year-old girlfriend Eunice Serrato. Deputies booked Juan Manuel Salazar into the Monterey County Jail for allegedly shooting and killing Hector Reyes, 33, and Daniel Fraga,... (Continue reading)