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Charlie Lynch appeal gets help

Written on 11 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An appeal of the federal conviction of former Morro Bay medical marijuana dispensary owner Charles C. Lynch has been joined by a national advocacy organization. Oakland-based Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed an amicus “friend of the court” brief Tuesday... (Continue reading)

SLO overrules judge on homeless raids

Written on 11 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo City Council voted 4-1 in favor of adopting an emergency ordinance that allows police to ticket homeless sleeping in their vehicles in an attempt to overrule a judge’s ban on the late night raids.... (Continue reading)

Paso nomination period starts Monday

Written on 11 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Candidates for Paso Robles mayor, two open seats on the city council, and the offices of treasurer and city clerk can obtain nomination papers beginning Monday for the November 6 election, marking the beginning of what many are predicting will... (Continue reading)

Teen slashed during robbery

Written on 10 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Two teens robbed, punched and slashed another teen on Monday evening on the 1900 block of Creston Road in Paso Robles. The unnamed victim said he was walking alone when the two suspects demanded his property. After he refused, one... (Continue reading)

South County administrator left district uninsured

Written on 10 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 58 comments

By KAREN VELIE South County sanitation district administrator John Wallace’s failure to maintain errors and omissions insurance during a 2010 sewage spill could leave him financially responsible for a proposed $1.4 million fine. In late 2009, following reports of environmental... (Continue reading)

Great white sharks like kayaks

Written on 10 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

A great white shark bit a chunk out of a man’s kayak, and knocked him into Pacific Ocean off of Santa Cruz on Saturday. People in a boat nearby saw the attack and helped the kayaker who was unharmed into... (Continue reading)

Man shot to death in California Valley

Written on 9 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A woman shot and killed  a 49-year-old California Valley man on Sunday shortly before 8 p.m., authorities said. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested Gina Loret Mayborn, 55, for allegedly killing her neighbor Joseph King Cochran. Authorities said there... (Continue reading)

Dietrick slams judge’s ruling as judicial misinterpretation

Written on 9 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By KAREN VELIE Frustrated by a judge’s ruling that bars San Luis Obispo police from ticketing homeless people sleeping in their vehicles, the city council Tuesday will consider an emergency ordinance seeking a way to continue the practice. City Attorney... (Continue reading)

Your cell phone may be ratting you out

Written on 9 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Law enforcement agencies nationwide have dramatically increased surveillance of American citizens through their cell phones over the past five years. (New York Times) With data provided by a congressional inquiry, the newspaper reported Sunday that more than 1.3 million demands... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman dies in rollover crash

Written on 9 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Atascadero woman died Sunday in a rollover crash  in Idaho just north of the Utah border. [IdahoStateJournal] Carol R. Bassett, 55, of Atascadero was driving a 2005 Ford Escape when the car drifted off the left side of the... (Continue reading)