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Attorney Tom McCormick dies

Written on 24 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Local attorney Thomas Gerald McCormick, who represented criminal defendants in some of this county’s highest profile cases, died Monday in an Arroyo Grande care facility. He was 55. Details of McCormick’s death were not immediately available although he had been... (Continue reading)

Allen earns police commander stripes

Written on 24 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A veteran of the Atascadero Police Department, Joe Allen, has been elevated to the rank of commander, Chief Jerel Haley said. Allen joined the local department in 1995 after a four-year stint in Monrovia as a member of that community’s... (Continue reading)

Three cross burning suspects reach plea deal

Written on 24 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Three of the four defendants accused of committing a hate crime against a black teen in Arroyo Grande last year agreed to plea deals in exchanged for reduced sentences on Monday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. Jason Kahn, 36,... (Continue reading)

Prisoner accused of murdering another inmate at CMC

Written on 24 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

An inmate at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County died following a fight with another inmate on Saturday morning. The suspected assailant is currently housed in the administrative segregation  unit and the prison has been placed on... (Continue reading)

SLO city attorney gets a raise

Written on 23 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

Amid a recent agreement between the city and its management staff to forgo raises for two years, on April 17 the San Luis Obispo City Council approved a 3.5 percent performance based raise for the city attorney. Before the 4-1... (Continue reading)

Templeton resident appealing redistricting ruling

Written on 23 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Templeton resident who lost a lawsuit last month which argued the recently redrawn political boundaries fail to follow government code is filing an appeal with the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Ventura. William Pelfrey said... (Continue reading)

Oxnard corruption probe shows abuse, but no arrests

Written on 23 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A nearly two-year criminal probe of Oxnard by the Ventura County District Attorney’s office ended last week with no charges or arrests, even though the investigators found “serious financial abuses.” [VenturaCountyStar] In the 99-page report, investigators describe lax accounting and... (Continue reading)

SLO County Board of Supervisors should implement Laura’s Law

Written on 23 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION By DJ JAFFE The murder of 61-year-old Earlene Grove by her mentally ill daughter Sunni Jackson, in Paso Robles most likely wouldn’t have happened if the San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors had implemented Laura’s Law. Laura’s Law allows... (Continue reading)

Doobies light it up at the Chumash

Written on 23 Apr, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

By COLIN JONES There are a lot of similarities between the athletic and entertainment worlds but after a nearly flawless performance by the Doobie Brothers last week in Santa Ynez, I realized there is one big difference. In pro sports, the players usually reach a... (Continue reading)

Pressure prompted Solomon claim cancellation?

Written on 21 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 74 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Former Paso Robles Police Chief Lisa Solomon has withdrawn her claim for workers’ compensation, a claim which city officials had promised they would not contest, City Manager James App confirmed in a terse email Saturday. The claim... (Continue reading)