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July, 2013

California lawmaker calling for Florida boycott

Written on 19 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

A Democratic assemblyman will call for Californians to boycott the state of Florida following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. [Sac Bee] Chris Holden, of Pasadena, is writing a joint resolution with the backing... (Continue reading)

Man dies after jumping off SLO parking structure

Written on 19 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A young man died Thursday afternoon after jumping from the top of a parking structure in downtown San Luis Obispo. Police officials said the man, believed to be in his 20s, was alone and appeared to have intentionally jumped from... (Continue reading)

Wastewater project wastes water

Written on 18 Jul, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION By TOM SALMON On June 7, CalCoastNews was gracious enough to post my opinion piece explaining the engineering complications and additional overruns surrounding the dewatering for the Los Osos sewer project. Since then little has changed. Above ground infrastructure... (Continue reading)

North County probation sweep nets 19 arrests

Written on 18 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A probation sweep of Northern San Luis Obispo County netted 19 arrests of probationers Tuesday. Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Probation Department, in partnership with several local law enforcement agencies, contacted a total of 61 probationers... (Continue reading)

Prison realignment gets state scrutiny

Written on 18 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An obscure state panel, the California State Sex Offender Management Board, has convened in Sacramento to study the social implications of the so-called prison realignment policy now being introduced by corrections officials. (Sacramento Bee) The realignment has been initiated to... (Continue reading)

‘Central Coast Bandit’ wanted for five bank robberies

Written on 18 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A woman who robbed the Golden 1 Credit Union in Paso Robles on Tuesday is wanted for a total of five bank robberies on the Central Coast, four of which occurred in San Luis Obispo County. The FBI has dubbed... (Continue reading)

Nuclear power plant owners seek damages

Written on 18 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Southern California Edison, the owner of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, served Mitsubishi with a notice that it will seek reimbursement for the cost of shutting the plant In June, Southern California Edison retired San Onofre’s Unit 2 and... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man dies while fleeing police

Written on 18 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

An Atascadero man who worked as a prison guard died last week while fleeing from police in San Benito County. [Tribune] On July 12 at 12:34 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers attempted to pull David John Calmere, 41, over for... (Continue reading)

Supervisors accused of violating Brown Act

Written on 17 Jul, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 59 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County government watchdogs are accusing the Board of Supervisors of violating California’s Ralph M. Brown Act during a discussion last week on North County water issues that did not appear on the agenda. At... (Continue reading)

Obamacare will help state’s mental patients

Written on 17 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act will significantly augment this state’s ability to provide mental health benefits for millions of people, a new study by the nonprofit California HealthCare Foundation suggests. (Los Angeles Times) According to details presented in the... (Continue reading)