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August, 2013

California legislature returns to gun control package

Written on 12 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The California legislature returns from its summer recess Monday, and numerous proposed gun control measures await hearings. [Mercury News] On Monday, the Senate Appropriations Committee will hear bills passed by the Assembly that include proposals to create a state database... (Continue reading)

Strategic priorities for San Luis Obispo County

Written on 12 Aug, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 63 comments

OPINION By SUPERVISOR DEBBIE ARNOLD 1) Dry Wells Our top priority must be assisting those residents with dry wells. a) If wells weren’t dry, the decline of the basin would be a problem, not a crisis. b) Urgency is required... (Continue reading)

Rescue wolf on the loose in Paso Robles

Written on 12 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Paso Robles police are searching for a rescue wolf that escaped from its pack Sunday morning. [KSBY] Nishka, a husky-wolf hybrid and member of the WHAR – Wolves rescue group, ran away during a training session Sunday. Witnesses last saw... (Continue reading)

SLO seizes homeless property days after LA loses legal bid

Written on 12 Aug, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 41 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo calls the tents, bikes and personal belongings of homeless people “found property.” Workers for the company that gets $1,600 a day to seize and send the property to the landfill call it “homeless trash.”... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande Hospital employees protest poor wages

Written on 11 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Arroyo Grande Hospital employees held a protest on Saturday against Dignity Health over lower than market wages. The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers, say they want the same pay as Marian Regional Medical Center and French Hospital Medical Center... (Continue reading)

Police give up after more than 2 hour standoff

Written on 11 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

After a two and a half hour standoff complete with road closures, Santa Maria police gave up and left the scene. [KCOY] Friday at about 9 p.m., police responded to a 911 call from a woman who said her grandson... (Continue reading)

A resident’s open letter to SLO County supervisors

Written on 10 Aug, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 36 comments

OPINION By LEANN SEROKA Dear Supervisors Debbie Arnold and Frank Mecham: I have been following the water issue for a number of months now. My interest was piqued after receiving a letter. This letter was not addressed to me, but... (Continue reading)

Body discovered at Pismo Beach hotel

Written on 10 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Pismo Beach police responded to a non-completed 911 call from the Motel 6 in Pismo Beach and found the body of a man who appeared to have been dead for about an hour. Police are investigating the death as suspicious... (Continue reading)

Gearhart, Hurst investors dug their own hole, says lawyer

Written on 9 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

An attorney for Cuesta Title suggested to jurors Thursday in a San Luis Obispo courtroom that investors’ greed was partly responsible for alleged fraud committed by former lender Jay Hurst Miller, developer Kelly Gearhart, and title company officials. In a... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande road rager ends pursuit with suicide

Written on 9 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

An Avila Beach man fired shots at a driver in Arroyo Grande Wednesday evening before shooting himself. Around 9 p.m. Wednesday, a pickup truck attempted to pass a car driven by Robert Hernandez, 56, in rural Arroyo Grande. Hernandez then... (Continue reading)