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September, 2013

Cal Poly police searching for attempted robbery suspect

Written on 23 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Cal Poly University Police are searching for a man believed to have punched a student in the face Saturday afternoon. [KSBY] A Cal Poly student told police that he was walking alone on campus near Poly Canyon Village around 12:50... (Continue reading)

Woman drives car off cliff by Ragged Point

Written on 23 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A woman drove her car off a cliff near Ragged Point Saturday evening but came away uninjured. [Tribune] The car veered off the roadway around 8:15 p.m. Saturday near the Ragged Point Inn. After leaving the roadway, the woman’s car... (Continue reading)

Gas prices slated to drop 40 cents a gallon

Written on 22 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Gas prices are expected to drop between 40 to 45 cents a gallon by the end of October, according to analysts. During the past decade, prices have dropped during this period an average of 23 cents a gallon. [MercuryNews] However,... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver hits two cars, flees the scene

Written on 21 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo Police arrested a 21-year-old man for felony driving under the influence and hit and run shortly before midnight on Friday. Responding to reports of a collision on the 100 block of North Tassajara Drive, police discovered a... (Continue reading)

Politicians must now divulge payments to bloggers

Written on 21 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN California’s political watchdog initiated a new rule this week requiring politicians to disclose payments made to people or companies receiving remuneration to blog positively about them, or negatively about their opponents. The rule likely... (Continue reading)

Water restrictions increase for Cambria residents

Written on 21 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The Cambria Community Services District Board of Directors voted unanimously on Friday to continue a moratorium against new home construction and to also restrict people from irrigating their yards and landscapes with tap water. Dozens of speakers voiced their concerns... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay still considering firing city manager and attorney

Written on 20 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 66 comments

Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons is resuming his effort to terminate the contracts of City Manager Andrea Lueker and City Attorney Rob Schultz. At next Tuesday’s city council meeting, Irons will request that the council obtain outside legal counsel to... (Continue reading)

Gun group sets sights on ‘restrictive’ bills

Written on 20 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

California’s most expansive gun-owners’ website, Calguns.net, has launched a campaign to encourage Gov. Jerry Brown’s veto of a bundle of legislation viewed as “the most restrictive collection of anti-gun laws in decades.” Setting cross-hairs on 11 specific bills, Calguns.net sponsors... (Continue reading)

California unemployment checks delayed

Written on 20 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Thousands of Californians did not receive their unemployment checks this week while the state struggles to upgrade its 30-year-old payroll system. On Tuesday, the Employment Development Department announced that about 50,000 unemployed Californians did not receive their unemployment checks. A... (Continue reading)

Hard money lender sentenced to five years

Written on 20 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Heritage Lending’s former president Candy Wells was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for fraudulent practices in the offer and sale of securities. Wells plead no contest in August to five counts of securities fraud. After listening to... (Continue reading)