Home  »  Archives

October, 2013

Airplane door falls on motel roof

Written on 13 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The door of a small private plane fell off and landed on a Monterey Hotel on Thursday without the pilot or motel occupants noticing. [Californian] At about 3 p.m., the pilot took off from the Monterey Regional Airport and flew... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College receives $8 million donation

Written on 12 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Cuesta College received a donation of more than $8 million, which it will use to eliminate first semester fees for incoming San Luis Obispo County students. Longtime Morro Bay couple Charles and Leeta Dovica donated the money and earmarked it... (Continue reading)

Downtown SLO gas line ruptures

Written on 12 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A gas leak at a San Luis Obispo construction site shut down a section of downtown for much of Friday afternoon. At 1:11 p.m. Friday, the San Luis Obispo Fire Department responded to a gas leak at the intersection of... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission approves emergency repairs to Cayucos Pier

Written on 11 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The California Coastal Commission approved emergency repairs to the Cayucos Pier at its meeting Thursday in San Diego. [Tribune] The pier, which was built in 1872, has 14 missing pilings and several other damaged pilings, and it sags in several... (Continue reading)

Torres’ price for attempting to silence public debate

Written on 11 Oct, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

By KAREN VELIE Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo’s homeless services director’s attempt to stifle free speech could end up costing her an additional $41,930 for her opponent’s legal fees. In September, San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Barry... (Continue reading)

Brown sinks teacher firing legislation

Written on 11 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A so-called “bad teacher” bill intended to smooth the path for firing California school educators has been vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown. (Sacramento Bee) The bill, which had the support of the California teachers Association, addressed concerns of some that... (Continue reading)

Leading GOP donor to speak at Cal Poly

Written on 11 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Millionaire Republican donor Charles Munger Jr. will speak Friday morning at a Cal Poly political forum. Munger, who contributed more than $36 million to various campaigns in the 2012 election cycle, will discus citizen participation in politics at 11:30 a.m.... (Continue reading)

Nipomo businesswoman running for supervisor

Written on 10 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 91 comments

Nipomo resident and co-owner of an agricultural supply business, Lynn Compton, will run for the recently filled District 4 San Luis Obispo County Supervisor seat. Compton, who has operated Valley Farm Supply for the past 15 years, applied for the... (Continue reading)

Obama’s hunt for leaks, sources worries reporters

Written on 10 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

An “open government” promised by President Obama not only has failed to materialize, a veteran Washington editor asserts, but has become instead one the of the most secretive and intrusive administrations in history. Leonard Downie, who spent 40 years at... (Continue reading)

California chicken salmonella outbreak

Written on 10 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Three California plants that sell chicken to Ralphs and Food 4 Less are blamed for an outbreak of salmonella poisoning that has sickened at least 278 people nationwide. [LATimes] The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday threatened to close three... (Continue reading)