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November, 2013

Central Coast starfish dying from brutal disease

Written on 4 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Marine scientists have discovered a large number of starfish dead or dying along the California Coast from a disease that causes their arms to turn to mush and fall off, according to the University of Santa Cruz. From Alaska to... (Continue reading)

Dorm fire displaces 10 Cal Poly students

Written on 4 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A fire in a Cal Poly dormitory left 10 students without housing Sunday evening. [KSBY] Around 4 p.m. Sunday, a mattress in a Sequoia Hall bedroom caught on fire, forcing residents to evacuate the building. The mattress caught on fire... (Continue reading)

Moriarty accused of running a Ponzi scheme

Written on 2 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Grover Beach financier Al Moriarty is accused of placing nearly $10 million of investor funds in his personal bank account, according to San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s office investigators. Moriarty, 80, then used the funds to pay other investors,... (Continue reading)

TSA agent dies in shooting at LAX

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A man opened fire inside a Los Angeles International Airport terminal Friday morning, killing a TSA agent and injuring other people. The gunman shot his way through a security checkpoint around 9:20 a.m. Friday, The gunman then continued to fire... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande teen shot in Paso Robles

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

An 18-year-old Arroyo Grande teen is in stable condition after being shot in the arm and stomach on the 3000 block of Spring Street in Paso Robles on Halloween night Shortly after 1 a.m. Friday morning, several people called 911... (Continue reading)

California state senator took bribes for aiding workers’ comp fraud

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

California Democratic State Senator Ronald Calderon accepted bribes from a Southern California hospital executive running a workers’ compensation scheme, as well as from undercover FBI agents posing as Hollywood executives, according to a sealed FBI affidavit. [Al Jazeera] Earlier this... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay council puts city attorney on administrative leave

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

The Morro Bay City Council placed City Attorney Rob Schultz on administrative leave during a special closed session meeting Thursday. [Tribune] The council has been discussing firing Schultz since September, and the city’s special counsel Steven Simas is negotiating a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero appeals FEMA inelgibility finding

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Atascadero officials have filed an appeal with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) objecting to a demand that the city return $2.7 million in aid related to the 2003 San Simeon Earthquake. Office of the Inspetor General (OIG) and FEMA... (Continue reading)

SLO coin store rammed with U-Haul

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Burglars rammed a San Luis Obispo coin shop with a U-Haul truck early Wednesday morning before looting the store. Around 5 a.m. Wednesday, San Luis Obispo police officers responded to the report of a burglary in process at California Coin... (Continue reading)