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June, 2014

Pismo Beach council may place sales tax renewal on ballot

Written on 30 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Pismo Beach city staffers are recommending a 12-year extension of the city’s half-cent sales tax. In 2008, Pismo Beach voters approved a half-cent sales tax, which is set to expire at the end of next March. On Tuesday, the Pismo... (Continue reading)

Creston group denied water advisory seat

Written on 30 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN An influential Creston community organization has been excluded from a county advisory group whose eventual findings will help shape the future of the hotly-contested Paso Robles water basin. The Creston Advisory Board last week asked for a... (Continue reading)

Bear takes a swim at the SLO Country Club

Written on 30 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 200-pound bear took a swim in a pond at the at the San Luis Obispo Country Club on Saturday afternoon before resting in a culvert in front of the 14th green. [KSBY] A golf course employee thought he saw... (Continue reading)

Boy drowns at North County party

Written on 30 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An 11-year-old Morro Bay boy died Friday evening after drowning in a lagoon at a private party near San Miguel. Michael Derick Gallegos had been swimming with other children at Star Farms, located southeast of San Miguel, around 5:30 p.m.... (Continue reading)

Senator demands disclosure of crude oil railroad shipments

Written on 29 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Following Wednesday’s delayed disclosure of a shipment of 1 million gallons of crude oil by railroad earlier this month, State Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, demanded timely disclosure of crude oil shipments by railroad. [Daily Democrat] In May, the U.S. Department... (Continue reading)

Drunk man sets off three fire alarms in SLO

Written on 28 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Police arrested an intoxicated man for allegedly setting off three fire alarms in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, police said. Shortly before 1 p.m., John Bryan, 50, of San Luis Obispo allegedly pulled an alarm at Aaron Brothers on Higuera... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles Chamber names new president

Written on 28 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted Thursday to hire Sunni Mullinax as its new president and CEO. Mullinax, 43, served as the director of retail and marketing at Adelaida Cellars for more than two years before... (Continue reading)

Panga boat abandoned on North County beach

Written on 27 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

An abandoned panga boat was found on a beach approximately four miles north of the Piedras Blancas Light Station on Thursday. At about 1:30 p.m., a California Parks ranger driving on Highway 1 noticed a break in the fence line.... (Continue reading)

Dystiny Myers suit dismissed as skull returns to family

Written on 27 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office has agreed to return the skull of murder victim Dystiny Myers to the family of the deceased runaway teen. In March, Myers’ family sued the county over the district attorney’s office’s decision... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach woman sprays pesticide in child’s face

Written on 27 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Grover Beach police arrested a woman Wednesday evening for spraying a child in the face with a weed killer. Detectives have not yet determined a motive, but police say that 60-year-old Julie Wilhelmina Rodenhuis approached a seven-year-old and sprayed pesticide... (Continue reading)