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July, 2014

SLO planning guest house rental ban

Written on 4 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance that would ban many property owners from renting out their guest houses. The council voted 5-0 in support of the ordinance, which contains several... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man airlifted from motorcycle crash

Written on 3 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Emergency responders airlifted a Morro Bay man to a hospital Tuesday afternoon after he crashed his motorcycle into the back of a car in Northern Santa Barbara County. [KSBY] Steven York, 51, ran a stop sign in Santa Ynez around... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach council sends sales tax to voters

Written on 3 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The Pismo Beach City Council voted Tuesday to place a renewal of the city’s half-cent sales tax on the November ballot. [KEYT] Pismo Beach voters initially approved of the half-cent tax in 2008, and it is set to expire at... (Continue reading)

Voters to decide on Price Canyon development issues

Written on 3 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Pismo Beach voters will get to decide between two development plans for Price Canyon after a proposed initiative received the required approvals to be placed on the Nov. 3 ballot. A group dubbed Save Price Canyon garnered the required signatures... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles getting a new mayor

Written on 3 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Paso Robles Mayor Duane Picanco has opted not to seek reelection this November but rather to make a run for a city council seat. [KSBY] Picanco has served five terms as the mayor of Paso Robles. He has served a... (Continue reading)

Humpback whale beaches at Montana de Oro

Written on 2 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The carcass of a 35-foot humpback whale is lying on the beach at Montan de Oro State Park. [KEYT] The whale beached on Friday and has been lying there since. Scientists performed a necropsy and determined that the whale has... (Continue reading)

Slo council signs off Measure Y renewal

Written on 2 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to place a renewal of Measure Y, the city’s half-cent sales tax, on the November ballot. A simple majority vote on November 4 would extend the sales tax... (Continue reading)

Vandenberg launches carbon dioxide measuring satellite

Written on 2 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An unmanned rocket carrying a satellite to study carbon dioxide was successfully launched early Wednesday morning from Vandenberg Air Force Base. At a cost of $468 million, the mission is to collect global measurements of carbon dioxide levels in the... (Continue reading)

Six Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies convicted of obstructing an investigation

Written on 1 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Six sworn officers who were working in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department were found guilty today of obstruction of justice for interfering with a federal civil rights investigation into misconduct at the Men’s Central Jail, according to a Department of... (Continue reading)

Police dispute that Ray is a target

Written on 1 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 107 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Caren Ray contends a pellet or BB shot through her window was done purposely by someone standing in her small private front yard, an allegation police say the evidence does not support.... (Continue reading)