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July, 2014

Californians facing $500 a day water fines

Written on 11 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

After very few Californians listened to Gov. Jerry Brown plea to conserve water, the state is poised to slap water wasters with fines of up to $500 a day. [Mercury News] The state Water Resources Control Board is set to... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man sentenced to 14 years for child molestation

Written on 11 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A 70-year-old Paso Robles man has received a 14-year prison sentence for molesting three child relatives. Leonard Ray Franklin pleaded guilty in April to two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a minor under age 14 and one count of... (Continue reading)

New candidate running for Arroyo Grande council

Written on 11 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Longtime Arroyo Grande resident Barbara Harmon announced this week that she is running for a city council seat. Harmon has lived in Arroyo Grande for nearly 30 years and has served on the city’s architectural review committee since December 2013.... (Continue reading)

Covello quitting the DA’s office

Written on 10 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE A little more than a month after losing his bid to become San Luis Obispo County’s top prosecutor, Tim Covello is stepping down from his position with the district attorney’s office. Covello, who is... (Continue reading)

Appellate court approves of Atasacadero Walmart

Written on 10 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The California Second District Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the city of Atascadero complied with environmental laws in its approval of the construction of a Walmart superstore. In June 2012, the Atascadero City Council approved the construction... (Continue reading)

Deputies find panga at San Simeon State Beach

Written on 10 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies discovered a panga boat at San Simeon State Beach early Wednesday morning. Deputies did not find any drugs, though, nor did they identify any suspects. They discovered the panga around 2:50 a.m. Wednesday. The... (Continue reading)

Immigrant detention center expanding in Southern California

Written on 9 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) is adding beds to the largest immigrant detention center in Southern California. [LA Times] The detention center in the high desert town of Adelanto, 40 miles north of San Bernardino, currently has the capacity... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman attacks Obama protesters

Written on 9 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 233 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Claiming she was defending President Barack Obama from an unwarranted attack, an Atascadero woman pepper sprayed a group of peaceful protestors on Monday afternoon. Atascadero police then charged the woman with two counts of battery. During the... (Continue reading)

Drivers airlifted from crash near Shandon

Written on 9 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A California Highway Patrol helicopter airlifted two drivers injured in a three-car crash on Highway 46 near Shandon Tuesday morning. CHP officers responded to a collision on Highway 46 east of Shandon at about 9 a.m. Tuesday. A woman driving... (Continue reading)

Wanted man invades Nipomo home

Written on 9 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A suspect in a carjacking who barricaded himself in a Nipomo home Wednesday morning has been arrested. After allegedly carjacking a vehicle in Santa Maria, the suspect fled north, crashed into a fence in Nipomo and entered an occupied home... (Continue reading)