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Spacecraft on secret mission to land at Vandenberg

Written on 15 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An unmanned U.S. Air Force spacecraft on a classified mission is expected to land at Vandenberg Air Force Base, possibly as soon as this week. [Pacific Coast Business Times] The Boeing-built X-37B robotic space plane launched on a rocket from... (Continue reading)

Arsonist sets eight fires in San Luis Obispo

Written on 15 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Firefighters are searching for the arsonist responsible for at least eight fires set near Sinsheimer Park in San Luis Obispo early Tuesday morning. At around 12:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of two fires burning near the Union Pacific... (Continue reading)

How can you support CalCoastNews today?

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

CalCoastNews reporters have uncovered cases of real estate fraud, embezzlement, and elder abuse that have led to arrests and public awareness. Reporter and CCN co-founder Daniel Blackburn covers water issues in the North County. His understanding of water politics is... (Continue reading)

Dredging Laguna Lake before the rains makes sense

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION By JIM FOLEY An open letter to the San Luis Obispo City Council: I have been a resident of San Luis Obispo for 35 years, 18 spent living on Laguna Lake. For well over a decade, I and many... (Continue reading)

The NRC needs to consider seismic data in Diablo Canyon license renewal

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION By FRIENDS OF THE EARTH Friends of the Earth has filed a petition to intervene in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proceeding that would allow Pacific Gas & Electric’s controversial Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors to run for an additional twenty... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum takes its auction online

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum’s annual benefit is always the local party of the year, and this year promises to be a step back in time with guests asked to don 40s attire for the museum’s USO-themed fundraiser. And... (Continue reading)

SLO’s police chief brings back Israeli lessons on suicide bombers, rioters

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 99 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell spent a week in Israel learning how its police agencies deal with suicide bombers and attacks by militants armed with automatic weapons. The program, sponsored by the... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay managers in line for raises

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Morro Bay management employees will receive 3 percent raises Tuesday night if Morro Bay’s city council approves a proposed bargaining agreement. Management staff, which consists of senior officials in city departments, have reached a two-year agreement with city negotiators that... (Continue reading)

Former California legislator to be sentenced for voter fraud

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A former California legislator is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday, along with his wife, for convictions stemming from his serving on the Los Angeles City Council while living outside the district he represented. [MyNewsLA] In July, a jury convicted Democratic... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria robbery string hits 10 in two weeks

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Armed gunmen held up two convenience stores in the Santa Maria area Saturday night, marking the ninth and tenth robberies in and around the city in the last two weeks, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. [KSBY] The latest... (Continue reading)