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Water board lifts septic tank orders on 38 Los Osos homes

Written on 30 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Against the recommendation of its staff, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board has rescinded orders that required some Los Osos homeowners to spend thousands of dollars treating their septic tanks while waiting for the construction... (Continue reading)

California bans government display of Confederate flag

Written on 30 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law that prohibits state government agencies from selling or displaying items containing the Confederate flag. [Mercury News] Democratic Assemblyman Isadore Hall of Compton authored the bill after his mother saw replica... (Continue reading)

Brown likely to sign statewide plastic bag ban

Written on 30 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

California Govenor Jerry Brown is expected to sign into law the first statewide plastic bag ban in the U.S. [ABC News] Brown has until Tuesday to sign the bill, which would ban single-use plastic bags in large grocery stores beginning... (Continue reading)

My daughter’s health insurance company couldn’t care less

Written on 29 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 85 comments

OPINION By HILARY GRANT Looking back, it all began when my smart, beautiful and spirited teenage daughter was in first grade. Her teachers told me Katie could hear perfectly well, but darn it, she just didn’t listen. Treated as a... (Continue reading)

WalMart to cost Atascadero more than $11 million

Written on 29 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 46 comments

OPINION By TOM COMAR While it may come as a shock to some, those of us in Save Atascadero and other citizens who warned Atascadero’s staff, council, and planning commission that WalMart traffic mitigation costs could skyrocket and leave the... (Continue reading)

Supervisor candidates argue over proposition 13

Written on 29 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 78 comments

By KAREN VELIE The latest skirmish in the contentious battle for San Luis Obispo County’s District 4 Supervisor seat is over the meaning of Proposition 13. Caren Ray and Lynn Compton are battling for what is considered the swing seat... (Continue reading)

California defines “yes” in student sex bill

Written on 29 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that creates new rules for college students in the state who engage in sexual activity. [LA Times] The new law defines sexual consent as an “affirmative, conscious and voluntary agreement to engage... (Continue reading)

Controversial colonel takes over as Morro Bay city manager

Written on 29 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

A former U.S. Army commander, who recently lost his post as the head of a base in Vicenza, Italy, is taking over Monday as Morro Bay’s new city manager. In August, the Morro Bay City Council hired retired Army Colonel... (Continue reading)

Pipe break spurs small oil spill in Santa Maria

Written on 29 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A small oil spill occurred Saturday morning near Highway 101 in Santa Maria after an underground pipe broke. [KSBY] Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the spill at 1348 East Battles Road just after 7 a.m. When they arrived, Greka... (Continue reading)

Firefighters help elderly woman

Written on 28 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Two Santa Barbara City Firefighters went back to a call location during their free time to help make an 81-year-old woman’s home safer. [KCOY] Captain Kevin Bryant and crew from Fire Station 6 were called to the home in the... (Continue reading)