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Grover Beach Chief of Police Jim Copsey announces retirement

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Jim Copsey, Grover Beach police chief since 2005 and the city’s assistant city manager since 2013, announced plans to retire in December. The announcement came in a Tuesday email from Copsey to City Manager Robert Perrault. Copsey also sent emails... (Continue reading)

Cash-strapped Paso school district selects new superintendent

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The financially troubled Paso Robles Joint Unified School District has selected a Fresno County administrator to serve as superintendent at a base salary of $170,000. Chris Williams, an assistant superintendent of human resources at Central Unified School... (Continue reading)

California Supreme Court rules voter initiatives exempt from CEQA

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By STEW JENKINS and KAREN VELIE The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that land use planning by voter qualified initiative is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); even if a city council adopts the voter initiative to avoid... (Continue reading)

Measure G is not an extension of Measure Y

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION By SLO COUNCILMAN DAN CARPENTER On July 15, my colleagues on the San Luis Obispo City Council voted without my support to put Measure G – the half cent additional sales tax – on the November ballot. During the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly mulling $155 million hotel and arena project

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Cal Poly is considering building a $155 million on-campus complex that would include a hotel, a conference center and a basketball arena. [Tribune] The proposed project is intended to bolster the university’s hospitality degree program and replace an aging men... (Continue reading)

Two really dumb burglars

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Deputies are searching for an Oceano woman suspected of carrying a stolen purse near a home she had burglarized and an Arroyo Grande man is in jail after he was spotted on video using a stolen credit card. On Wednesday,... (Continue reading)

Letter to the editor: The Senate must take action

Written on 7 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

By GARY KIRKLAND Americans like me need the Senate to take up the cause on three matters of great importance. First, the Senate must not allow the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to enforce the ObamaCare Individual Mandate. The law is... (Continue reading)

Linda Kennedy due back in court

Written on 7 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Former Paso Robles lender Linda Ann Kennedy is due back in court on Sept. 9 to determine the amount of restitution she will be ordered to pay back to her victims. Kennedy, 51, swindled more than 1,000 investors out of... (Continue reading)

Doc Burnstein’s hosting Scholarship Day

Written on 7 Aug, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

For the ninth year in a row, Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab will be awarding scholarships to its hardworking college employees. On Aug. 12, all proceeds from the days sales will be divided among eligible employees. Participants must have a... (Continue reading)

Wine counterfeiter facing 11 years in prison

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

A California seller of vintage wines is facing 11 years in prison after he was convicted of making as much as $20 million selling bogus bottles of wine. [CBS] Rudy Kurniawan, who was convicted of wire and mail fraud in... (Continue reading)