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April, 2015

Field of candidates taking shape in race to replace Capps

Written on 9 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

Three candidates have announced their intention to run in the congressional race to fill a seat that Rep. Lois Capps announced she would vacate at the end of her current term. Capps released a video Wednesday in which she says... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar strike likely avoided

Written on 9 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The Lucia Mar Unified School District has reached a tentative agreement with its teachers’ union that may settle a heated contract dispute. District officials and the Lucia Mar Teachers’ Association have clashed for months, and union members voted late last... (Continue reading)

It is time to set the record straight

Written on 8 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

(Editors note: Aaron Ochs posted,  as a news story, a claim that activist Julie Tacker threatened his family. The claim has been used to demean Tacker, the activist responsible for pointing out Brown Act violations that ultimately led to a... (Continue reading)

Lois Capps announces retirement

Written on 8 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 85 comments

Democratic Rep. Lois Capps, who has represented the Central Coast in Congress since 1998, released a video statement Wednesday announcing that this will be her final term in the House of Representatives and that she will retire at the conclusion... (Continue reading)

Where does California stand in property tax rankings?

Written on 8 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

California has the 17th lowest property taxes among all 50 U.S. states, according to a report compiled by consumer financial website WalletHub. [LA Times] The average property tax paid by California real estate owners in 2015 is $1,431. Hawaii has... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors vote in favor of new animal shelter

Written on 8 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to replace the county’s dilapidated animal shelter with a new 15,000 square foot shelter. Currently, animals are housed in a 45-year-old facility that was built over a landfill. Because of issues... (Continue reading)

Did Santa Barbara health clinic infect patients with Hepatitis C?

Written on 8 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Santa Barbara health officials have closed a medical clinic while they try to determine if its staff infected patients with Hepatitis C and other blood-borne illnesses. In February, a patient at the unnamed clinic was diagnosed with an acute case... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria jury convicts 5 in U-Haul murder trial

Written on 8 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Santa Maria jury delivered first-degree murder convictions to five of six defendants who stood trial for the killing of a 28-year-old man that allegedly occurred as retribution for a drug debt. [Lompoc Record] Ramon Maldonado, 39, David Maldonado, 57,... (Continue reading)

Feds charge 13 members of Nipomo narcotics trafficking family

Written on 7 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 55 comments

Agents with the FBI, California Highway Patrol officers and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a pre-dawn operation that led to the arrest of 12 members of a Central Coast narcotics trafficking organization. Officers are still searching for one... (Continue reading)

Do we need the proposed Paso Robles water district?

Written on 7 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION By JIM OLESNANIK I learned long ago that before you can solve a problem, you must first identify the problem and secondly, the underlying cause of that problem. What is the problem? The “problem” is dropping water levels in... (Continue reading)