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South County council rejects pot shop plans

Written on 24 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A South County advisory body declared Monday night that it does not support a Santa Cruz woman’s plan to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Nipomo. [Tribune] The South County Advisory Council voted 9-2 against the project. However, the project... (Continue reading)

Weekend crash victims identified

Written on 24 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The California Highway Patrol has identified a 22-year-old man killed in a crash near Pozo as Arroyo Grande resident Tyler Johns. Johns was a passenger in a Dodge truck driven by 18-year-old Arroyo Grande resident Paul Kravtsov, whom officers arrested... (Continue reading)

Kelly Gearhart’s sentencing hearing delayed again

Written on 23 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The sentencing hearing for former Atascadero developer Kelly Gearhart has been changed three times in the past month and is currently set for June 1. In May, Gearhart pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of... (Continue reading)

Is Morro Bay parks official a government troll?

Written on 23 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 172 comments

By CCN Staff CLARIFICATION: CalCoastNews erred when it wrote that Aaron Ochs was considering getting a gun. To clarify Ochs’ statement, he said it was recommended by an unnamed individual that he get a firearm. Here is what Ochs wrote... (Continue reading)

Tom Geaslen’s new gig

Written on 23 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Former Oceano CSD general manager Tom Geaslen is embarking on a business venture with the aim of becoming the king of short-term RV rentals. [Pacific Business Times] Geaslen is one of the founders of Nipomo startup RVPlusYou, a business modeled... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man arrested again for murder

Written on 23 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE The day after a local judge ordered a Morro Bay man released from jail, the San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office had him arrested for allegedly murdering his wife. On Friday, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court... (Continue reading)

California may repeal ‘welfare queen’ law

Written on 23 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

California Democrats are calling for the repeal of a law that bars families from receiving increases to their welfare checks if they give birth to an additional child while on benefits. [Sac Bee] Sen. Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles says... (Continue reading)

Proposed groundwater regulations will affect all residents

Written on 22 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION By LARRY and SUSAN MCGOURTY If you live in a city in San Luis Obispo County or live in the rural county and grow fruits and vegetables for family and friends and think the permanent water offsets and groundwater... (Continue reading)

Storefront marijuana dispensary proposed for Nipomo

Written on 22 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A Santa Cruz woman is proposing a medical marijuana dispensary in Nipomo, not far from the Santa Barbara County line. Stephanie Kiel is the owner of a mobile dispensary that operates out of Watsonville delivering to Monterey and San Luis... (Continue reading)

Fatal roll-over accident near Pozo

Written on 22 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

One person was killed in a Sunday morning crash near Pozo, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 1 a.m., a dodge truck rolled more than 100 feet off Hi Mountain Lookout Road near the High Mountain Campground. It... (Continue reading)