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Super blood moon eclipse Sunday night

Written on 27 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Central Coast stargazers will likely be watching the eclipse of the supermoon on Sunday evening. A supermoon and a total lunar eclipse will be the star attractions Sunday evening. This full moon will be the closest of the year and... (Continue reading)

Diablo Canyon desalinated water distribution is dangerous

Written on 26 Sep, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION By BRAD SNOOK Since Adam Hill has been a San Luis Obispo County supervisor, roughly 7 billion gallons of usable water has been discharged to the ocean from the Five Cities area. Yet, instead of promoting emergency measures to... (Continue reading)

Muril Clift resigns from Cambria CSD Board

Written on 26 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Muril Clift, vice president of the Cambria Community Services District Board, resigned at the end of Thursday’s board’s meeting. Clift’s resignation is effective Oct. 1. Clift sits on multiple local boards including the San Luis Obispo County Local Agency Formation... (Continue reading)

State employee demoted after crossing Gibson

Written on 26 Sep, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Succumbing to pressure from San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson, the California Geological Survey has demoted a state geologist who is critical of the science behind a contested local air pollution regulation. The demotion has prompted feuding... (Continue reading)

Yanaga convicted of murder

Written on 26 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A jury voted Friday to convict Thomas Yanaga of second-degree murder in the killing of Atascadero resident Marshall Savoy. On March 14, Yanaga, 53, shot Savoy, 32, after the Atascadero man tried to break up an argument between Yanaga and... (Continue reading)

McCarthy in line to be speaker of the house

Written on 25 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

House Speaker John Boehner announced Friday that he is resigning, making Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Californian, the leading candidate to claim the most powerful job in Congress. [LA Times] McCarthy’s district includes Bakersfield and most of Kern and Tulare... (Continue reading)

San Gabriel Elementary to reopen Monday

Written on 25 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Gabriel Elementary School will reopen Monday, a little more than two weeks after closing due to the appearance of dangerous chemicals and threatening letters. On Sept. 11, the San Luis Obispo County bomb squad removed a suspicious jar from... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man pleads no contest to murder of his daughter

Written on 25 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Paso Robles man accused of beating to death his 22-month-old daughter has pleaded no contest to second degree murder. Herbert David Brown III, 32, assaulted his daughter, Lily Sommer-Brown, at their Santa Ysabel Avenue home, leaving her not breathing... (Continue reading)

Nipomo felon allegedly strikes again and again

Written on 24 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A 26-year-old Nipomo man who was arrested last month for allegedly committing multiple felonies while on bail, was arrested Thursday accused of many of the same criminal acts. On Aug. 18, a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy noticed Allen... (Continue reading)

Haggen closing its California stores

Written on 24 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

Grocery chain Haggen announced Thursday plans to close 127 stores in California, Arizona and Nevada. Employees will receive a 60 day notice of pending store and office closures. Haggen plans to continue operating 37 stores in Oregon and Washington. The... (Continue reading)