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A New Year’s wish to CCN readers

Written on 31 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

New Year’s wish by Allan Cooper Imagine if you will a world transforming All news is upbeat, good humor abounds We bring an end to global warming Wars finally end, good will resounds Imagine if you will a world of... (Continue reading)

SLO package thief caught on video

Written on 31 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who stole a package off the front porch of a home on Tarragon Lane. At 12:23 p.m. on Thursday, the homeowner’s security  camera captured the thief snatching... (Continue reading)

Marx and Democratic consultant fined for campaign violations

Written on 31 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo City attorney announced Friday that the city has levied fines against both former mayor Jan Marx and County Democratic Party Vice-Chair Cory Black for violating city campaign finance laws. Marx is required to... (Continue reading)

PG&E cited over cooling system failure at Diablo Canyon

Written on 30 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An emergency cooling system at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant may have been inoperable for a period of a year and half, according to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission finding. The NRC slapped PG&E with a citation over the matter. On... (Continue reading)

Hiker falls on Bishop Peak, severely injured

Written on 30 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A hiker fell near the top of Bishop Peak Thursday evening and was airlifted off the mountain. Fire officials say the man suffered severe injuries. San Luis Obispo and Cal Fire crews began hiking up the mountain around 5:30 p.m.... (Continue reading)

The Democratic Party’s way forward is representing the homefolk

Written on 29 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS Editor’s note: A column by Democrat Stew Jenkins will run in CalCoastNews every other Thursday, rotating with a column by Republican Mike Brown. “I’m a gun tot’n, Christian Democrat,” said the red white and blue bumper... (Continue reading)

When party planning goes bad

Written on 29 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE After hosting a deadly “mansion party” in Virginia, the party planner fled to Paso Robles where he allegedly shot a man at a gathering. Earlier this week, Karheem Graham-Lutchman pleaded not guilty to a San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

SLO council considering water bottle ban

Written on 29 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council is set to discuss the possibility of adopting a San Francisco-style ban on single-use plastic water bottles. In February, the council voted 4-1 to direct city staff to craft an ordinance banning the sale... (Continue reading)

Missing camper found dead in rural SLO County

Written on 29 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Following an extensive search, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s personnel found the body of a missing 50-year-old man near a rural campground east of San Luis Obispo. The sheriff’s office has identified the man as Michael Tyson Fontenot. The sheriff’s... (Continue reading)

Maldonado meets with Trump over ag secretary job

Written on 29 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

President-elect Donald Trump is considering appointing Santa Maria farmer and former California lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado as the United States secretary of agriculture. Trump met with Maldonado on Wednesday at the president-elect’s Mar-A-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida. Another... (Continue reading)