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April, 2017

Drought officially over on the Central Coast

Written on 9 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Governor Jerry Brown declared Friday that one of the worst droughts in California’s history had ended. Brown also vowed to continue water conservation efforts throughout the state. While the bulk of the state is no longer officially in a drought,... (Continue reading)

South County sanitation district need new leadership

Written on 8 Apr, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 2 comments

OPINION by RON ARNOLDSEN My 8th grade teacher Mrs. Goss had two favorite sayings: 1. The empty wagon rattles the loudest. 2. A wise man changes his mind and a fool never does. There are people who rattle on and... (Continue reading)

SWAT team raids Oceano home involved in drug and gun sales

Written on 8 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A SWAT raid of a home near a Nipomo elementary school Friday morning produced guns and drugs, both of which were for sale, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department. Following the “high risk search,” deputies arrested two... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles water district gets LAFCO approval

Written on 8 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) voted 5-2 Thursday to approve an application to form the Estrella-El Pomar-Creston Water District as part of the Paso Robles groundwater basin. California law requires that water basins be sustainably managed... (Continue reading)

Is the SLO City Council on the side of out of town developers?

Written on 7 Apr, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Loren Riehl’s under-parked, overly-dense and poorly designed student apartment complex at 71 Palomar could have gone through without clearcutting 55 old growth trees (including one national champion in height and age), without moving and possibly delisting... (Continue reading)

The latest gas tax is patently unfair

Written on 7 Apr, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

Opinion by Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham released a statement Thursday following the passage of SB-1, related to tax increases for transportation funding:  Today I voted against the biggest gas tax hike in California’s history. The fact is, taxpayers don’t... (Continue reading)

Woman slams U-Haul into tree, found later at hospital

Written on 7 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 30-year-old woman crashed a U-Haul pickup truck into a tree in rural Templeton, then left the scene. Authorities later tracked the woman to a local hospital. [KSBY] Shortly before 10 a.m., other drivers in the area reported the U-Haul... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande teacher sentenced for sex with a student

Written on 7 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A former Arroyo Grande High School culinary arts teacher who pleaded no contest to charges of sexual intercourse with an underage student was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail and four years probation. Tara Stumph’s probation includes mandatory participation... (Continue reading)

Los Osos directors want a planning commission

Written on 6 Apr, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE Several Los Osos Community Services District board members want the district to create and operate its own planning commission. At Thursdays 7 p.m. meeting, the board will hear a Government Services Committee report written by directors Jon-Erik... (Continue reading)

SLO council approves $2,000 bonuses for management employees

Written on 6 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to hand one-time payments of $2,000 to 93-management level employees, including City Manager Katie Lichtig and City Attorney Christine Dietrick. City human resources staff proposed the one-time payments... (Continue reading)