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May, 2017

SLO County shutting down popular Paso Robles roadside stand

Written on 8 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

San Luis Obispo County officials delivered an eviction order to a popular roadside produce stand in Paso Robles, angering customers and prompting a petition drive. The family-operated stand has been selling produce, including locally grown strawberries, at the corner of... (Continue reading)

Campaign finance reform – no half measure

Written on 7 May, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS One of my Grandfathers, Newton Jenkins, started his political career as a Republican Chicago Alderman back when Big Bill Thompson was mayor. According to family history, two gentlemen lived with the family at their home. They... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys two mobile homes in Arroyo Grande

Written on 7 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire destroyed two mobile homes in Arroyo Grande on Saturday afternoon. At approximately 2:30 p.m., several neighbors noticed a home on fire in the Sunrise Terrace Mobile Home Park and called 911. High winds then pushed the fire to... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district violates Brown Act amid Brown Act violation investigation

Written on 7 May, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District may have violated the Brown Act while conducting an investigation into an alleged Brown Act violation. On April 19, during a closed session meeting, sanitation district board member and... (Continue reading)

Templeton Maker’s Faire shows off student’s abilities

Written on 6 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By RICHARD BASTIAN Templeton High School hosted the Maker’s Faire, a learning and tinkering opportunity for students, last Wednesday. More than 1,100 people turned out to see what these incredible students created. Developer and physics teacher Jason Diodati started the... (Continue reading)

Lawmaker files initiative to repeal California gas tax

Written on 6 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

California voters may have a say on the gas tax increase that Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed into law. Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) filed an initiative on Friday that calls for the repeal of SB 1, the gas tax... (Continue reading)

3 injured in helicopter crash near Santa Barbara

Written on 6 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A helicopter crashed at the La Cumbre Country Club golf course in Santa Barbara County Friday afternoon injuring the three people on board. Shortly after 2:04 p.m., the pilot reported engine trouble and attempted to land the helicopter at the... (Continue reading)

Suspect allegedly beats a man with guitar for appearing gay

Written on 5 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A hate crime suspect allegedly attacked a man with a guitar in Santa Barbara County on April because he believed the victim was gay. The victim suffered a serious injury in the attack, during which the suspect was shouting a... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay mountain climber dies on Mount Whitney

Written on 5 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Morro Bay man slipped and fell while climbing near the 14,494-foot peak of Mount Whitney last month. Jose “Ramiro” Leon Penloza, 29, died in the accident. On April 21, Penloza, an avid climber, was heading up Mount Whitney’s Mountaineer’s... (Continue reading)

Hillary still doesn’t get it

Written on 5 May, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 38 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE After reading accounts of Hillary Clinton’s latest interview on why she lost the 2016 election, she’s unbelievably still in denial. Blaming the FBI Director and WikiLeaks for her defeat on the brink of what she... (Continue reading)