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California and feds clash over firefighting bill

Written on 10 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The state of California is threatening to stop sending firefighters to fires in national forests if the federal government does not reimburse local agencies for the costs of battling blazes. [Mercury News] California Emergency Services Director Mark Ghilarducci said in... (Continue reading)

Papp responds to History Center allegations

Written on 10 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION by JAMES PAPP It would be hard to imagine a greater concentration of false statements than in Kevin Rice’s recent opinion piece “History Center Allowing SLO County archives to rot.” First, Rice exaggerates the size of the History Center... (Continue reading)

SLO driver racks up three DUI arrests in one week

Written on 10 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested one man for DUI three times in the span of a week, and they are now warning the driver may be back on the road. [Tribune] Police first arrested Iran Jimenez on June 30 near... (Continue reading)

Multiple fires burn on the Central Coast

Written on 10 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Fires are burning on both the northern and southern edges of San Luis Obispo County, as well as in Santa Margarita. Additionally, a fire is burning near Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County, and a blaze burned briefly in Morro... (Continue reading)

Alamo Fire scorches 23,867 acres

Written on 9 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The fast moving Alamo Fire has scorched 23,867 acres and is 10 percent, according to a Sunday morning report from Cal Fire. The fire ignited Thursday afternoon off Highway 166 near the Twitchell Reservoir in San Luis Obispo County. It... (Continue reading)

Firefighter injured in fire outside San Miguel

Written on 9 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One person has been injured and one structure destroyed in the fast moving Parkfield Fire. The blaze, burning between San Miguel and Parkfield, has scorched 1,500 acres and is 30 percent contained, according to Cal Fire. At about 8 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

History Center allowing SLO County archives to rot

Written on 8 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 41 comments

OPINION by KEVIN P. RICE The History Center of San Luis Obispo County is treating our county history like trash. Each year, the History Center receives a large public subvention to archive and store historic county documents dating back to... (Continue reading)

Alamo Fire rages burning 6,000 acres

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

The fast moving Alamo Fire doubled in size Friday night to 6,000 acres. The fire was 10 percent contained Saturday morning. The fire ignited Thursday afternoon off Highway 166 near the Twitchell Reservoir in San Luis Obispo County. It has... (Continue reading)

California public pensions are not bullet proof

Written on 7 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 38 comments

By MIKE BROWN One of the paradoxes of current California state and local politics is the continuing support by public employee unions of left progressive candidates and their policies. This emerging and expansive Democratic Party faction has recently been restyled... (Continue reading)

Multiple Central Coast fires and car crashes

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

A vehicle plunged about 200 feet off Highway 166 east of Santa Maria Friday morning. Rescue workers then found a dead body in the wreckage. The crash occurred around 7 a.m. near Rock Front Ranch. It is unclear what caused... (Continue reading)