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Three candidates vying for Morro Bay mayor

Written on 9 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A city councilman, a prominent local business owner and a leader of the opposition to Morro Bay’s controversial wastewater project are each vying to become mayor of the coastal San Luis Obispo County city. [Cal Coast Times] With his third... (Continue reading)

Is the IWMA’s proposed Styrofoam ban ordinance illegal?

Written on 8 Aug, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE While arguments rage over a proposed countywide ordinance to ban Styrofoam food containers, a retired San Luis Obispo County deputy county counsel contends the Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) does not have authority to pass ordinances. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Cunningham promotes resolution against Trump’s emission rollbacks

Written on 8 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Again breaking rank with his party on an environmental issue, Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) introduced a resolution this week opposing the Trump Administration’s rollbacks of fuel emission standards. [Cal Coast Times] The state of California is currently locked... (Continue reading)

SLO High grad avoids more jail time for arson

Written on 7 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

One of the three former San Luis Obispo High School students who was accused of burning down the campus computer lab received a sentence Monday that will allow him to avoid spending more time behind bars if he complies with... (Continue reading)

IWMA credit card used for personal costs, audit shows

Written on 7 Aug, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By Cal Coast Times staff The San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority spends thousands of dollars of taxpayer money every month on a US Bank credit card “for what appear to be personal uses,” reported Carl Knudson, an... (Continue reading)

SLO County ballot maker’s messy family bankruptcy

Written on 7 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A businessman and businesswoman tied to San Luis Obispo County’s mysterious ballot printing company recently emerged from a bankruptcy case in which their creditors claimed they were owed nearly $120 million, yet the creditors only received a fraction of that... (Continue reading)

Cambria man attacks his grandmother with a broom

Written on 7 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 46-year-old Cambria man with a history of mental health issues attacked his grandmother Monday, using his own body as well as a broom. The incident resulted in the grandmother being hospitalized and the man engaging in a multi-hour standoff... (Continue reading)

Is tire mulch a safe covering for Los Osos playground?

Written on 6 Aug, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER A few years ago San Luis Obispo County Parks replaced the playground equipment at our one and only park here in Los Osos. When they did, they also installed 240 yards of repurposed shredded tire mulch... (Continue reading)

Fire at homeless camp near Oceano Dunes

Written on 6 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A fire broke out at a homeless camp near the Oceano Dunes Monday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 6 a.m., Five Cities firefighters found a blaze in the 300 block of Pier Avenue. Fire crews quickly knocked down the... (Continue reading)

Plane crashes in California parking lot, video

Written on 6 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs | No comments

Five people aboard a small plane died Sunday after the aircraft fell from the sky head first and crashed into a busy Orange County parking lot. [CBS News] Dashcam footage shows the plane abruptly taking a nosedive and slamming into... (Continue reading)