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SLO council passes plan to rezone manufacturing area

Written on 18 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A plan to redesign a neighborhood of southern San Luis Obispo that has divided the city council for months passed Tuesday night by a 3-2 vote. The South Broad Street Area Plan, which first appeared before the council in March,... (Continue reading)

Hallucinogen found in Spooner’s Cove drowning victim’s system

Written on 18 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Cal Poly student who drowned while swimming at Spooner’s Cove in June had alcohol, marijuana and a psychedelic drug in his system. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Coroner’s office determined 21-year-old Stefan James Wagner’s death was the result... (Continue reading)

Body found in Nipomo ditch

Written on 18 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The body of an adult male was found Tuesday in a drainage ditch between two fields in rural Nipomo. Shortly before 5 p.m., a field worker discovered the body of an adult male partially submerged in the ditch located near... (Continue reading)

Atascadero hires firm to promote tourism on social media

Written on 18 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The city of Atascadero is turning to social media to state its case for becoming the tourism hub of San Luis Obispo County. [KCOY] The Atascadero Tourism Business Improvement District issued an approximately $175,000 contract to an advertising firm to... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly’s increasing student body

Written on 17 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Cal Poly has about 1,000 more students slated to attend this year compared to last and a goal of increasing attendance by 4,000 to 5,000 students over the next nine years. At the annual fall conference on Monday, Cal Poly’s... (Continue reading)

Brown asks for delay in inmate cap

Written on 17 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Hoping to rehabilitate rather than just move inmates to out-of-state prison systems, Gov. Jerry Brown Monday asked federal judges to allow a three-year delay to the prisoner population cap that was ordered in 2010. (Los Angeles Times) In a late-night... (Continue reading)

Homemade bomb found in downtown SLO

Written on 17 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A device the San Luis Obispo County Bomb Task Force removed from outside a downtown San Luis Obispo business on Sept. 11 appears to have been a homemade bomb. Police discovered what appeared to be gunpowder and fourteen firecrackers in... (Continue reading)

California considering non-physician abortions

Written on 16 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Women who want abortions in California may soon not need the assistance of a doctor. [Townhall] Nurse practitioners, midwives and physician assistants will join in the act of performing abortions if Governor Jerry Brown signs AB 154. The bill, which... (Continue reading)

California hunters may lose lead bullets

Written on 16 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

Governor Jerry Brown may make California the first state in the country to ban the use of lead bullets for the purpose of hunting. [SF Gate] AB 711, which would require hunters to use ammunition made from a metal other... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission loses bid to fine property owners

Written on 16 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A bill seeking to provide the California Coastal Commission the authority to issue fines for the first time in its 37-year history failed. The measure would have allowed the commission to fine people who block access to public beaches, destroy... (Continue reading)