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What’s in store at CalCoastNews

Written on 31 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The staff at CalCoastNews is excited to announce the official launch of our online store. We regularly hear from readers who are looking for ways to support CalCoastNews. By purchasing from us you are helping support our efforts to produce... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay hires interim city manager

Written on 31 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 98 comments

The Morro Bay City Council has hired an interim city manager at $13,000 per month. The council appointed former Beverly Hills city manager Ed Kreins to succeed Administrative Services Director Susan Slayton in bridging the gap between Andrea Lueker, who... (Continue reading)

H1N1 case confirmed at Arroyo Grande school

Written on 31 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

School officials at Ocean View Elementary School in Arroyo Grande have confirmed someone at the school was diagnosed with the H1N1 flu virus. School officials have not yet said if the confirmed case involves a student or staff. The school... (Continue reading)

SLO man convicted of murder

Written on 31 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo man was convicted Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the 2012 stabbing death of his friend during a road trip in New Mexico. [NewsJournal] Chip Fox, 37, is facing a maximum of 9 ½ years in prison.... (Continue reading)

Serial groper on a bike striking in Santa Maria

Written on 30 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Santa Maria police are searching for a man reported to have sexually assaulted several women this month. [KSBY] The suspect has reportedly been riding a bicycle up to women and groping them from behind. Most of the reported assaults have... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay imposes water restrictions

Written on 30 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

In response to a drought declaration by California Governor Jerry Brown, the city of Morro Bay adopted new rules Tuesday restricting water usage. [Tribune] Irrigation of public and private landscaping is now only permitted on Tuesdays and Saturdays for odd-numbered... (Continue reading)

Unemployment down in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 30 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

San Luis Obispo County is ranked fifth out of 58 California counties for lower numbers of unemployed workers, according to a report released last week by the California Employment Development Department. The SLO County unemployment rate fell from 6 percent... (Continue reading)

Truck hits Cal Poly professor riding a bicycle

Written on 30 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A popular Cal Poly graphic communication professor suffered a broken pelvis after a pickup truck crashed into the bicycle he was riding to work. [Tribune] Associate professor Brian Lawler was biking to Cal Poly around 8 a.m. Monday when the... (Continue reading)

DA charges man connected to shooting of Cal Poly student

Written on 29 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a man believed to have been involved in the shooting of a former Cal Poly football player. [KSBY] On November 21, 2013, Cal Poly student and former football... (Continue reading)

17 California communities could run out of water

Written on 29 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

As California’s drought intensifies, 17 communities in 10 counties across the state are in danger of running out of water within 60 to 120 days, state officials announced Tuesday. [MercuryNews] The 17 water districts are all in small rural communities... (Continue reading)