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Stephen Glass found unfit to practice law in California

Written on 28 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Former journalist Stephen Glass, who fabricated magazine articles for the New Republic and others in the 1990s, lost his bid to become a lawyer in California. [Washington Post] Less than a month after admitting an illegal immigrant to the California... (Continue reading)

Agricultural visionary Ernie Righetti dead at 97

Written on 28 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Ernie Righetti, the man who introduced avocados to the area, died Sunday night. He was 97. [Tribune] Righetti had been under hospice care. He died at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo. Righetti lived in the house... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate dies from H1N1 flu

Written on 28 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Correction: The inmate had been in the jail for three months. A San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate died Monday of the H1N1 flu virus. The SLO County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that 35-year-old Rudy Joseph Silva was transported to Sierra... (Continue reading)

Jim Erb announces candidacy for county tax collector

Written on 28 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Jim Erb, the sitting San Luis Obispo County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator, announced today he will run for the office he was appointed to lead at the end of 2012. “This office may have one of the world’s longest titles, but... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man injures daughter in crash after fleeing CHP

Written on 27 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Paso Robles man and his 5-year-old daughter went to the hospital Saturday evening after twice fleeing California Highway Patrol officers and crashing a car into a dirt embankment in Paso Robles. [KSBY] Claude Cowans was driving a Ford on... (Continue reading)

Cambria CSD considering water rationing

Written on 27 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The Cambria Community Services District Board of Directors is considering declaring a drought emergency that will restrict the amount of water residents and businesses can use and impose hefty penalties on those exceeding the limits. [Tribune] At a board meeting... (Continue reading)

Marlboro man dies in SLO from lung disease

Written on 27 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Former “Marlboro Man” Eric Lawson died earlier this month in San Luis Obispo of respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), his wife Susan Lawson announced over the weekend. He was 72. According to Variety, Lawson started smoking... (Continue reading)

Drought threatens Central Coast coho salmon

Written on 26 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The lack of rain could lead to the extinction of coho salmon in the waters off the Central Coast of California. [SFGate] Following heavy winter rains, coho salmon swim up the rivers and creeks to spawn. However, many of the... (Continue reading)

Inmate erroneously released from jail

Written on 25 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Santa Barbara County Jail officials mistakenly released an inmate from custody on Friday. The sheriff’s office is asking the public for help in locating 24-year-old Eduardo Guzman Gonzalez. The former inmate was released from jail due to procedural errors. In... (Continue reading)

Man convicted of attempted murder for shootout with officer

Written on 25 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Diego man who engaged in a shootout with a California Highway Patrol officer in Paso Robles was convicted of attempted murder Thursday. Clifford Scott, 23, battled CHP Officer Adrian Ayala in a shootout on Oct. 27, 2012, after... (Continue reading)