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Building in Atascadero explodes

Written on 8 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

As firefighters were rushing to a fire at a fiberglass repair shop in Atascadero on Friday evening, the building exploded. [KCOY] At about 6 p.m., a fire was reported at the building located off Sycamore and Curbaril roads. Firefighters are... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Bank of America robbed

Written on 8 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Atascadero police are investigating the Friday robbery of the Bank of America on Capistrano Avenue in Atascadero. At about 4:17 p.m., the robber entered the bank, said he was armed and demanded cash from one of the tellers. After receiving... (Continue reading)

High-speed rail contract lower than expected

Written on 7 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A consortium of construction companies from Sylmar, Texas, and Pasadena has won a $985 million contract from the California High Speed Rail Authority to build the first leg of the state’s planned bullet train. (Sacramento Bee) Tutor Perini Corp. of... (Continue reading)

Rehired SLO firefighter agrees to pay cut

Written on 7 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

Embattled San Luis Obispo firefighter John Ryan Mason, whom Fire Chief Charlie Hines rehired this week, has agreed to take a pay cut of more than $36,000 and a five-year probationary period. [Tribune] Following a bar bathroom brawl, Mason faced... (Continue reading)

Man found dead behind San Luis Obispo wine shop

Written on 7 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo emergency personnel found a 45-year-old man dead behind a San Luis Obispo wine shop Wednesday afternoon. Around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, San Luis Obispo police and fire departments responded to a call about an unconscious man lying on... (Continue reading)

San Onofre nuclear power plant shutting down

Written on 7 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The distressed San Onofre nuclear power plant is shutting down. Southern California Edison announced Friday it will retire the Unit 2 and Unit 3 reactors and lay off approximately 1,000 employees. San Onofre has not generated any electricity since January... (Continue reading)

Fight injures CMC inmate

Written on 6 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A fight Wednesday between two patient-inmates at California Mens’ Colony (CMC) left one man with serious head wounds and another suspected of attempted murder, facility officials said. Eric Guevara, 29, suffered blunt trauma to the head during the encounter with... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo to reinstate Ryan Mason

Written on 6 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 88 comments

UPDATE: Councilman Dan Carpenter’s statement on this issue is at the bottom of this article. San Luis Obispo officials have agreed to reinstate embattled firefighter John Ryan Mason. The decision was made by Fire Chief Charlie Hines with the support... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman kidnapped by ex-boyfriend

Written on 6 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Thousand Oaks man forced his way into the Atascadero home of his ex-girlfriend Tuesday, kidnapped her and fled to San Luis Obispo. Atascadero Police responded to the residence in the 5400 block of Olmeda Ave. at 7:48 a.m. Tuesday.... (Continue reading)

Banks agree to $1.5 billion mortgage settlement

Written on 5 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

More than 200,000 Californians will each receive checks worth nearly $1,500 this month as part of a $1.5 billion national mortgage settlement, the state attorney general’s office said Tuesday. Homeowners who successfully filed claims saying they were victims of wrongful... (Continue reading)