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Salvation Army bell ringers banned from Arroyo Grande plaza

Written on 4 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Salvation Army bells will not be ringing in front of the Arroyo Grande Walmart this Christmas season. [Tribune] The Five Cities Center, a shopping plaza that includes Walmart and Albertsons, has banned fundraising in front of its stores. “I love... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay negotiating separation agreement with city manager

Written on 4 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 151 comments

The Morro Bay City Council’s special attorney Steven Simas is negotiating a separation agreement with City Manager Andrea Lueker. [Tribune] The council spent an hour and a half in closed session Tuesday deliberating a severance package for Lueker but did... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach woman found dead in parking lot

Written on 3 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Three passers-by found the body of a 50-year-old Grover Beach woman Saturday afternoon in shrubbery next to a shopping center parking lot. [Tribune] The passers-by noticed the woman around 4:08 p.m. Saturday near the 100 block of South 16th Street... (Continue reading)

Former Morro Bay attorney takes job in Los Gatos

Written on 3 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 142 comments

Former Morro Bay city attorney Robert Schultz is moving to Los Gatos to begin working as the Los Gatos city attorney. The Los Gatos Town Council unanimously approved the hiring of Robert Schultz as the new Town Attorney at its... (Continue reading)

Former Lois Capps supporter mounting 2014 challenge

Written on 3 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

A former liberal Lois Capps supporter is running as a conservative Republican against the15-year incumbent congresswoman. Santa Barbara City Councilman Dale Fancisco announced at a San Luis Obispo North County Tea Party meeting Monday evening that he will run against... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College may ask taxpayers to fund building upgrades

Written on 2 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

The Cuesta College Board of Trustees is considering asking taxpayers to fund $180 million of new construction and building repair. [Tribune] Cuesta’s North County campus needs four new buildings at a cost of $80 million and the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Atascadero program supports homeless children

Written on 2 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A new program is providing meals to 25 homeless children in Atascadero each week. Crossroads Church sponsors the program that provides a backpack full of food for the children to take with them as they leave the Santa Rosa Elementary... (Continue reading)

Fast and Furious actor dies in crash

Written on 2 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Santa Barbara resident “Fast and Furious” actor Paul Walker died Saturday afternoon in a fiery car crash in Valencia. [NYPost] Best known for his role in auto-racing movies, the 40-year-old died while joy riding as a passenger in a cherry-red... (Continue reading)

Architect brings dispute of 9/11 story to SLO

Written on 2 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 64 comments

Bay Area architect and international speaker, Richard Gage, stated his case in San Luis Obispo Saturday that explosives, not planes, brought down three World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001. Gage founded the organization Architects and Engineers for 9/11... (Continue reading)

Lompoc gas wars

Written on 1 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Gas stations across Lompoc are participating in a gas price war that has resulted in plummeting prices. [KCOY] Gas prices in Lompoc are the lowest in 12 western states with three gas stations selling gas at $3.41. “So, if someone... (Continue reading)