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Lower DUI level idea not popular

Written on 15 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Reaction has been swift and largely negative to a federal proposition to lower blood alcohol standards for drunken driving enforcement. (San Jose Mercury News) Members of the National Transportation Safety Board voted unanimously this week to propose a limit of... (Continue reading)

SLO County proposes $494.8 million budget

Written on 15 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo County administrators proposed a $494.8 million budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The proposed 2013-2014 budget represents a $3.9 million increase from the 2012-2013 budget and currently contains a $2.2 million... (Continue reading)

Kevin Rice withdraws from SLO City Council race

Written on 14 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

San Luis Obispo Council candidate Kevin Rice announced during his introduction at the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum that he is stepping down from the race and endorsing Paul Brown. Rice asked the audience to join himself... (Continue reading)

Jerry Brown to propose $1 billion for Common Core standards

Written on 14 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown will propose today spending $1 billion to implement education standards that 45 states, including California, have adopted. [Sacramento Bee] The Common Core State Standards will align California’s math and science K-12 curricula with those of 44... (Continue reading)

Feds promoting lower alcohol limits

Written on 14 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Federal transportation officials Tuesday recommended a much lower alcohol level to determine a person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle — from the current .08 to .05 blood alcohol — as a means to crack down on drunk driving. (Louisville... (Continue reading)

Committee cancels Paso Robles Fourth of July fireworks

Written on 14 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Organizers of the primary Fourth of July fireworks show in Paso Robles have cancelled this year’s event due to lack of funding. [Tribune] Paso Blast, which takes place at Barney Schwartz Park, draws about 15,000 people annually, according to its... (Continue reading)

Body found in Atascadero storage unit

Written on 14 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The body of an unidentified man was discovered Saturday in an Atascadero storage unit on El Camino Real. [KCOY] The Atascadero Mini Storage manager told KCOY that the man appeared to be living in the unit. Police do not suspect... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into Grover Beach apartment

Written on 13 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Lemoore man driving under the influence Sunday evening in Grover Beach crashed into a parked truck and an apartment building, causing one residence to be ruled unsafe for occupancy. Around 8:30 p.m., Patrick Jeff’s Ford Taurus struck an unattended... (Continue reading)

U.N. goes buggy with food report

Written on 13 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Overweight Americans fighting the battle of the belt bulge should be exploiting a new dietary weapon: bugs. That’s according to the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, which has issued a lengthy report concluding that everyone should be including more... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly loses to Irvine 11-1 in series clincher

Written on 13 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

With exception of the first four innings Sunday, Cal Poly outscored UC Irvine 1-0 in the deciding game of a Big West conference series in Orange County between two ranked teams. In the first four innings, though, Cal Poly pitchers... (Continue reading)