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SLO council unanimously approves raise for city attorney

Written on 8 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council unanimously approved a 4.5 percent salary increase for City Attorney Christine Dietrick on Tuesday. Prior to the council approving the pay raise, three members of the public criticized the proposed increase, two of whom... (Continue reading)

USDA declares SLO County agriculture disaster area

Written on 8 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The United States Department of Agriculture has declared San Luis Obispo County an agricultural disaster area due to a recent drought. On April 10, the USDA designated San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties as primary natural disaster areas because of... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man attacks wife with Samurai sword

Written on 8 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A Los Osos man allegedly attacked his wife Tuesday with a Samurai sword causing injuries to her hands, fingers and stomach. Investigators also believe that Charles Haig Guenther, 36, threatened his wife with a handgun, according to the San Luis... (Continue reading)

Regulators, utilities called cozy

Written on 8 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Pointing to ongoing operational deficiencies on the part of Pacific Gas & Electric, California lawmakers are focusing angry attention on the utility’s regulatory agency, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), according to a report in the Sacramento Bee. PG&E owns and... (Continue reading)

Fresno man jailed for park shooting

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 19-year-old Fresno man has been arrested in connection with a Nov. 7, 2012 shooting in San Luis Obispo’s Santa Rosa Park that left a man partially paralyzed. Benjamin Adam Ma was taken into custody April 19 by Fresno police... (Continue reading)

Spatafore drops out of SLO council race

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Attorney John Spatafore withdrew from the race for the open San Luis Obispo City Council seat Monday, shortly after the Tribune endorsed one of his opponents, Carlyn Christianson. [KSBY] Spatafore said he ended his candidacy because he believed he might... (Continue reading)

High court zones out pot stores

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Cities and counties in California can use zoning restrictions to scotch medical marijuana dispensaries, the state’s supreme court ruled Monday. (Los Angeles Times) The decision reaffirms prohibitions now in place in about 200 California cities, officials of which have sought... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest five for drug charges

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Paso Roble Police Department’s newly created Special Enforcement Team arrested five people Sunday for drug related charges. Shortly before 6 p.m., officers noted five people acting suspiciously around a vehicle in the parking lot of the City Library. The... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man arrested for fraud

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A 79-year-old Grover Beach man was arrested in Washington State under a fugitive from another state charge on Sunday. [Tribune] Al Moriarty, former owner of Moriarty Enterprises, is being held without bail at the Kitsap County Jail. Former investors have... (Continue reading)

SLO council considering another raise for city attorney

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council will decide Tuesday whether to grant City Attorney Christine Dietrick a 4.5 percent raise in pay based on performance while line level employees salaries are either frozen or facing cuts. On March 27, the... (Continue reading)