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California Valley solar plant producing power

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

The California Valley Solar Ranch is now operational and delivering enough electricity to power 100,000 homes annually. [Tribune] The Solar Ranch is one of two photovoltaic plants on the Carrizo Plain. The Topaz Solar Farm, the larger of the two... (Continue reading)

Atheists sue Pismo Beach over city chaplain

Written on 5 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 95 comments

In connection with Atheists United San Luis Obispo, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes separation of church and state, sued Pismo Beach last week over its use of a city chaplain. [Tribune] The lawsuit, filed in... (Continue reading)

Carpinteria man fakes carjacking

Written on 5 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s arrested a Carpenteria man on Sunday afternoon for allegedly faking a carjacking and driving under the influence. At about 2:30 p.m., Troy Ostboe, 50, called 911 to report his Porsche had been hijacked and that his wife... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man wins constitutional rights lawsuit

Written on 4 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Morro Bay man won his lawsuit to have several “Joe McCarthy era” sections of the California Election Code declared  unconstitutional last week, according to a San Luis Obispo County Superior Court ruling. John Barta filed the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly Republicans petition against CSU club policy

Written on 4 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The Cal Poly College Republicans are petitioning to reverse a California State University system policy that mandates open enrollment in campus clubs. [Mustang News] In 2011, former CSU Chancellor Charles Reed issued Executive Order 1068, requiring membership in university-affiliated clubs... (Continue reading)

Shandon superintendent firing costing district

Written on 4 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Shandon Joint Unified School District is paying the salaries of two superintendents while operating with a budget deficit because of the recent termination of its top employee. [Tribune] Last month, the Shandon school board fired popular superintendent and principal... (Continue reading)

Central Coast starfish dying from brutal disease

Written on 4 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Marine scientists have discovered a large number of starfish dead or dying along the California Coast from a disease that causes their arms to turn to mush and fall off, according to the University of Santa Cruz. From Alaska to... (Continue reading)

Dorm fire displaces 10 Cal Poly students

Written on 4 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A fire in a Cal Poly dormitory left 10 students without housing Sunday evening. [KSBY] Around 4 p.m. Sunday, a mattress in a Sequoia Hall bedroom caught on fire, forcing residents to evacuate the building. The mattress caught on fire... (Continue reading)

Moriarty accused of running a Ponzi scheme

Written on 2 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Grover Beach financier Al Moriarty is accused of placing nearly $10 million of investor funds in his personal bank account, according to San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s office investigators. Moriarty, 80, then used the funds to pay other investors,... (Continue reading)

TSA agent dies in shooting at LAX

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A man opened fire inside a Los Angeles International Airport terminal Friday morning, killing a TSA agent and injuring other people. The gunman shot his way through a security checkpoint around 9:20 a.m. Friday, The gunman then continued to fire... (Continue reading)