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No good news about water supply

Written on 10 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Drought conditions in California will be worsened by a current dearth of surplus water, and that coupled with a third straight dry year could mean exponentially bigger supply problems in 2014. (Sacramento Bee) Any available statewide surpluses are being utilized... (Continue reading)

Fire burns Atascadero home

Written on 10 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire burned an Atascadero house Monday night, displacing a young couple with two children [KSBY] The fire occurred around 8:30 p.m. Monday in the 2400 block of Traffic Way. It took about 30 firefighters and five fire engines to... (Continue reading)

Brown signs Achadjian rape bill into law

Written on 10 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill co-authored by Central Coast Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian Monday, which closes a loophole in state rape law. AB 65, authored by Achadjian and Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, reverses an 1872 law that allowed men to... (Continue reading)

Global cooling?

Written on 10 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The Arctic ice cap increased 60 percent over one year triggering intense debates over global warming predictions. [Mail] In Sept. 2012, Arctic ice covered 1.32 million square miles, an all-time recorded low and some scientists predicted that by 2013 the... (Continue reading)

California public pension payouts doubled in recent span

Written on 9 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The average monthly pension payout for new retirees in California’s primary public pension system doubled between 1992 and 2012. [Sacramento Bee] The average monthly payment for new retirees in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) increased from approximately $1,500... (Continue reading)

California considering electronic license plates

Written on 9 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A bill that passed the California legislature last week would create a pilot program introducing electronic license plates that authorities could remotely access. [Mashable] Electronic license plates are not yet in circulation in the U.S., but states such as New... (Continue reading)

People’s Kitchen striving to feed the poor

Written on 9 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

South County People’s Kitchen board members are scheduled to ask the Grover Beach Planning Commission on Tuesday if they can continue serving the homeless from the non-profit’s current temporary location. [SantaMariaTimes] On an average, the organization provides hot meals to... (Continue reading)

Shandon teen dies in car crash

Written on 9 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A 16-year-old from Shandon died early Sunday morning following a single car crash. [KSBY] Oscar Silva Lizarraga was driving southbound on San Juan Road in Shandon around 3 a.m. Sunday when he drifted off the road and onto the shoulder.... (Continue reading)

Man arrested in Santa Margarita shooting

Written on 8 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Santa Margarita man who allegedly shot another man in the face during a family argument was arrested early Saturday morning in Atascadero. At about 6:20 a.m., Steven Lee Gregge, 43, allegedly shot Nickolas John Gulley, 21, at a home... (Continue reading)

23 arrested in Central Coast prostitution sting

Written on 7 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Officers from San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande police departments arrested 23 people during a three-night prostitution sting. Police investigators placed advertisements on the internet for prostitution services to be conducted in local hotel rooms. Suspects then contacted... (Continue reading)