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SLO police officer pleads guilty to extortion

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

San Luis Obispo Police Department narcotics officer Corey Pierce pleaded guilty to extortion Monday in federal court in Los Angeles. [New Times] Pierce 39, pleaded guilty to one of two counts of extortion. In April, he pleaded not guilty to... (Continue reading)

California man charged with sexually assaulting a horse

Written on 8 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A Northern California man is under arrest for sexually assaulting a horse. [KTVU] Fifty-six-year-old Bryon Baker of El Dorado County is accused of stealing a horse, leaving it to die and sexually assaulting another horse he tried to steal. Last... (Continue reading)

Bill worsens excessive probate fee, says lawyer

Written on 8 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Exorbitant fees and charges levied by California court-appointed conservators and trustees — routinely sanctioned by judges — remains uncorrected despite pending legislation designed to change existing law, according to an attorney whose client initially prompted lawmakers’ attention. (San Jose Mercury... (Continue reading)

Should California inmates practice safe sex?

Written on 8 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A California lawmaker has proposed requiring state prison officials to distribute condoms to inmates in order to limit the spread of HIV and other diseases. [ABC 10] Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta’s bill, AB 999, would require the state Department of... (Continue reading)

SLO hires its interim finance director

Written on 8 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The city of San Luis Obispo hired Wayne Padilla as its permanent Finance and Information Technology Director. Padilla has served as interim finance director since January during which he helped craft the city’s $111 million budget. When Padilla took over... (Continue reading)

Nipomo Mesa water levels plunge

Written on 7 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The level of water in the Nipomo Mesa plunged 25 percent in one year to its lowest level since 1975, according to a report by the Nipomo Mesa Management Area Technical Group. [AdobePress] According to the Key Wells Index report... (Continue reading)

Park rangers enter Oceano campground in riot gear

Written on 6 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Oceano State Park rangers entered the North Beach campgrounds in riot gear to keep from getting hit with residue as they confiscated illegal fireworks. [KCOY] Both Cal Fire and California State Parks employees are out in full force collecting illegal... (Continue reading)

Scorned Paso Robles woman paid assailants $12,000`

Written on 5 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The former girlfriend of a man found murdered in Paso Robles allegedly paid a group $4,000 to assault him in October and then another $8,000 to kidnap and beat him more severely a few months later. [Tribune] Following a biter... (Continue reading)

Court orders Medicaid to reinstate dental care

Written on 5 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A federal appeals court on Friday invalidated a California law that eliminated coverage of some healthcare services for the poor including adult dental and optometry. [Reuters] A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court Appeals said the federal Medicaid program... (Continue reading)

Valley Fever outbreak at California prisons

Written on 5 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

An outbreak of Valley Fever at two California prisons prompted a federal judge on Tuesday to order the state to relocate thousands of prisoners to other facilities. [ABC] State correctional officials have agreed to transport 2,600 at risk inmates including... (Continue reading)