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Body found in crashed vehicle

Written on 5 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

California Highway Patrol officers discovered human remains in a white Chevy truck found 30 feet off of Painted Cave Road in Santa Barbara County on Thursday. [KEYT] A Santa Barbara Sheriff helicopter crew spotted the truck of Highway 154 around... (Continue reading)

California power grid survives heat wave

Written on 3 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The California power grid made it through the first heat wave of 2013  minus the San Onofre nuclear plant and another reactor at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant without much trouble. [Reuters] Diablo Canyon nuclear plant’s Unit 1 was shut... (Continue reading)

Details of revenge plot released

Written on 3 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Several months before he was murdered, five people including a jilted lover allegedly plotted to rob and assault Paso Robles resident Victor Hugo Sanchez. At the case moves through the court, details of the plot first reported by CalCoastNews are... (Continue reading)

Four hikers rescued near Diablo Canyon

Written on 3 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Four hikers who were lost in the Diablo Canyon area were rescued Tuesday night. The men, all from Riverside County, took off from Avila Beach on Monday for what they planned as a day hike. After becoming lost, they spent... (Continue reading)

SLO County homeowners facing property tax hikes

Written on 2 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Property taxes for about 24,000 San Luis Obispo County homeowners could increase more than 2 percent next year, according to County Assessor Tom Bordonaro. [Tribune] Proposition 13, which California voters passed in 1978, limits yearly property tax increases to 2... (Continue reading)

Same-sex couples marry in SLO

Written on 2 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Eight same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses within a half hour of the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office opening Monday. [Tribune] Most of the couples married by 9:30 a.m. By 4 p.m., 11 weddings had occurred at the County... (Continue reading)

Robber nabs 18-pack from SLO Circle K

Written on 1 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A man stole an 18-pack of beer from Circle K in San Luis Obispo early Monday morning and then warned a clerk chasing him that he had a gun. Around 2:20 a.m. on Monday, a Hispanic man in his 20s... (Continue reading)

California gas tax hike takes effect

Written on 1 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

Californians will pay an extra 3.5 cents per gallon of gas beginning Monday. [Mercury News] The 3.5-cent gas tax increase gives California the highest gas tax in the nation at nearly 72 cents per gallon. Drivers who travel 15,000 miles... (Continue reading)

Twin sea otters born in Morro Bay

Written on 1 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A sea otter in Morro Bay gave birth to rare twin pups about a week ago bringing researchers and photographers to Morro Rock. [Wired] The mom and siblings can be seen floating near a kelp bed by Morro Rock. The... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court rejects petition to halt same-sex marriages in California

Written on 1 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The Supreme Court rejected a petition Sunday from Proposition 8 backers to stop same-sex weddings in California. [Huffington Post] Justice Anthony Kennedy denied the petition, upholding a ruling by an appeals court to allow same-sex marriages to resume in California.... (Continue reading)