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Morro Bay Council looking to terminate city manager and attorney

Written on 12 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 73 comments

The Morro Bay City Council has scheduled a special meeting for 1 p.m. Thursday to discuss terminating the city’s manager and attorney. Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons and council members Christine Johnson and Noah Smukler called the special meeting to... (Continue reading)

New energy in advancing solar bill

Written on 11 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A bill recharging California’s renewable energy plans is expected to skip through the state Assembly and make it to Gov. Jerry Brown for signature. (San Francisco Chronicle) The measure by Assemblyman Henry Perea (D-Fresno) is considered the most significant energy... (Continue reading)

Cayucos woman pleads guilty in death of bicyclist

Written on 11 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A Cayucos woman who crashed her car into two bicyclists last week, killing one and injuring the other, pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter and driving under the influence on Tuesday. [KSBY] Four days earlier, Jessica Whitney Goddard, 29, pleaded... (Continue reading)

State approves weapons permits for the blind

Written on 11 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The state of Iowa is granting permits for the legally blind or completely blind to carry guns in Iowa in public places. [Newsmax] The issue has started a debate between disability advocates and law enforcement that focuses on public safety... (Continue reading)

Panga boat beaches near San Simeon campground

Written on 11 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies and State Park Rangers discovered a beached panga boat with a package of marijuana near the San Simeon State Park Campground Tuesday morning. The 30-foot panga boat had been abandoned with one 30-pound package... (Continue reading)

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)