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Spatafore drops out of SLO council race

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Attorney John Spatafore withdrew from the race for the open San Luis Obispo City Council seat Monday, shortly after the Tribune endorsed one of his opponents, Carlyn Christianson. [KSBY] Spatafore said he ended his candidacy because he believed he might... (Continue reading)

High court zones out pot stores

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Cities and counties in California can use zoning restrictions to scotch medical marijuana dispensaries, the state’s supreme court ruled Monday. (Los Angeles Times) The decision reaffirms prohibitions now in place in about 200 California cities, officials of which have sought... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest five for drug charges

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Paso Roble Police Department’s newly created Special Enforcement Team arrested five people Sunday for drug related charges. Shortly before 6 p.m., officers noted five people acting suspiciously around a vehicle in the parking lot of the City Library. The... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man arrested for fraud

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A 79-year-old Grover Beach man was arrested in Washington State under a fugitive from another state charge on Sunday. [Tribune] Al Moriarty, former owner of Moriarty Enterprises, is being held without bail at the Kitsap County Jail. Former investors have... (Continue reading)

SLO council considering another raise for city attorney

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council will decide Tuesday whether to grant City Attorney Christine Dietrick a 4.5 percent raise in pay based on performance while line level employees salaries are either frozen or facing cuts. On March 27, the... (Continue reading)

SLO County firefighters battled three small fires

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Firefighters in San Luis Obispo County were busy Sunday battling several small fires. [KSBY] In the 3900 block of Upper Lopez Canyon Drive in Arroyo Grande, a fire slowly burned three acres before firefighter were able to contain the blaze.... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police searching for man who escaped custody

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

Santa Maria police officers are searching for a man who escaped custody. On Sunday, officers arrested Juan Coria Olayo, 24, on drug- and theft-related charges. After officers transported Olayo to the police department, the unattended suspect wiggled out of his... (Continue reading)

Alleged assailant hides in Oceano lagoon

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

An Oceano man allegedly stabbed another man and then fled into the lagoon near Airpark Drive in an attempt to flee San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies on Friday shortly after 8 p.m. Chance MacAire, 23, and the victim, a... (Continue reading)

Spring Fire rages in Ventura County

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

More than 28,000 acres have been charred by the Santa Ana wind fueled Springs Fire in Ventura County, but the weather has now changed and the fire is 30 percent contained, according to a report from CalFire at 7:30 a.m.... (Continue reading)

Brown: Early prison release for some

Written on 3 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Low-risk and elderly inmates in California state prisons would be released early in an effort to reduce institutional crowding, Gov. Jerry Brown announced Wednesday. (Los Angeles Times) Brown was responding to a federal court order requiring a plan to accomplish... (Continue reading)