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Woman left with man who shot at her in Nipomo

Written on 22 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

A woman in Nipomo got in a car Sunday with a man who had just shot a gun at her. Around 3:18 p.m. on Sunday, a Hispanic male shot towards the unidentified female in the area of Cyclone and Grande... (Continue reading)

Local developers plan to purchase Dalidio Ranch

Written on 22 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Clint Pearce of Madonna Enterprises and Gary Grossman of Coastal Community Builders are in escrow to buy Ernie Dalidio’s 131-acre ranch adjacent to Highway 101 near Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo. [Tribune] After battling opponents of his project for... (Continue reading)

State’s Obamacare preparation lauded

Written on 22 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

California will be one of the first states to meet its federally-mandated health-care renovation requirements, the State Auditor’s office has reported in a new study. The insurance exchange was one of the earliest in the nation to be be formed,... (Continue reading)

SLO parking lot jumper identified

Written on 21 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Coroner has identified the man who jumped to his death from the top of a San Luis Obispo parking structure Thursday as 26-year-old Brian Joseph Lawler. Lawler jumped off the city parking garage at the... (Continue reading)

Central Coast Bandit strikes again

Written on 20 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A woman wanted for five Central Coast bank robberies is suspected of holding-up a Modesto bank on Thursday. A Latina woman donning a scarf entered the Farmers and Merchants Bank in McHenry Village on Thursday, mentioned that she had a... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach council considering replacing Peterson on APCD board

Written on 19 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

The Grover Beach City Council is considering booting its mayor from the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District Board. Mayor Debbie Peterson, who has represented Grover Beach on the board since January, attempted Monday to gain the support... (Continue reading)

Capitol lobbyists are big spenders

Written on 19 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

If you have ever wondered how much money is spent annually by capitol lobbyists to influence politicians and help write a constant flow of proposed legislation, this new database will provide some answers. (Sacramento Bee) The newspaper reports that $564... (Continue reading)

California lawmaker calling for Florida boycott

Written on 19 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

A Democratic assemblyman will call for Californians to boycott the state of Florida following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. [Sac Bee] Chris Holden, of Pasadena, is writing a joint resolution with the backing... (Continue reading)

Man dies after jumping off SLO parking structure

Written on 19 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A young man died Thursday afternoon after jumping from the top of a parking structure in downtown San Luis Obispo. Police officials said the man, believed to be in his 20s, was alone and appeared to have intentionally jumped from... (Continue reading)

North County probation sweep nets 19 arrests

Written on 18 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A probation sweep of Northern San Luis Obispo County netted 19 arrests of probationers Tuesday. Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Probation Department, in partnership with several local law enforcement agencies, contacted a total of 61 probationers... (Continue reading)