Democrat Congresswoman Lois Capps called on Georgetown Law graduate and renowned target of radio host Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, on Monday to help her campaign. [Noozhawk] After Capps explained her own record of supporting women, Fluke spoke on behalf of... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo City Council candidate Kevin Rice filed a complaint with the city clerk Tuesday accusing his opponent, incumbent John Ashbaugh, of misusing city resources to benefit his campaign and violating a campaign finance code that the councilman voted... (Continue reading)
Morro Bay residents have a new chief of police. Amy Christy, a lieutenant with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department, was announced Monday as the new top cop by City Manager Andrea K. Lueker. According to Lueker, Christy “distinguished herself... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo police arrested a man Sunday who appeared to be hallucinating while wielding a loaded rifle. The police department received a call about 8 a.m. saying that an intruder had entered the residence of Collin Fitzgerald, 23. A... (Continue reading)
An attempt by a reporter at Cal Poly’s Mustang Daily in San Luis Obispo to get a copy of an email from the California State University chancellor’s office was thwarted over 20 cents. [LATimes] Sean McMinn was working on a... (Continue reading)
While many California state parks battled to escape closure because of budget cuts, the crown jewel of the park system – Hearst Castle in San Luis Obispo County– waived $611,000 in private event fees over the last decade for the... (Continue reading)
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake that rattled the Central Coast of California on Saturday could be felt from San Fransisco to Lompoc. It struck at 11:55 p.m. with an epicenter 25 miles north-east of San Lucas, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.... (Continue reading)
The San Luis Obispo Police Department is defending its officers following allegations they ruffed up of a homeless man during an arrest on Thursday. At the end of a poorly made video of the arrest that went viral, an officer... (Continue reading)
Millions of dollars from a settlement pool intended to help California homeowner victims of mortgage abuses has been diverted to the state’s general fund by Gov. Jerry Brown to help balance his budget. (San Francisco Chronicle) California is one of... (Continue reading)
Following a complaint from a worker at the Maxine Lewis Homeless Shelter, San Luis Obispo Police threw a mentally challenged man, who was not resisting arrest, to the ground before taking him into custody. Chris Grace, a local homeless woman... (Continue reading)