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Push to list great white sharks as endangered

Written on 13 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Environmentalists have petitioned the state and federal governments to have great white sharks off the coast of California declared endangered. [LATimes] According to recent studies, about 220 adult and near-adult great white sharks inhabit the waters of California’s central coast... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man steals police car for bank robbery get away

Written on 11 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

An Atascadero man allegedly robbed a Chase Bank in Santa Maria, fought with an officer and stole a Santa Maria police car before injuring several people in a series of collisions. [KSBY] Phillip Craig Bailey, 43, allegedly told the teller... (Continue reading)

CHP officer arrested for DUI in Arroyo Grande

Written on 11 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Arroyo Grande police arrested a Santa Maria area California Highway Patrol officer Wednesday morning for driving under the influence of drugs. Police arrested Michael Mallory, 37, after he hit two cars on Fair View Drive at about 6:30 a.m. Officers... (Continue reading)

Blakeslee’s bid for the governor’s office?

Written on 10 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Sam Blakeslee said he was putting political aspirations aside  and planned to work at a nonprofit focused on promoting common-sense solutions to big policy problems vexing Sacramento. [LATimes] However, an early strategic plan for the California Reform Institute shows a... (Continue reading)

Gangster sought in Paso Robles shooting

Written on 10 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

Paso Robles police are seeking a reputed gang member in connection with the July 27 shooting at JnJ’s Liquors, said Lt. Ty Lewis Thursday. An exchange of gunfire between several individuals was the result of dissension between a King City... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man allegedly kidnapped 12-year-old girl

Written on 9 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Police arrested a 41-year-old Paso Robles man on Saturday for allegedly kidnapping and molesting a 12-year-old Saint Helena girl. The girl’s mother reported her daughter missing From Saint Helena on July 28. Investigators suspected the mother’s ex-boyfriend Juan DeAquino had... (Continue reading)

Pols ponder private pension plan

Written on 9 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A controversial measure establishing this country’s first state-run retirement system for private-sector employees ran into a buzz saw of opposition Wednesday in its first test in the California Assembly. (San Francisco Chronicle) Financial service, insurance and business groups weighed in... (Continue reading)

Council schedules special meeting to discuss homeless litigation

Written on 9 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo City Council scheduled a special meeting for Thursday to discuss whether to approve a settlement agreement regarding litigation about the city’s treatment of its homeless residents. Council members will meet in closed session to discuss details of... (Continue reading)

Templeton accident victims identified

Written on 8 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Officials identified the two San Luis Obispo County residents who died in a two-car collision in Templeton on Saturday. Shirline Miller, 62, of Paso Robles was driving westbound on Highway 46 near Vineyard Drive at a high rate of speed... (Continue reading)

Myers murder suspect was sodomized

Written on 8 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

One of the men awaiting trial for the brutal murder of 15-year-old Dystiny Myers said another defendant raped him before the murder, sources told CalCoastNews. Following the torture murder of Myers, Cody Miller, 20, of Fresno was digging a grave... (Continue reading)