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Maldonado takes aim at state prison changes

Written on 9 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Telling reporters in Sacramento that his motivations are not political, Abel Maldonado announced Monday he will be leading the charge on a proposed ballot initiative to repeal Gov. Brown’s prison realignment. [Sacramento Bee] The former lieutenant governor and San Luis... (Continue reading)

Ventura Homeland Security agent accused of taking bribes

Written on 9 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Ventura man and agent with the Department of Homeland Security surrendered to federal authorities after a grand jury on Wednesday indicted him and four others who allegedly participated in a long-running immigration fraud scheme that was fueled by official... (Continue reading)

Wisto and York sentenced to life without parole for Myers murder

Written on 9 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced Rhonda Wisto and her son Frank York Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for their roles in the brutal murder of 15-year-old runaway Dystiny Myers on Wednesday. In 2010, firefighter... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo woman dies from rock slide

Written on 9 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 19-year-old San Luis Obispo woman died after falling off a rock cliff in Kane Creek, Utah on Tuesday night. [KSBY] Christine Allen was headed back to California with her parents after completing her freshman year at Wyoming Catholic College.... (Continue reading)

Body found floating near Avila Beach pier

Written on 9 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 37-year-old who had been staying on a boat moored at Port San Luis Harbor was found floating in the ocean near Harford Pier in Avila Beach on Wednesday. A kayak Chad Henry Hebert had been using to travel back... (Continue reading)

SLO council unanimously approves raise for city attorney

Written on 8 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council unanimously approved a 4.5 percent salary increase for City Attorney Christine Dietrick on Tuesday. Prior to the council approving the pay raise, three members of the public criticized the proposed increase, two of whom... (Continue reading)

USDA declares SLO County agriculture disaster area

Written on 8 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The United States Department of Agriculture has declared San Luis Obispo County an agricultural disaster area due to a recent drought. On April 10, the USDA designated San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties as primary natural disaster areas because of... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man attacks wife with Samurai sword

Written on 8 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A Los Osos man allegedly attacked his wife Tuesday with a Samurai sword causing injuries to her hands, fingers and stomach. Investigators also believe that Charles Haig Guenther, 36, threatened his wife with a handgun, according to the San Luis... (Continue reading)

Regulators, utilities called cozy

Written on 8 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Pointing to ongoing operational deficiencies on the part of Pacific Gas & Electric, California lawmakers are focusing angry attention on the utility’s regulatory agency, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), according to a report in the Sacramento Bee. PG&E owns and... (Continue reading)

Fresno man jailed for park shooting

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 19-year-old Fresno man has been arrested in connection with a Nov. 7, 2012 shooting in San Luis Obispo’s Santa Rosa Park that left a man partially paralyzed. Benjamin Adam Ma was taken into custody April 19 by Fresno police... (Continue reading)