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Cal Poly top spender in presidential home renovations

Written on 29 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has spent more money on presidential residence renovations than any other California State University campus in the past decade. Since 2004, Cal Poly has doled out $831,000 remodeling its top residence, and 99 percent of... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man stabs elderly man

Written on 29 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An Arroyo Grande man is in jail after smoking an unknown substance, becoming delusional, and stabbing an elderly man several times Monday morning. Emergency personnel transported both Thomas Sandercock Jr., 35, and the elderly victim to a local hospital. The... (Continue reading)

Walmart Annex plan hearing set

Written on 28 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs | 26 comments

A public hearing on a contentious commercial development planned for Atascadero’s north end is slated Tuesday at 6 p.m. by the city’s planning commission. The hearing centers around entitlements for the Del Rio Road Commercial Area Specific Plan, incorporating the... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita property owners vote down water reliability tax

Written on 25 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

Santa Margarita property owners voted overwhelmingly against a San Luis Obispo County drought reliability plan that would have required the creation of an assessment district, according to San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder Julie Rodewald. The plan, spearheaded by SLO County... (Continue reading)

Same-sex couples will get coverage

Written on 25 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 66 comments

Same-sex spouses and partners are entitled to long-term care insurance coverage from CalPERS, a federal judge ruled Friday. [Sacramento Bee] U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken scrubbed part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, defining marriage as between a... (Continue reading)

Boat loaded with marijuana found near San Simeon

Written on 25 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

California Park Rangers discovered a 35-foot boat loaded with 2,000 pounds of marijuana on the coast two miles north of Piedras Blancas on Thursday, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff officials said. Sheriff narcotics investigators arrived to find the abandoned panga... (Continue reading)

Help find Gus

Written on 24 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Dogs lovers in and around San Luis Obispo are coming together on the Internet to help locate a dog missing since last Sunday. Tessa Bunge, a Cal Poly graduate, was in town over the weekend, visiting from her current home... (Continue reading)

Missing Fox executive spotted in Morro Bay

Written on 24 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Missing 20th Century Fox executive Gavin Smith has allegedly been hiding out in Morro Bay. [CalabasasPatch] A waitress and a patron at Taco Temple in Morro Bay believe they spotted the 6 feet 6 inch tall former UCLA basketball player... (Continue reading)

Brown down, tax plan up

Written on 24 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown’s popularity is slipping, but support for his tax initiative proposal is gaining traction . [Sacramento Bee] Poll results from the Public Policy Institute of California show that for the first time since taking office, Brown’s approval rating... (Continue reading)

County schools drowning in deficits

Written on 23 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 96 comments

Five San Luis Obispo County school districts have made the state’s list of most fiscally endangered, and California Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson said those districts, and more than 180 others in this state, face bankruptcy — a record number.... (Continue reading)