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Foes say animal bill chills free speech

Written on 17 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

California’s agriculture and cattle industries are backing a proposed state law requiring that persons taking photographs, videotapes, and other documentation depicting animal cruelty turn those materials over to authorities within 48 hours. The bill, AB343, was introduced by Assemblyman Jim... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly football coach on trial for beer bottle assault

Written on 17 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A former Cal Poly and Oakland Raiders assistant coach is standing trial for his role in a 2012 bar fight in Pismo Beach that left a man with a broken nose and concussion. [Tribune] On August 4, then Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

Oceano’s general manager terminated for cause

Written on 17 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 69 comments

The Oceano Community Services District Board voted Tuesday afternoon to terminate its general manager for cause. In closed session, the board voted 4-1 to terminate Geaslen’s employment, with board member Karen White dissenting from her room at a local care... (Continue reading)

Predator Karsai at home in Santa Barbara County

Written on 16 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A sexually violent predator has been released from a state hospital and will live in northern Santa Barbara County. (Santa Maria Times) Tibor Karsai, 60, had been incarcerated at Coalinga State Hospital and now will live in a motor home... (Continue reading)

Caregivers accused of causing Atascadero grad’s death

Written on 16 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Attorneys for the family of an Atascadero grad who died in 2010 during a struggle with her caregivers filed a civil suit that alleges her caregivers mistreated their client. [Tribune] The client, Lauren Arcady, 33, apologized during the struggle with... (Continue reading)

Woman assaulted on Cal Poly campus

Written on 16 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Cal Poly University Police are searching for a college-aged man who assaulted a woman on campus Monday night. [KSBY] Officials say a white male, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet, grabbed a woman walking on North Perimeter Road... (Continue reading)

Oceano postpones announcement on employee discipline

Written on 16 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The Oceano Community Services District Board of Directors met in closed session Monday to discuss disciplining a public employee, but did not take any action and rescheduled its discussion on the matter for 4 p.m. Tuesday. As with Monday’s meeting,... (Continue reading)

Oceano discussing terminating employee

Written on 15 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are looking into allegations that the Oceano Community Services District’s beleaguered general manager committed perjury when he claimed he was an IRS-approved enrolled agent on his Form 700 statement of economic interest, which was... (Continue reading)

Insanity murder trials costing SLO County thousands

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

A recent string of insanity pleas in murder cases has cost San Luis Obispo County thousands of dollars. [Tribune] Until early 2012, no murder defendant in San Luis Obispo County had used the insanity plea in more than 15 years.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man injured in fight

Written on 15 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A late night fight in San Luis Obispo has landed one man in the hospital and another in jail. At about 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Cody Bovee, 28, of San Luis Obispo and Gregory Gonoch, 27, from Arizona got into... (Continue reading)