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Paso Robles teachers vote no confidence in superintendent

Written on 2 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The Paso Robles teacher’s union has voted “no confidence” in Superintendent Kathleen McNamara following the announcement of the district’s plan to implement nine furlough days next year as a cost saving measure. During a union meeting, 97 percent of the... (Continue reading)

Drunk man arrested for smashing windows

Written on 2 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Police arrested a man early Saturday morning after a citizen said he was walking around smashing vehicle windows in San Luis Obispo. Around 2:22 a.m., the citizen called 911 after seeing Matthew Martin, 21, breaking windows in the area of... (Continue reading)

Molnar ran for mayor while moving residence outside Grover Beach

Written on 1 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Grover Beach Councilwoman Phyllis Molnar resigned from the city council Thursday following the announcement of a change in her residence to outside the city limits. Molnar unsuccessfully ran for mayor in the November 2012 election as a midterm councilwoman. She... (Continue reading)

Armed Robbery at the Lexington Inn in SLO

Written on 1 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo Police are investigating an armed robbery Thursday evening at the Lexington Inn on the 2000 block of Garfield Street. Police say a white man in his early 20s walked into the station at about 9:40 p.m., armed... (Continue reading)

Historic Fremont Theatre closing its doors

Written on 31 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

After 70 years of service, the Fremont Theatre will be closing its doors after the last shows tonight, the theater’s management announced on its Facebook page. “On behalf of everyone who has been with the company over the years, we’d... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria CEO dies in Arizona shooting

Written on 31 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 62 comments

The chief executive officer of a Santa Maria telecommunications company died in a shooting Wednesday in an Arizona office building. [KCOY] Steven Singer, 48, was the CEO of Santa Maria based Fusion Contact Centers. A 70-year-old shooter wounded two other... (Continue reading)

SLO man sentenced for stun gunning a homeless woman

Written on 31 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A San Luis Obispo man received a prison sentence of 39-years to life for beating, biting, choking and shocking a 26-year-old homeless woman he believed to be a police informant. [Tribune] Thomas Ledbetter, 49, thought the female victim snitched on... (Continue reading)

SLO High student dies from collision injuries

Written on 31 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo High School student Alex Maier died Wednesday evening, two days after crashing his pickup truck on a Highway 101 off-ramp in San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] Sierra Vista Medical Center pronounced Maier, 17, dead at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday... (Continue reading)

Footage shows Shumey suicidal in police car

Written on 30 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Christopher Shumey slumped in his courtroom chair Tuesday as he watched a video recording of himself after he killed his mother saying he should have committed suicide instead. Shumey said he should have shot himself, video footage from inside a... (Continue reading)

Mayor took bribes, headed to prison

Written on 30 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The former mayor of the City of Cudahy, California was sentenced Tuesday to one year in federal prison for taking cash bribes in exchange for supporting the opening of a “medical marijuana” store in the city. David Silva, 62, the... (Continue reading)