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Paso Robles gangs, civic concern growing

Written on 27 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

Residents of Paso Robles and other North County communities are keenly aware of a growing gang presence in their neighborhoods, but many public officials continue to pretend nothing is wrong. [NewTimes] In recent weeks, law enforcement agencies have banded together... (Continue reading)

Governor targets fat public pensions

Written on 27 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

A higher retirement age and a less benevolent pension system await new state workers in the future if a plan to be unveiled Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown succeeds. Brown also will be targeting the purchase by current state employees... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly boss pay lawsuit bounced

Written on 26 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Los Angeles judge tossed a lawsuit Tuesday contending new Cal Poly president Jeffery Armstrong was higher than allowed by law. The lawsuit, filed by Lillian Taiz, president of the California Faculty Association, alleged that Armstrong’s $380,000 annual compensation was... (Continue reading)

PG&E gas line ruptures during pressure test

Written on 26 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A major PG&E gas transmission line ruptured during a pressure test Monday south of Bakersfield as the utility was planning to boost gas levels on the pipeline to meet winter demand. [SF Chronicle] The 34-inch transmission line that runs from... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit filed over Cal Poly president’s salary

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

UPDATE:  The lawsuit filed by Lillian Taiz was dismissed today by a judge in Los Angeles Superior Court. ORIGINAL STORY: A lawsuit against the California State University (CSU) system has been filed in Los Angeles, claiming that administrators broke the state’s... (Continue reading)

Rand retracts controversial marijuana and crime study

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Rand Corp. on Monday retracted a controversial report on crime around Los Angeles medical marijuana clinics after discovering major flaws in the study’s methodology. [LA Times] The Santa Monica research institution, one of the most prestigious in the nation,... (Continue reading)

Woman, 74, seriously beaten

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

A 74-year-old California Valley woman was allegedly beaten by her former boyfriend so severely Sunday that she had to be airlifted to a hospital, authorities said. After receiving a 911 call, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a... (Continue reading)

Possible homicide at base of Cerro San Luis Mountain

Written on 24 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Police are investigating the discovery of a San Luis Obispo man found dead at the base of Cerro San Luis Mountain near Lincoln Street and Mountain View as a possible homicide. After receiving a 911 call from a mountain biker on... (Continue reading)

CBS’s Pierpoint dies in Santa Barbara

Written on 24 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Television news giant Robert Pierpoint died Saturday in Santa Barbara. He was 86. The California native made his reporting reputation with CBS during the Korean War in the early 1950s, and went on to report for the network on six... (Continue reading)

Body found in San Luis Obispo

Written on 24 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A body was found Sunday on the top of Cerro San Luis Mountain, also known as Madonna Mountain in San Luis Obispo. Officers with the San Luis Police Department found the body at about 5 p.m. Police have not yet... (Continue reading)