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Air district staff wants to raise fees

Written on 22 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

Staff at the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District is asking its board on Wednesday to approve a handful of fee increases in order to cover its growing budget needs, according to the agenda. Staff is requesting increasing... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande cross burners sentenced to prison

Written on 22 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Three of the four defendants accused of committing a hate crime against a black teen in Arroyo Grande last year were sentenced to prison on Monday. San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn Duffy sentenced Jason Kahn, 36, to 12... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach attorney sentenced to probation

Written on 22 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Pismo Beach attorney who plead no contest to charges he embezzled more than a quarter-million dollars from a deceased client’s estate was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay restitution on Monday. Judge Barry LaBarbera credited William... (Continue reading)

Oceano board member resigns following DUI arrest

Written on 21 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Oceano Community Services District Board Member Richard Searcy wrote a letter of resignation and plans to step down at Wednesday’s board meeting, sources said. CHP officers arrested Searcy, 59, on Thursday for DUI after he swerved off U.S. Highway 101,... (Continue reading)

Designated drivers may be robots

Written on 21 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Vehicles without drivers may soon be zipping around California streets and highways following unanimous approval Monday by the state Senate of authorizing legislation. If the Assembly endorses S.B 1298 by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), the governor will have the opportunity... (Continue reading)

Listeria discovered in Salinas lettuce

Written on 21 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Lettuce samples from a Salinas farm have been found to be contaminated with listeria and a recall of bagged salads containing the lettuce has been initiated. No illnesses have been reported. [KCOP] River Ranch Fresh Foods voluntarily recalled packages of... (Continue reading)

SLO County unemployment drops amid job growth

Written on 21 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

San Luis Obispo County is ranked sixth out of 58 California counties for lower numbers of unemployed workers, according to a report released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. In California, Marin County is ranked number one with an... (Continue reading)

Bills focus on lowering prison recidivism

Written on 21 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Prompted by stories of former prisoners unable to get jobs and assimilate into society because of the stigma of a felony conviction, California lawmakers are considering three bills that would make it easier for ex-convicts to get jobs. [MyDesert] One... (Continue reading)

Man accused of murdering Oceano teen

Written on 18 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Maria man for the gang related killing of an Oceano teen. On Nov. 17, Armando Yepez, 21, allegedly participated in the drive-by shooting of Gabriel Salgado, 17, and an unnamed 14-year-old... (Continue reading)

Rare solar events predicted

Written on 18 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Three visually distinctive solar events will occur during the next two weeks, with a rare partial solar eclipse visible Sunday evening. (San Francisco Chronicle) A partial lunar eclipse will follow several days later, and then will come a rare visual... (Continue reading)