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Nipomo man arrested for attempted murder

Written on 21 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Police arrested a Nipomo man suspected of stabbing an Oceano man repeatedly on Thursday for attempted murder. Luis Mendoza, 24, allegedly stabbed Fabian Medina, 23, following a fight in Medina’s truck. Following the altercation, the victim checked himself into the... (Continue reading)

Oceano accused of Brown Act violations

Written on 21 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Oceano Community Service District Board members and administrative staff have been handed two threats of litigation because of alleged violations of open meetings laws that protect public access to information and participation. Several critics have filed or voiced complaints about Oceano’s... (Continue reading)

Public officials warned of conflict of interest

Written on 20 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

City officials throughout San Luis Obispo County regularly vote to appoint themselves to local boards that pay stipends to attend meetings, a practice that a Fair Political Practices Commission staffer says violates conflict-of-interest-laws. [LATimes] Statewide, city council members and mayors... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay considering smoking ban

Written on 20 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Morro Bay City Council voted 3-2 last week to ask its city attorney to draft a regulation that would ban smoking in all outdoor public places. [Tribune] Both Mayor Bill Yates and Councilman George Leage voted against having City Attorney... (Continue reading)

Capps’ seat may be endangered

Written on 19 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 198 comments

Congresswoman Lois Capps is one of four California Democrats whose congressional seat is considered competitive, according to the Cook Political Report. [Sacramento Bee] Configuration of Capps’ 23rd Congressional District changed during the recent reapportionment, it having been a relatively safe... (Continue reading)

8 Morro Bay stores accused of selling alcohol to a minor

Written on 18 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Clerks at eight Morro Bay businesses were cited for selling alcohol to a minor as part of a decoy operation conducted on Thursday. Agents with the California Alcoholic Beverage Control and Morro Bay police officers instructed an underage decoy to... (Continue reading)

Police raid massage parlors

Written on 18 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A sweep of nine massage parlors located in San Luis Obispo County failed to produce any arrests for prostitution amidst numerous complaints from concerned residents. [Tribune] Paso Robles police and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents checked the immigration status... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man’s plane strayed into Obama’s airspace

Written on 17 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A plane loaded with a large amount of marijuana was forced to land after it strayed into President Barack Obama’s no-fly zone over Los Angeles on Thursday. [LATimes] U.S. Air Force jet fighters forced the pilot of the four-seat Cessna... (Continue reading)

Pair accused of doing meth in front of a child

Written on 16 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A man and a woman are suspected of doing methamphetamine at a hotel room they shared with the woman’s nine-year-old son. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested Clyde Cody Roberts, 22 of San Miguel and Shanna Diane Calderwood, 34,... (Continue reading)

Oceano man stabbed multiple times

Written on 16 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An unknown suspect stabbed an Oceano man repeatedly early Thursday morning. The victim, a 23-year-old man, was in his car on Highway 101 during the attack. At about 2 a.m., the victim checked himself into the emergency room at Arroyo... (Continue reading)