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First responders watch as man drowns

Written on 1 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

First responders watched as a man drowned in the San Francisco Bay because policies did not allow them to enter the water. [CNN] The man was apparently suicidal, entered the bay off Alameda Beach on Monday and stood in neck-deep... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man arrested for trying to light man on fire

Written on 31 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Paso Robles police arrested a man suspected of trying to light another man on fire at a parking lot on the 2800 block of Riverside Avenue earlier this month. [Tribune] Christopher Allen Schnaidt, 19, allegedly poured gasoline from a water... (Continue reading)

Safety violations at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant

Written on 31 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

On April 26, Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff did a safety inspection at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, as part of NRC inspections of all U.S. reactors that were triggered by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan. [NewYorkTimes]... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande sets special meeting to discuss Courtland project

Written on 31 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Arroyo Grande city officials have scheduled a special City Council and Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday to discuss the controversial Courtland Project. During the special meeting, developer Nick Tompkins will have an opportunity to present several development proposals for his... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver hits power pole on Los Osos Valley Road

Written on 30 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A roll-over accident involving a suspected drunk driver on Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo resulted in a power outage and a partial road closure on Monday. Kelsey Leatherbury, 26, of San Luis Obispo was driving southbound on... (Continue reading)

DEA licensing marijuana farms

Written on 29 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Despite the federal government’s staunch opposition to medical marijuana, the Drug Enforcement Administration has licensed 55 pharmaceutical companies to grow cannabis for use in producing generic versions of the THC capsule Marinol, according to the East Bay Express. Marinol was... (Continue reading)

Geezer Bandit suspected of robbing a Morro Bay bank

Written on 28 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Morro Bay bank robber may be the Geezer Bandit, a man who is wanted for robbing 13 banks in California. The robber, who appeared to between 60 to 70 years old, robbed Heritage Oaks Bank on Morro Bay Boulevard... (Continue reading)

Violent felons given unsupervised parole

Written on 27 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Prison officials allowed 450 violent convicts to be placed on unsupervised parole last year prompted a sharp exchange between the department of corrections and the inspector general’s office, according to a California audit. [CaliforniaWatch] A report released Wednesday by Inspector... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach child molester convicted

Written on 26 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Grover Beach man was convicted of sexually molesting a pre-teen girl by a jury in Santa Maria on Thursday. [SantaMariaTimes] Santa Maria police arrested Ryan Olsen, 33, in February 2010 and charged him with sexually abusing two pre-teen girls... (Continue reading)

Is climate change causing allergies?

Written on 26 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

Apocalyptic images of global climate change include drought, rising sea levels, suffocating coral reefs and emaciated, drowning polar bears. But a new study points to some of the more immediate and mundane side effects of global warming: runny noses, itchy... (Continue reading)