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Shark sighted off Pismo Beach

Written on 13 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 12-foot shark sighting off Pismo Beach has led officials to post warning signs on the beach A surfer spotted the shark about 150 yards offshore on Thursday morning. The fire department determined it was a  credible sighting. The signs... (Continue reading)

Medi-Cal facing expensive boom

Written on 12 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

Medi-Cal patient numbers will expand dramatically over the next few years while more and more California physicians are curtailing their services to recipients of the state’s health care program. (San Jose Mercury News) Many doctors already view Medi-Cal reimbursements as... (Continue reading)

Two people burned in Nipomo house fire

Written on 12 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Two people are in the hospital for treatment of burns following an early morning house fire in Nipomo. [KSBY] Neighbors on Avocado Avenue reported the fire shortly before 3 a.m. Four fire crews and one rescue unit responded. Fire inspectors... (Continue reading)

Charlie Lynch appeal gets help

Written on 11 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An appeal of the federal conviction of former Morro Bay medical marijuana dispensary owner Charles C. Lynch has been joined by a national advocacy organization. Oakland-based Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed an amicus “friend of the court” brief Tuesday... (Continue reading)

SLO overrules judge on homeless raids

Written on 11 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo City Council voted 4-1 in favor of adopting an emergency ordinance that allows police to ticket homeless sleeping in their vehicles in an attempt to overrule a judge’s ban on the late night raids.... (Continue reading)

Paso nomination period starts Monday

Written on 11 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Candidates for Paso Robles mayor, two open seats on the city council, and the offices of treasurer and city clerk can obtain nomination papers beginning Monday for the November 6 election, marking the beginning of what many are predicting will... (Continue reading)

Teen slashed during robbery

Written on 10 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Two teens robbed, punched and slashed another teen on Monday evening on the 1900 block of Creston Road in Paso Robles. The unnamed victim said he was walking alone when the two suspects demanded his property. After he refused, one... (Continue reading)

Great white sharks like kayaks

Written on 10 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

A great white shark bit a chunk out of a man’s kayak, and knocked him into Pacific Ocean off of Santa Cruz on Saturday. People in a boat nearby saw the attack and helped the kayaker who was unharmed into... (Continue reading)

Man shot to death in California Valley

Written on 9 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A woman shot and killed  a 49-year-old California Valley man on Sunday shortly before 8 p.m., authorities said. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested Gina Loret Mayborn, 55, for allegedly killing her neighbor Joseph King Cochran. Authorities said there... (Continue reading)

Your cell phone may be ratting you out

Written on 9 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Law enforcement agencies nationwide have dramatically increased surveillance of American citizens through their cell phones over the past five years. (New York Times) With data provided by a congressional inquiry, the newspaper reported Sunday that more than 1.3 million demands... (Continue reading)