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Voters favor public pension reform

Written on 7 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

By a slim majority, California voters tilt in favor of Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to reduce public pensions. [Field Poll] The governor’s 12-point plan introduced last month has gained the favor of 51 percent of those polled, said Mark DiCamillo,... (Continue reading)

Buffett to purchase SLO County solar farm

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

A company owned by Warren Buffett announced Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement with First Solar to buy the Topaz Solar Farm currently under construction in San Luis Obispo County. The 550-megawatt solar plant is expected to produce... (Continue reading)

SLO management to take a pay cut

Written on 7 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-2 to approve an upper level employee proposed pay cut on  Tuesday night. The move is slated to save the city $807,000 annually. Councilwoman Kathy Smith and Councilman Dan Carpenter voted against the proposed... (Continue reading)

Dual state probe into foreclosures

Written on 6 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A joint investigation into mortgage abuses by the nation’s largest banks will team the attorneys general of California and Nevada, two states hit hardest by foreclosures. [SacrementoBee] The collaborative effort of California Attorney General Kamala Harris and Nevada Attorney General... (Continue reading)

Brown tosses tax plan to voters

Written on 6 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 108 comments

The governor wants you to approve a new, $7 billion tax package “to get the state back on track.” In an “open letter” emailed Monday to Californians, Gov. Jerry Brown said he has filed an initiative to place on the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles biologist dies in accident

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

A large oak branch fell on a 35-year-old Paso Robles biologist last week, killing him as he drove his work vehicle in Big Sur. [TheCalifornian] Michael Tyner was caring for condors at the time of his death, part of his... (Continue reading)

Estate Financial felon getting out of prison early

Written on 5 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

A principal in a fraudulent $3oo million investment scheme he ran out of the Estate Financial Inc. office in Paso Robles, which financially ruined thousands of people, is slated to be released after serving a little more than three years... (Continue reading)

Judge orders Nipomo landscaper to rehire employees, bargain with union

Written on 5 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 60 comments

A U.S. District Court judge ordered a landscaping company in Nipomo to temporarily rehire two employees who were laid off after seeking to organize a union, filing complaints, and offering testimony to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), according to... (Continue reading)

Initiative could allow one million illegal immigrants to avoid deportation

Written on 5 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

A California ballot initiative proposed for next fall would allow nearly one million undocumented immigrants to live and work openly with little or no fear of deportation. The California Opportunity and Prosperity Act would allow qualifying illegal immigrants to get... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande cross burning suspect facing drug charges

Written on 3 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

One of the defendants accused of burning a cross in Arroyo Grande in an attempt to terrorize a black teen is now facing additional charges of bringing drugs into the San Luis Obispo County Jail. On Thursday, Jason Kahn, 36,... (Continue reading)