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Grover Beach man arrested for attempted murder

Written on 26 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Police arrested a Grover Beach man on Saturday and charged him with attempted murder after he allegedly shot at a victim in a drug deal gone bad at the Motel 6 on 4th Street in Pismo Beach. On Dec. 13,... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man arrested for having sex with a minor

Written on 26 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Morro Bay man already being held for burglarizing a home was charged Sunday with sexual assault of a minor. On Sunday, police arrested Adam Bearden, 28, and charged him with 16 felony counts in the molestation of a young... (Continue reading)

Carter challenges Marx for mayor

Written on 25 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx announced Tuesday she plans to run for reelection in November and within 24 hours Councilman Andrew Carter challenged her as expected. “I have shown I have the know how, experience, long time community involvement... (Continue reading)

Convicted sex offender wants sentencing delayed

Written on 25 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Templeton man who pled guilty to sexually molesting two children asked a judge on Tuesday to delay his sentencing until Feb. 20 after he receives radiation treatment for cancer. [Tribune] Donald Baker, 40, told San Luis Obispo Superior Court... (Continue reading)

Mecham scolds Hill for phony phone call

Written on 24 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 89 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Supervisor Frank Mecham delivered a firm reproach to a peer Tuesday, characterizing Adam Hill’s recent phone impersonation of a political rival as embarrassing to the board. Hill left a recorded message Jan. 6 with the author of... (Continue reading)

SLO County CHW hospitals split from the Catholic Church

Written on 24 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Catholic Healthcare West, which operates two hospitals in San Luis Obispo County, changed its name on Monday to Dignity Health and cut its affiliation with the Catholic Church. [SacramentoBee] The change is not expected to impact patient care or employees... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles couple facing sentencing in slave labor case

Written on 24 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Federal prosecutors have asked the court to sentence a Paso Robles couple to prison for harboring Filipino nationals who were smuggled into the United States to work under sub-standard conditions at the couple’s elder care facilities. Maximino Morales, 45, and... (Continue reading)

Ouch! The pain gap widens

Written on 24 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Women feel the pain more than men — or so a new Stanford study suggests. Asked to score the level of their pain resulting from a cross-section of 250 human ailments, women reported more severe pain than did men, by... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate drops again

Written on 23 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

For the fifth straight month, the jobless rate in San Luis Obispo County continued to fall increasing optimism of a prolonged economic recovery. The county unemployment rate fell from 10.5 percent in July to 8.8 percent in December, according to... (Continue reading)

Lompoc guard pleads guilty to inmate sex

Written on 23 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A former correctional officer at the Lompoc’s Federal Correctional Complex pleaded guilty last week to a charge of having unlawful sexual relations with a male inmate. Renee Noelle Gutierrez, 42, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a felony charge... (Continue reading)