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Pension reform eludes lawmakers again

Written on 9 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

With a cynical finish to its legislative season, the state Assembly Friday put the lid on efforts to reform public sector pensions by declaring its “intent” to take the matter up next year. [SacramentoBee] A trumpeted objective in January, pension... (Continue reading)

Lawmen attack North County gang violence

Written on 9 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 62 comments

Law enforcement personnel blanketed Paso Robles over the Labor Day weekend as authorities rolled out their “Safe Streets” campaign, making 35 arrests and issuing 30 traffic citations. It was the first appearance of a joint agency force, officials of which... (Continue reading)

Woman convicted of murdering a CHP officer seeks new trial

Written on 9 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Kaylee Weisenberg was scheduled to be sentenced in a San Luis Obispo Superior Courtroom Thursday morning when her attorney motioned for a new trial. Judge John Trice scheduled a hearing on the motion for a new trial for Dec. 15.... (Continue reading)

Four children taken after meth discovered in SLO home

Written on 8 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested three people after a search revealed meth along with evidence of drug sales in a home where four children lived, on Thursday. Detectives served a search warrant at the Perkins Lane  home of Joseph Hernandez,... (Continue reading)

Huge power outage dims South state

Written on 8 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A power outage of monumental proportion has darkened San Diego County and parts of Southern Orange County, Palm Springs and Baja, Mexico, NBC Los Angeles is reporting. More than 1.4 million Pacific Gas & Electric customers, and others in outlying... (Continue reading)

Hidden camera found in Woods Humane Society bathroom

Written on 8 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Police suspect a San Luis Obispo man of placing hidden cameras in several bathrooms and child pornography. After a visitor reported suspicious activity in a bathroom at the Woods Humane Society to the  San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s office, deputies... (Continue reading)

Is SLO firing fighting firefighter?

Written on 8 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

City officials appear to have taken the first steps toward terminating the employment of San Luis Obispo firefighter John Ryan Mason, including filing of a formal accusation in the wake of a June 4 bar room altercation in which he... (Continue reading)

Woman thwarts carjacking attempt

Written on 8 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Arroyo Grande police are hunting a knife-wielding, foul-smelling man who attacked a 25-year-old woman after she had stopped her car briefly in a residential neighborhood. The unidentified Santa Maria woman was left with minor injuries in the Sept. 6 incident,... (Continue reading)

Man snatches baby, is foiled

Written on 7 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A man grabbed a year-old baby at a San Luis Obispo bus stop Tuesday but was stopped by the child’s mother and others witnessing the incident, according to police. Langdon James, 19, a San Luis Obispo resident, allegedly walked up... (Continue reading)

SLO proposed bag ban speeding up

Written on 7 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

In a presentation before the San Luis Obispo City Council Tuesday night, Integrated Waste Management Association manager Bill Worell laid out a plan in which a county ban on single use plastic and papers bags would go into effect September... (Continue reading)