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Plane crashes in Paso Robles

Written on 21 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A pilot was injured after his single engine airplane crashed north of Paso Robles Airport at about 4:20 a.m.on Friday. The unnamed man was attempting to land a 2010 Piper Malibu Matrix when he crashed during his final approach in... (Continue reading)

Campaign donor secrecy bid rebuffed

Written on 21 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

An attempt to keep secret the identities of California political campaign donors was throttled Thursday by a federal judge. [SacramentoBee] Proponents of Prop 8, a voter-approved initiative to ban same-sex marriages, argued that they were harassed by political opponents, but... (Continue reading)

No oil found in the S.S. Montebello

Written on 21 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The S.S. Montebello, the World War II oil tanker sunk off the coast of Cambria by a Japanese torpedo, doesn’t pose an oil spill risk. {Fresno Bee] Officials with the state Department of Fish and Game made the announcement Thursday... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill gets lectured on the First Amendment

Written on 20 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 59 comments

The public comment period during this week’s San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting turned into a lecture on the First Amendment for 3rd District Supervisor Adam Hill. [New Times] Hill shut down comments from Los Osos activist Linde... (Continue reading)

CMC guard guilty of smuggling

Written on 20 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A employee at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail for smuggling tobacco to prisoners. [Tribune] Kevin George Malone, 48, was found guilty of three bribery counts in accepting $20,000... (Continue reading)

Kids’ lunch money being misspent

Written on 20 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Southern California school district is under fire from state regulators for allegedly misspending $1.5 million in government funds intended for impoverished students’ free and reduced price lunches. Baldwin Park School District will be required to repay the funds, according... (Continue reading)

Illegal immigration targeted by trio

Written on 20 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Three conservative Republican activists are backing a two-pronged initiative proposal intended to stem illegal immigration in California. The proposal for Nov. 2012 would impose limits on financial assistance and Medi-Cal participation, and require the state’s law enforcement agencies to work... (Continue reading)

County waives $20,000 in fees to allow DeVaul to build at Sunny Acres

Written on 20 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In the the latest chapter of the Sunny Acres controversy, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors agreed to waive more than $20,000 in fees to allow Dan De Vaul to build a new residence on his Los Osos... (Continue reading)

Mountain lion sighted in Pismo Beach

Written on 19 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Pismo Beach Police department has confirmed a recent mountain lion sighting near Chumash Park. Police are warning the public to exercise caution in the park and surrounding areas. The following are guidelines regarding encounters with mountain lions: • Do... (Continue reading)

Man accused of Arroyo Grande home invasion

Written on 19 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Santa Maria man is accused of forcing himself into a rural Arroyo Grande home in mid-August and tying up two brothers before robbing them and pistol whipping one of the victims. Santa Maria police officers arrested Silas Nathaniel Kanady,... (Continue reading)