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Cal Poly’s president’s salary highest in the CSU

Written on 25 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

The California State University Board of Trustees approved a $350,000 yearly salary for incoming Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, making him the highest paid university president in the CSU system, at a board meeting on Tuesday night. In addition to... (Continue reading)

Atascadero chamber CEO dies unexpectedly

Written on 25 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Joanne Main, veteran chief executive officer of the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce died unexpectedly Tuesday morning. Main, who joined the chamber in January 2000, was pronounced dead at Twin Cities Hospital in Templeton at 10:30 Tuesday morning. She had undergone... (Continue reading)

PG&E weather forecast for Tuesday January 25

Written on 25 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Weather | No comments

Inland Temperatures, Paso Robles Actual Predicted Mon Tue Wed ... (Continue reading)

California audits redevelopment agencies

Written on 25 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

California auditors plan to examine the books of local redevelopment agencies charged with improving blight. [LATimes] Gov. Jerry Brown wants to use the billions in taxpayer monies spent on redevelopment agencies to pay for schools and basic services. The state... (Continue reading)

PG&E weather forecast for Monday January 24

Written on 24 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Weather | No comments

By JOHN LINDSEY from PG&E SEA SWELL: Today’s 5 to 7-foot west-northwesterly (285-degree deep-water) swell (with a 15 to 17-second period) will decrease to 4 to 6-feet (with a 14 to 16-second period) on Tuesday. A 5 to 7-foot west-northwesterly... (Continue reading)

Jack LaLanne dies at Morro Bay home

Written on 23 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

Jack LaLanne, former fitness celebrity, nutritional lecturer and body builder, died Sunday at his Moro Bay home from respiratory failure due to pneumonia. [TMZ] LaLanne, 96, inspired viewers of his popular 1950s through 1970s exercise show to work out and... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo unions call economic study biased

Written on 22 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo’s firefighter and police union are discounting recent cost saving recommendations because they claim the proposals are biased towards the business community. [Tribune] City Manager Katie Lichtig personally selected the 32 Financial Sustainability Task Force members.  The task... (Continue reading)

PG&E weather forecast for Friday January 21

Written on 21 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured, Weather | No comments

By JOHN LINDSEY from PG&E SWELL: This morning’s 5- to 7-foot west-northwesterly (290-degree deep-water) swell (with a 20- to 22-second period) will increase to 7- to 9-feet (with an 18- to 20-second period) this afternoon. This long-period swell will further... (Continue reading)

Fire at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Written on 20 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire at Pleasant Valley Elementary School in San Miguel on Wednesday night. An Electrical failure of a halogen lamp located on the side of the building sparked the fire which moved into the attic. In... (Continue reading)

Three arrested for credit card fraud

Written on 19 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo Police arrested three people who allegedly stole $58,000 from at least 100 people by strategically placing small cameras and card readers at several county banks. For several months, police have been investigating  local credit card skimming operations.... (Continue reading)