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New SLO parking meters to take credit cards

Written on 13 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo is working to replace 400 parking meters with new units that will also take credit cards while charging $1.50 an hour for parking, an increase of 25 cents an hour. Last year, the City Council approved the... (Continue reading)

Chief Solomon ‘taking some leave’

Written on 12 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 160 comments

Embattled Paso Robles Police Chief Lisa Solomon “is taking some leave,” City Manager Jim App confirmed Monday. Solomon’s on-duty sexual behavior, political activities, and improper department policies initiated since her 2007 appointment have been detailed by current and former officers, resulting... (Continue reading)

3 bodies found off California Coast

Written on 12 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

U.S Coast Guard crews searching for a missing fishing vessel found four bodies near a capsized vehicle on Sunday. [Noozhawk] Three of the bodies were pulled from the ocean near Platts Harbor, about 25 miles south of Santa Barbara, and... (Continue reading)

Commission opposes Huasna Valley oil drilling

Written on 9 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission voted 4-1 against plans to drill as many as 12 oil wells in Huasna Valley noting issues with noise and the danger of fire. [Tribune] Proponents of the project contend the commissions rejection... (Continue reading)

Rush not rushing from SLO County

Written on 9 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 94 comments

Radio talk show personality Rush Limbaugh may be belly deep in problems and facing nationwide criticism for his comments about women, but he is still the man in San Luis Obispo County. Executives from both county radio stations carrying Limbaugh’s... (Continue reading)

SLO pilot blamed for plane crash

Written on 8 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Federal investigator said three pilot errors including running an engine out of gas caused a plane to crash last February in San Bernardino. [PressEnterprise] The pilot Lonny Rollins, 39, of San Luis Obispo and his passenger and pilot Greg Fitzgerald,... (Continue reading)

Woman raped in Paso Robles’ park

Written on 8 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A Paso Robles’ woman said she was snatched from the street and dragged into a park where she was raped on Friday. On Tuesday evening, the woman called police to report a man had grabbed her while she walked home... (Continue reading)

Sunny Acres under receivership

Written on 8 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A court ordered receiver took over the reins at Dan De Vaul’s 72-acre ranch and sober living facility in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday. [KSBY] In August, Superior Court Judge Charles Crandall ordered De Vaul to remove people he... (Continue reading)

California a leader in mortgage fraud

Written on 8 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

California continues to lead the nation in questionable home loans, with Santa Clara, Orange and San Bernardino counties among the areas with the highest number of suspected mortgage fraud cases, federal financial officials reported this week. [CaliforniaWatch] San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Potential pet threat met by supervisors

Written on 7 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

San Luis Obispo County’s animal kingdom better watch its collective manners, because supervisors Tuesday took aim at creatures displaying  “menacing and threatening” behavior. Offenders soon may be taken into custody. Animals Services Director Eric Anderson told supervisors that current ordinance... (Continue reading)