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Supervisors plan to tackle big issues

Written on 5 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

San Luis Obispo County supervisors listened Tuesday as several speakers voiced their concerns about controversial issues including recent medical marijuana arrests, SmartMeters and flooding in Oceano and signaled that they plan to deal with these issues. [Tribune] Several people spoke... (Continue reading)

Gearhart gone, not forgotten

Written on 5 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

Disgraced land developer Kelly Gearhart’s well-funded stranglehold on San Luis Obispo county planning officials, and the financial havoc he visited on unsuspecting investors, is the subject of KCCN.tv’s newest offering, “A County Corrupted.” Part One of the multi-part series features... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach declares emergency

Written on 4 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The damage from December’s rains is estimated to cost the City of Pismo Beach $1 million and has prompted the City Council to declare a local state of emergency. [KSBY] The rain is being blamed for costly damages including the... (Continue reading)

Alleged bank robber caught

Written on 4 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo Police arrested a man for allegedly attempting to rob a Chase Bank at 1235 Chorro Street on Monday. Police said Denardo James, 26, walked into the bank at about 11:30 a.m. and ordered everyone onto the floor.... (Continue reading)

Sheriff Parkinson takes charge

Written on 3 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Ian Parkinson was sworn in Monday as the new San Luis Obispo County Sheriff. The former police captain, elected last November, took the oath of office in front of a packed audience in the county supervisors chamber. Later in the... (Continue reading)

Laird appears headed back to Sacramento

Written on 2 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Former Democratic state Assemblyman John Laird, who lost last summer’s special state Senate election to Republican Sam Blakeslee, is expected to play a pivotal role in the new Jerry Brown administration. [Mercury News] Laird, 60, who also served as mayor... (Continue reading)

Violence increases at California state hospitals

Written on 1 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Three Sacramento lawmakers, including state Senator Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) are pressing for significant changes to make state mental hospitals safer. [LA Times] The new call stems from the slaying of a Napa State Hospital psychiatric technician two months... (Continue reading)

Worst. governor. ever.

Written on 31 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

The media post-mortem on the legacy of soon-to-be-former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been unfolding all week and it has not been pretty.  The verdict seems to be that the Hollywood actor who rode into office on a wave of hollow... (Continue reading)

Tom O’Malley is Atascadero’s new mayor

Written on 29 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The Atascadero City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to appoint Tom O’Malley as the city’s next mayor. In November, voters approved the election of future mayors. Councilmember Bob Kelley was selected as Mayor Pro Tem.... (Continue reading)

Missing dog found in Santa Margarita

Written on 28 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Otto, the chocolate lab dog who was swept away in a swift current ten days ago in Upper Lopez Canyon is safe at home tonight. A rancher in Santa Margarita found the missing dog Tuesday morning when he went out... (Continue reading)